Dallas vs. Houston
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-3023
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Houston's median is 2.5% higher — but after local prices, Houston still leads by 7.1%.
Dallas's median $49,720 buys $48,200 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $50,940 buys $51,600 (98.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Houston against Dallas.
| Dallas | Houston | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,690 | 14,910 | −15.7% |
| 10th percentile | $30,280 | $29,380 | −3.0% |
| 25th percentile | $37,130 | $36,960 | −0.5% |
| Median | $49,720 | $50,940 | +2.5% |
| 75th percentile | $65,250 | $63,340 | −2.9% |
| 90th percentile | $93,260 | $83,180 | −10.8% |
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.
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