Dallas vs. Houston
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-1011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 0.3% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Houston.
Dallas's median $76,230 buys $73,900 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $76,020 buys $77,100 (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 | 21,530 | 24,570 | +14.1% |
| 10th percentile | $50,280 | $48,170 | −4.2% |
| 25th percentile | $60,440 | $59,220 | −2.0% |
| Median | $76,230 | $76,020 | −0.3% |
| 75th percentile | $90,140 | $93,260 | +3.5% |
| 90th percentile | $104,480 | $119,090 | +14.0% |
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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