Dallas vs. Los Angeles
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 51-1011
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 6.9% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $69,940 buys $67,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $74,740 buys $65,800 (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 | 16,880 | 17,650 | +4.6% |
| 10th percentile | $44,230 | $46,820 | +5.9% |
| 25th percentile | $51,360 | $58,130 | +13.2% |
| Median | $69,940 | $74,740 | +6.9% |
| 75th percentile | $89,820 | $96,780 | +7.7% |
| 90th percentile | $106,830 | $121,830 | +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.
- Full pages
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Dallas · First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Los Angeles
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