Los Angeles vs. Miami
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents. 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
Los Angeles's median is 18.4% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 18.8%.
Los Angeles's median $78,160 buys $68,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $63,790 buys $55,900 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 21,050 | 14,190 | −32.6% |
| 10th percentile | $50,670 | $49,930 | −1.5% |
| 25th percentile | $60,340 | $50,860 | −15.7% |
| Median | $78,160 | $63,790 | −18.4% |
| 75th percentile | $127,340 | $106,110 | −16.7% |
| 90th percentile | $171,550 | $171,750 | +0.1% |
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
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Los Angeles · Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Miami
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