Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Financial and Investment Analysts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-2051
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 1.9% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $100,350 buys $97,300 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $102,260 buys $90,000 (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 | 11,530 | 19,600 | +70.0% |
| 10th percentile | $64,040 | $67,500 | +5.4% |
| 25th percentile | $77,930 | $82,990 | +6.5% |
| Median | $100,350 | $102,260 | +1.9% |
| 75th percentile | $127,970 | $134,150 | +4.8% |
| 90th percentile | $186,510 | $181,190 | −2.9% |
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
- Financial and Investment Analysts in Dallas · Financial and Investment Analysts in Los Angeles
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