Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-9045
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 22.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 13.6%.
Los Angeles's median $46,240 buys $40,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Philadelphia's $36,080 buys $35,200 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 53,010 | 26,990 | −49.1% |
| 10th percentile | $37,220 | $26,870 | −27.8% |
| 25th percentile | $38,450 | $32,220 | −16.2% |
| Median | $46,240 | $36,080 | −22.0% |
| 75th percentile | $48,890 | $40,010 | −18.2% |
| 90th percentile | $60,010 | $46,470 | −22.6% |
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
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Los Angeles · Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Philadelphia
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