Dallas vs. Phoenix
Customer Service Representatives. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Phoenix's median is 3.2% higher — but after local prices, Phoenix still leads by 2.9%.
Dallas's median $44,990 buys $43,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Phoenix's $46,410 buys $44,900 (103.3).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Phoenix against Dallas.
| Dallas | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 96,930 | 68,930 | −28.9% |
| 10th percentile | $31,370 | $35,350 | +12.7% |
| 25th percentile | $36,660 | $38,550 | +5.2% |
| Median | $44,990 | $46,410 | +3.2% |
| 75th percentile | $51,470 | $52,600 | +2.2% |
| 90th percentile | $61,980 | $64,150 | +3.5% |
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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