$90,000 in Los Angeles ≈ $90,475 in Miami

$90,475

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (113.6 → 114.2). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Miami run +0.5% vs Los Angeles for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Los Angeles RPP
113.6
Miami RPP
114.2
Price gap
+0.5%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Miami run +0.5% versus Los Angeles on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Los Angeles maps to about $90,475 in Miami for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Miami: $90,475

Live math: salary × (114.2 ÷ 113.6). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Miami

In Los AngelesIn Miami
$60,000$60,317
$90,000$90,475
$150,000$150,792

Equivalent = origin salary × (114.2 ÷ 113.6). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentLos AngelesMiamiUS
All items113.6114.2100
Goods106.6103.6100
Housing (rents)170.4155.6100
Other services104.4109.1100

BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.

Wages in both metros

OccupationLos AngelesMiamiDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$196,760$232,960$118,890 to $357,7907,890+18.4%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370$169,600$128,390 to $210,8609,190−17.0%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900$167,160$132,350 to $203,9001,610−12.4%
Lawyers$194,410$160,320$102,630 to $212,07023,270−17.5%
Financial Managers$175,310$164,230$120,570 to $221,59014,540−6.3%
Human Resources Managers$168,400$142,940$106,020 to $174,6903,550−15.1%
Marketing Managers$171,900$135,870$103,220 to $194,6607,530−21.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$167,600$127,570$99,250 to $148,3702,740−23.9%

BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.

FAQ

What salary do I need in Miami to match $90,000 in Los Angeles?
About $90,475, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 113.6 and 114.2. Formula: salary × (RPP_destination / RPP_origin). Not financial advice.
What do goods, housing, and other RPP components mean?
BEA publishes component indexes alongside all-items RPP. Goods covers merchandise prices; housing (rents) covers rents; other services covers remaining services. All are indexed to US = 100 for the same vintage year.
How do OEWS wages relate to this comparison?
BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes occupation medians by metro. The wage bridge shows jobs with published medians in both metros, plus middle-half bands and OEWS employment where available. RPP adjusts purchasing power; OEWS reports pay.
Does this include taxes or benefits?
No. PayByCity does not model income taxes, childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave. Use the figures as a price-level starting point, not a take-home or total-rewards calculator.

What this covers

Includes

  • BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
  • BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
  • Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

  • Federal, state, or local income taxes
  • Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
  • Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

See methodology and disclaimer.