New York vs. San Francisco
Sales Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-2022
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 20.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 22.7%.
New York's median $215,150 buys $191,100 at national prices (price parity 112.6); San Francisco's $170,810 buys $147,700 (115.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is San Francisco against New York.
| New York | San Francisco | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 44,870 | 17,770 | −60.4% |
| 10th percentile | $109,210 | $78,120 | −28.5% |
| 25th percentile | $160,200 | $114,990 | −28.2% |
| Median | $215,150 | $170,810 | −20.6% |
| 75th percentile | $310,750 | $258,330 | −16.9% |
| 90th percentile | $368,210 | $336,650 | −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.
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