Dallas vs. New York
Computer Systems Analysts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1211
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 4.8% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $122,520 buys $118,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $128,340 buys $114,000 (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 | 20,000 | 26,540 | +32.7% |
| 10th percentile | $75,850 | $78,000 | +2.8% |
| 25th percentile | $95,010 | $97,990 | +3.1% |
| Median | $122,520 | $128,340 | +4.8% |
| 75th percentile | $143,370 | $161,200 | +12.4% |
| 90th percentile | $170,020 | $179,110 | +5.3% |
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
- Computer Systems Analysts in Dallas · Computer Systems Analysts in New York
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