Dallas vs. Miami
Cooks, Restaurant. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 35-2014
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Miami's median is 1.2% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $36,490 buys $35,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Miami's $36,920 buys $32,300 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Dallas.
| Dallas | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 34,430 | 37,210 | +8.1% |
| 10th percentile | $28,020 | $29,090 | +3.8% |
| 25th percentile | $30,150 | $30,780 | +2.1% |
| Median | $36,490 | $36,920 | +1.2% |
| 75th percentile | $38,920 | $44,060 | +13.2% |
| 90th percentile | $45,280 | $47,160 | +4.2% |
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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