Dallas vs. Houston
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-3031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 4.4% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $51,720 buys $50,200 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $49,460 buys $50,100 (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 | 34,930 | 26,090 | −25.3% |
| 10th percentile | $36,980 | $34,730 | −6.1% |
| 25th percentile | $45,190 | $41,860 | −7.4% |
| Median | $51,720 | $49,460 | −4.4% |
| 75th percentile | $61,840 | $60,460 | −2.2% |
| 90th percentile | $74,970 | $74,010 | −1.3% |
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.
- Full pages
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