Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia
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 9.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $50,330 buys $44,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Philadelphia's $45,370 buys $44,200 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,790 | 12,160 | −35.3% |
| 10th percentile | $38,380 | $36,090 | −6.0% |
| 25th percentile | $46,070 | $38,420 | −16.6% |
| Median | $50,330 | $45,370 | −9.9% |
| 75th percentile | $61,150 | $49,740 | −18.7% |
| 90th percentile | $70,900 | $61,600 | −13.1% |
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.
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