Dallas vs. New York
Computer and Information Systems Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-3021
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 23.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 13.4%.
Dallas's median $173,810 buys $168,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $215,300 buys $191,300 (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 | 30,690 | 62,430 | +103.4% |
| 10th percentile | $118,500 | $139,610 | +17.8% |
| 25th percentile | $143,080 | $171,950 | +20.2% |
| Median | $173,810 | $215,300 | +23.9% |
| 75th percentile | $215,260 | $285,570 | +32.7% |
| 90th percentile | $279,270 | $322,410 | +15.4% |
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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