New York vs. Philadelphia
Receptionists and Information Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-4171
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 14.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 6.6%.
New York's median $44,690 buys $39,700 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Philadelphia's $38,030 buys $37,100 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against New York.
| New York | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 74,190 | 22,210 | −70.1% |
| 10th percentile | $35,060 | $27,520 | −21.5% |
| 25th percentile | $37,860 | $34,030 | −10.1% |
| Median | $44,690 | $38,030 | −14.9% |
| 75th percentile | $49,320 | $45,340 | −8.1% |
| 90th percentile | $59,720 | $49,500 | −17.1% |
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
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in New York · Receptionists and Information Clerks in Philadelphia
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