Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Customer Service Representatives. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-4051
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 8.6% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $44,990 buys $43,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $48,840 buys $43,000 (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 | 96,930 | 66,590 | −31.3% |
| 10th percentile | $31,370 | $37,950 | +21.0% |
| 25th percentile | $36,660 | $43,090 | +17.5% |
| Median | $44,990 | $48,840 | +8.6% |
| 75th percentile | $51,470 | $60,300 | +17.2% |
| 90th percentile | $61,980 | $74,860 | +20.8% |
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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