Dallas vs. Houston
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers. 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
Houston's median is 3.8% higher — but after local prices, Houston still leads by 8.5%.
Dallas's median $21,050 buys $20,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $21,850 buys $22,200 (98.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Houston against Dallas.
| Dallas | Houston | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,600 | 16,740 | −10.0% |
| 10th percentile | $15,710 | $16,350 | +4.1% |
| 25th percentile | $17,820 | $16,920 | −5.1% |
| Median | $21,050 | $21,850 | +3.8% |
| 75th percentile | $28,920 | $28,250 | −2.3% |
| 90th percentile | $35,960 | $33,960 | −5.6% |
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.
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