Dallas vs. Houston
Electricians. 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 0.3% higher — but after local prices, Houston still leads by 4.8%.
Dallas's median $59,010 buys $57,200 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $59,180 buys $60,000 (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 | 20,930 | 19,730 | −5.7% |
| 10th percentile | $38,740 | $38,800 | +0.2% |
| 25th percentile | $47,530 | $47,240 | −0.6% |
| Median | $59,010 | $59,180 | +0.3% |
| 75th percentile | $71,390 | $73,710 | +3.2% |
| 90th percentile | $81,660 | $84,470 | +3.4% |
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
- Electricians in Dallas · Electricians in Houston
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