Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Financial Managers. 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 3.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $169,200 buys $164,100 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $175,310 buys $154,400 (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 | 26,600 | 34,480 | +29.6% |
| 10th percentile | $103,440 | $102,360 | −1.0% |
| 25th percentile | $132,320 | $136,100 | +2.9% |
| Median | $169,200 | $175,310 | +3.6% |
| 75th percentile | $218,170 | $251,430 | +15.2% |
| 90th percentile | $313,130 | $337,680 | +7.8% |
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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