Dallas vs. Phoenix
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
Phoenix's median is 6.7% higher — but after local prices, Phoenix still leads by 6.5%.
Dallas's median $43,960 buys $42,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Phoenix's $46,910 buys $45,400 (103.3).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Phoenix against Dallas.
| Dallas | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 29,670 | 29,230 | −1.5% |
| 10th percentile | $35,480 | $36,770 | +3.6% |
| 25th percentile | $37,840 | $41,160 | +8.8% |
| Median | $43,960 | $46,910 | +6.7% |
| 75th percentile | $47,400 | $51,800 | +9.3% |
| 90th percentile | $56,940 | $62,250 | +9.3% |
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.
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