Los Angeles vs. New York
Registered Nurses. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1141
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 11.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 10.9%.
Los Angeles's median $135,560 buys $119,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $119,720 buys $106,400 (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 | 109,360 | 197,740 | +80.8% |
| 10th percentile | $100,980 | $87,180 | −13.7% |
| 25th percentile | $112,070 | $103,970 | −7.2% |
| Median | $135,560 | $119,720 | −11.7% |
| 75th percentile | $167,800 | $133,230 | −20.6% |
| 90th percentile | $174,200 | $159,240 | −8.6% |
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
- Registered Nurses in Los Angeles · Registered Nurses in New York
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