Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Cashiers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 23.6% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 12.2%.
Dallas's median $29,910 buys $29,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $36,980 buys $32,600 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 65,070 | 109,940 | +69.0% |
| 10th percentile | $22,940 | $35,320 | +54.0% |
| 25th percentile | $27,110 | $36,070 | +33.1% |
| Median | $29,910 | $36,980 | +23.6% |
| 75th percentile | $34,010 | $38,700 | +13.8% |
| 90th percentile | $36,760 | $48,110 | +30.9% |
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
- Cashiers in Dallas · Cashiers in Los Angeles
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