New York vs. Washington
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
Washington's median is 6.5% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 10.1%.
New York's median $43,980 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $46,830 buys $43,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 142,760 | 40,950 | −71.3% |
| 10th percentile | $35,360 | $36,530 | +3.3% |
| 25th percentile | $36,940 | $38,660 | +4.7% |
| Median | $43,980 | $46,830 | +6.5% |
| 75th percentile | $51,530 | $71,030 | +37.8% |
| 90th percentile | $60,720 | $78,790 | +29.8% |
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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