Dallas vs. New York
Driver/Sales Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3031
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 0.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $44,440 buys $43,100 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $44,720 buys $39,700 (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 | 9,970 | 19,040 | +91.0% |
| 10th percentile | $19,030 | $33,350 | +75.2% |
| 25th percentile | $27,280 | $35,860 | +31.5% |
| Median | $44,440 | $44,720 | +0.6% |
| 75th percentile | $56,930 | $55,910 | −1.8% |
| 90th percentile | $64,560 | $62,540 | −3.1% |
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
- Driver/Sales Workers in Dallas · Driver/Sales Workers in New York
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