Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-9021
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 24.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 12.5%.
Dallas's median $59,560 buys $57,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $73,830 buys $65,000 (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 | 10,910 | 10,720 | −1.7% |
| 10th percentile | $40,290 | $46,590 | +15.6% |
| 25th percentile | $47,860 | $58,220 | +21.6% |
| Median | $59,560 | $73,830 | +24.0% |
| 75th percentile | $74,270 | $83,490 | +12.4% |
| 90th percentile | $84,880 | $109,010 | +28.4% |
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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