Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3032
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 1.4% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $59,530 buys $57,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $60,340 buys $53,100 (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 | 55,670 | 61,270 | +10.1% |
| 10th percentile | $42,810 | $42,910 | +0.2% |
| 25th percentile | $49,090 | $49,020 | −0.1% |
| Median | $59,530 | $60,340 | +1.4% |
| 75th percentile | $73,020 | $70,600 | −3.3% |
| 90th percentile | $91,990 | $80,120 | −12.9% |
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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