Miami 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 30.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 31.9%.
Miami's median $62,400 buys $54,700 at national prices (price parity 114.2); 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 Miami.
| Miami | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 30,740 | 61,860 | +101.2% |
| 10th percentile | $36,500 | $48,160 | +31.9% |
| 25th percentile | $46,870 | $61,010 | +30.2% |
| Median | $62,400 | $81,140 | +30.0% |
| 75th percentile | $84,360 | $120,200 | +42.5% |
| 90th percentile | $128,720 | $161,940 | +25.8% |
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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