Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Counter and Rental Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 16.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 5.9%.
Dallas's median $38,110 buys $37,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $44,460 buys $39,100 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 10,860 | 26,870 | +147.4% |
| 10th percentile | $28,750 | $35,540 | +23.6% |
| 25th percentile | $33,460 | $37,340 | +11.6% |
| Median | $38,110 | $44,460 | +16.7% |
| 75th percentile | $47,440 | $51,160 | +7.8% |
| 90th percentile | $61,250 | $65,190 | +6.4% |
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
- Counter and Rental Clerks in Dallas · Counter and Rental Clerks in Los Angeles
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