Dallas vs. Houston
Construction Laborers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-2061
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 5.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $43,960 buys $42,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $41,350 buys $41,900 (98.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Houston against Dallas.
| Dallas | Houston | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 29,670 | 34,080 | +14.9% |
| 10th percentile | $35,480 | $34,880 | −1.7% |
| 25th percentile | $37,840 | $37,070 | −2.0% |
| Median | $43,960 | $41,350 | −5.9% |
| 75th percentile | $47,400 | $47,590 | +0.4% |
| 90th percentile | $56,940 | $58,310 | +2.4% |
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.
- Full pages
- Construction Laborers in Dallas · Construction Laborers in Houston
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