Dallas vs. Washington
General and Operations Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-1021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 40.9% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 33.4%.
Dallas's median $111,010 buys $107,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Washington's $156,460 buys $143,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Dallas.
| Dallas | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 125,090 | 112,530 | −10.0% |
| 10th percentile | $46,710 | $67,600 | +44.7% |
| 25th percentile | $71,040 | $99,840 | +40.5% |
| Median | $111,010 | $156,460 | +40.9% |
| 75th percentile | $173,250 | $201,010 | +16.0% |
| 90th percentile | $279,830 | $291,420 | +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.
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