Los Angeles vs. Washington
Project Management Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 17.3% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 22.3%.
Los Angeles's median $108,310 buys $95,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $127,030 buys $116,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 38,540 | 38,230 | −0.8% |
| 10th percentile | $65,540 | $74,110 | +13.1% |
| 25th percentile | $82,060 | $95,150 | +16.0% |
| Median | $108,310 | $127,030 | +17.3% |
| 75th percentile | $144,440 | $163,550 | +13.2% |
| 90th percentile | $185,220 | $192,450 | +3.9% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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