Los Angeles vs. New York
Training and Development Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1151
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 10.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 11.9%.
Los Angeles's median $71,990 buys $63,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $79,840 buys $70,900 (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 | 15,030 | 22,190 | +47.6% |
| 10th percentile | $38,940 | $39,850 | +2.3% |
| 25th percentile | $47,200 | $56,920 | +20.6% |
| Median | $71,990 | $79,840 | +10.9% |
| 75th percentile | $100,870 | $106,760 | +5.8% |
| 90th percentile | $129,990 | $137,860 | +6.1% |
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
- Training and Development Specialists in Los Angeles · Training and Development Specialists in New York
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