Los Angeles vs. New York
Recreation Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 39-9032
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 0.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $38,790 buys $34,200 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $38,440 buys $34,100 (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 | 17,850 | 21,900 | +22.7% |
| 10th percentile | $36,100 | $34,460 | −4.5% |
| 25th percentile | $37,420 | $35,740 | −4.5% |
| Median | $38,790 | $38,440 | −0.9% |
| 75th percentile | $44,510 | $46,480 | +4.4% |
| 90th percentile | $48,790 | $54,990 | +12.7% |
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
- Recreation Workers in Los Angeles · Recreation Workers in New York
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