Los Angeles 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
Los Angeles's median is 21.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 20.3%.
Los Angeles's median $57,210 buys $50,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); 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 Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 35,740 | 26,760 | −25.1% |
| 10th percentile | $37,090 | $34,570 | −6.8% |
| 25th percentile | $46,450 | $38,500 | −17.1% |
| Median | $57,210 | $45,220 | −21.0% |
| 75th percentile | $66,700 | $49,400 | −25.9% |
| 90th percentile | $80,680 | $59,940 | −25.7% |
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 Los Angeles · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in New York
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