Los Angeles vs. Washington
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
Washington's median is 14.5% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 19.4%.
Los Angeles's median $71,990 buys $63,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $82,400 buys $75,700 (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 | 15,030 | 11,490 | −23.6% |
| 10th percentile | $38,940 | $39,920 | +2.5% |
| 25th percentile | $47,200 | $53,360 | +13.1% |
| Median | $71,990 | $82,400 | +14.5% |
| 75th percentile | $100,870 | $110,560 | +9.6% |
| 90th percentile | $129,990 | $136,250 | +4.8% |
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
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