Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7061
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 19.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 8.7%.
Dallas's median $31,350 buys $30,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $37,540 buys $33,100 (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 | 9,970 | 15,950 | +60.0% |
| 10th percentile | $26,890 | $35,340 | +31.4% |
| 25th percentile | $28,340 | $36,250 | +27.9% |
| Median | $31,350 | $37,540 | +19.7% |
| 75th percentile | $37,120 | $44,390 | +19.6% |
| 90th percentile | $45,060 | $47,740 | +5.9% |
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
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