Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 10.2% 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); New York's $49,590 buys $44,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 96,930 | 125,570 | +29.5% |
| 10th percentile | $31,370 | $36,930 | +17.7% |
| 25th percentile | $36,660 | $43,060 | +17.5% |
| Median | $44,990 | $49,590 | +10.2% |
| 75th percentile | $51,470 | $61,940 | +20.3% |
| 90th percentile | $61,980 | $77,290 | +24.7% |
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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