Los Angeles vs. Miami
Security Guards. 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 10.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 10.4%.
Los Angeles's median $40,030 buys $35,200 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $36,040 buys $31,600 (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 | 83,280 | 41,530 | −50.1% |
| 10th percentile | $36,300 | $30,070 | −17.2% |
| 25th percentile | $37,130 | $32,220 | −13.2% |
| Median | $40,030 | $36,040 | −10.0% |
| 75th percentile | $45,730 | $39,790 | −13.0% |
| 90th percentile | $56,750 | $45,710 | −19.5% |
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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