Atlanta vs. Houston
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
Atlanta's median is 0.1% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Atlanta's median $78,310 buys $78,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Houston's $78,250 buys $79,300 (98.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Houston against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Houston | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,920 | 19,390 | +50.1% |
| 10th percentile | $50,210 | $48,030 | −4.3% |
| 25th percentile | $63,250 | $60,120 | −4.9% |
| Median | $78,310 | $78,250 | −0.1% |
| 75th percentile | $97,780 | $101,480 | +3.8% |
| 90th percentile | $125,690 | $130,880 | +4.1% |
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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