Atlanta vs. Dallas
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-1011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 0.5% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Atlanta.
Atlanta's median $78,310 buys $78,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Dallas's $78,740 buys $76,400 (103.1).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Dallas against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Dallas | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,920 | 19,530 | +51.2% |
| 10th percentile | $50,210 | $48,160 | −4.1% |
| 25th percentile | $63,250 | $60,980 | −3.6% |
| Median | $78,310 | $78,740 | +0.5% |
| 75th percentile | $97,780 | $99,250 | +1.5% |
| 90th percentile | $125,690 | $123,910 | −1.4% |
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
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