Dallas vs. Houston
Construction Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 0.0% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Houston.
Dallas's median $103,550 buys $100,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $103,530 buys $105,000 (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 | 17,110 | 16,500 | −3.6% |
| 10th percentile | $66,580 | $68,500 | +2.9% |
| 25th percentile | $81,000 | $81,780 | +1.0% |
| Median | $103,550 | $103,530 | −0.0% |
| 75th percentile | $133,030 | $133,840 | +0.6% |
| 90th percentile | $166,770 | $170,590 | +2.3% |
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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