Los Angeles vs. Miami
Waiters and Waitresses. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Miami's median is 0.6% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $35,850 buys $31,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $36,070 buys $31,600 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 85,210 | 57,830 | −32.1% |
| 10th percentile | $34,380 | $27,260 | −20.7% |
| 25th percentile | $35,010 | $28,040 | −19.9% |
| Median | $35,850 | $36,070 | +0.6% |
| 75th percentile | $37,230 | $46,890 | +25.9% |
| 90th percentile | $59,200 | $63,680 | +7.6% |
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.
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