Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 30.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 19.9%.
Dallas's median $59,560 buys $57,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $77,990 buys $69,300 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 10,910 | 21,820 | +100.0% |
| 10th percentile | $40,290 | $50,690 | +25.8% |
| 25th percentile | $47,860 | $61,350 | +28.2% |
| Median | $59,560 | $77,990 | +30.9% |
| 75th percentile | $74,270 | $93,340 | +25.7% |
| 90th percentile | $84,880 | $108,780 | +28.2% |
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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