Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 39.4% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 27.6%.
Dallas's median $43,960 buys $42,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $61,270 buys $54,400 (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 | 29,670 | 50,870 | +71.5% |
| 10th percentile | $35,480 | $34,320 | −3.3% |
| 25th percentile | $37,840 | $45,450 | +20.1% |
| Median | $43,960 | $61,270 | +39.4% |
| 75th percentile | $47,400 | $92,350 | +94.8% |
| 90th percentile | $56,940 | $104,280 | +83.1% |
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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