Dallas vs. New York
Data Scientists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-2051
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 6.4% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $127,750 buys $123,900 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $135,980 buys $120,800 (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 | 10,120 | 23,160 | +128.9% |
| 10th percentile | $65,190 | $79,870 | +22.5% |
| 25th percentile | $90,510 | $101,320 | +11.9% |
| Median | $127,750 | $135,980 | +6.4% |
| 75th percentile | $146,750 | $173,160 | +18.0% |
| 90th percentile | $173,340 | $216,030 | +24.6% |
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
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Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.