Los Angeles vs. New York
Tutors. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-3041
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 2.5% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 3.4%.
Los Angeles's median $45,400 buys $40,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $46,550 buys $41,400 (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 | 18,180 | 13,980 | −23.1% |
| 10th percentile | $35,530 | $34,100 | −4.0% |
| 25th percentile | $39,570 | $36,170 | −8.6% |
| Median | $45,400 | $46,550 | +2.5% |
| 75th percentile | $49,940 | $59,750 | +19.6% |
| 90th percentile | $61,130 | $103,630 | +69.5% |
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.
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