Atlanta vs. Los Angeles
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-3031
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 45.4% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 28.1%.
Atlanta's median $39,340 buys $39,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Los Angeles's $57,210 buys $50,400 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,070 | 35,740 | +196.1% |
| 10th percentile | $20,800 | $37,090 | +78.3% |
| 25th percentile | $33,870 | $46,450 | +37.1% |
| Median | $39,340 | $57,210 | +45.4% |
| 75th percentile | $39,890 | $66,700 | +67.2% |
| 90th percentile | $45,900 | $80,680 | +75.8% |
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.
- Full pages
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Atlanta · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Los Angeles
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