Los Angeles vs. New York
Public Relations Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 27-3031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 5.3% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 6.3%.
Los Angeles's median $79,860 buys $70,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $84,130 buys $74,700 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 11,910 | 24,820 | +108.4% |
| 10th percentile | $48,090 | $55,410 | +15.2% |
| 25th percentile | $63,550 | $64,390 | +1.3% |
| Median | $79,860 | $84,130 | +5.3% |
| 75th percentile | $105,980 | $116,590 | +10.0% |
| 90th percentile | $136,870 | $162,170 | +18.5% |
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.
- Full pages
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