Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Compliance Officers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1041
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 21.9% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 10.7%.
Dallas's median $77,760 buys $75,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $94,810 buys $83,500 (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 | 12,530 | 17,700 | +41.3% |
| 10th percentile | $47,320 | $55,740 | +17.8% |
| 25th percentile | $57,320 | $71,230 | +24.3% |
| Median | $77,760 | $94,810 | +21.9% |
| 75th percentile | $105,570 | $124,210 | +17.7% |
| 90th percentile | $132,830 | $146,350 | +10.2% |
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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