Los Angeles vs. New York
Social and Community Service Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9151
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 15.5% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 16.5%.
Los Angeles's median $87,100 buys $76,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $100,570 buys $89,300 (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 | 12,400 | 16,090 | +29.8% |
| 10th percentile | $57,240 | $68,210 | +19.2% |
| 25th percentile | $72,760 | $80,620 | +10.8% |
| Median | $87,100 | $100,570 | +15.5% |
| 75th percentile | $126,190 | $128,890 | +2.1% |
| 90th percentile | $155,850 | $162,290 | +4.1% |
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
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