Ann Arbor vs. New York
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-9044
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 15.7% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 3.7%.
Ann Arbor's median $38,990 buys $38,600 at national prices (price parity 100.9); New York's $45,100 buys $40,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Ann Arbor.
| Ann Arbor | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,860 | 12,430 | −3.3% |
| 10th percentile | $33,790 | $37,120 | +9.9% |
| 25th percentile | $33,790 | $37,130 | +9.9% |
| Median | $38,990 | $45,100 | +15.7% |
| 75th percentile | $76,420 | $63,810 | −16.5% |
| 90th percentile | $76,420 | $77,270 | +1.1% |
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, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor · Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in New York
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