Atlanta vs. New York
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
New York's median is 14.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 2.2%.
Atlanta's median $39,340 buys $39,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); New York's $45,220 buys $40,200 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,070 | 26,760 | +121.7% |
| 10th percentile | $20,800 | $34,570 | +66.2% |
| 25th percentile | $33,870 | $38,500 | +13.7% |
| Median | $39,340 | $45,220 | +14.9% |
| 75th percentile | $39,890 | $49,400 | +23.8% |
| 90th percentile | $45,900 | $59,940 | +30.6% |
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 New York
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