Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Fast Food and Counter Workers. 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
Los Angeles's median is 50.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 36.2%.
Dallas's median $28,070 buys $27,200 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $42,110 buys $37,100 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 128,380 | 160,270 | +24.8% |
| 10th percentile | $23,090 | $35,720 | +54.7% |
| 25th percentile | $26,840 | $36,540 | +36.1% |
| Median | $28,070 | $42,110 | +50.0% |
| 75th percentile | $31,150 | $44,470 | +42.8% |
| 90th percentile | $36,240 | $46,830 | +29.2% |
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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