Los Angeles vs. New York
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3053
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 2.1% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 3.0%.
Los Angeles's median $44,460 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $45,410 buys $40,300 (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 | 11,590 | 18,760 | +61.9% |
| 10th percentile | $35,490 | $35,680 | +0.5% |
| 25th percentile | $37,280 | $37,690 | +1.1% |
| Median | $44,460 | $45,410 | +2.1% |
| 75th percentile | $50,200 | $56,340 | +12.2% |
| 90th percentile | $61,300 | $61,320 | +0.0% |
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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