Los Angeles vs. Riverside
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
Riverside's median is 6.2% higher — but after local prices, Riverside still leads by 13.4%.
Los Angeles's median $57,210 buys $50,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Riverside's $60,780 buys $57,100 (106.4).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Riverside against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Riverside | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 35,740 | 15,430 | −56.8% |
| 10th percentile | $37,090 | $47,030 | +26.8% |
| 25th percentile | $46,450 | $54,750 | +17.9% |
| Median | $57,210 | $60,780 | +6.2% |
| 75th percentile | $66,700 | $61,810 | −7.3% |
| 90th percentile | $80,680 | $74,290 | −7.9% |
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.
- Full pages
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Los Angeles · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Riverside
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