Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Computer User Support Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 23.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 12.2%.
Dallas's median $60,710 buys $58,900 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $75,070 buys $66,100 (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 | 22,600 | 20,660 | −8.6% |
| 10th percentile | $39,990 | $49,560 | +23.9% |
| 25th percentile | $48,830 | $61,520 | +26.0% |
| Median | $60,710 | $75,070 | +23.7% |
| 75th percentile | $74,590 | $95,120 | +27.5% |
| 90th percentile | $92,460 | $110,150 | +19.1% |
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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