Los Angeles vs. New York
Social and Human Service Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 21-1093
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 4.9% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 4.1%.
Los Angeles's median $50,330 buys $44,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $47,860 buys $42,500 (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 | 18,790 | 35,540 | +89.1% |
| 10th percentile | $38,380 | $36,070 | −6.0% |
| 25th percentile | $46,070 | $42,190 | −8.4% |
| Median | $50,330 | $47,860 | −4.9% |
| 75th percentile | $61,150 | $57,600 | −5.8% |
| 90th percentile | $70,900 | $67,420 | −4.9% |
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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