Dallas vs. New York
Bartenders. 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
New York's median is 153.3% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 132.0%.
Dallas's median $24,170 buys $23,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $61,220 buys $54,400 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,300 | 38,510 | +110.4% |
| 10th percentile | $17,130 | $34,410 | +100.9% |
| 25th percentile | $18,160 | $39,790 | +119.1% |
| Median | $24,170 | $61,220 | +153.3% |
| 75th percentile | $50,360 | $79,240 | +57.3% |
| 90th percentile | $79,160 | $94,640 | +19.6% |
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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