Los Angeles vs. New York
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 8.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 9.9%.
Los Angeles's median $74,490 buys $65,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $81,140 buys $72,100 (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 | 54,950 | 61,860 | +12.6% |
| 10th percentile | $39,520 | $48,160 | +21.9% |
| 25th percentile | $51,820 | $61,010 | +17.7% |
| Median | $74,490 | $81,140 | +8.9% |
| 75th percentile | $101,020 | $120,200 | +19.0% |
| 90th percentile | $135,830 | $161,940 | +19.2% |
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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