Los Angeles vs. Washington
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 18.8% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 15.3%.
Los Angeles's median $57,210 buys $50,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $46,470 buys $42,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 35,740 | 15,060 | −57.9% |
| 10th percentile | $37,090 | $35,620 | −4.0% |
| 25th percentile | $46,450 | $41,670 | −10.3% |
| Median | $57,210 | $46,470 | −18.8% |
| 75th percentile | $66,700 | $47,540 | −28.7% |
| 90th percentile | $80,680 | $53,540 | −33.6% |
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 Los Angeles · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Washington
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