Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Human Resources Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 13.5% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 3.0%.
Dallas's median $70,700 buys $68,600 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $80,220 buys $70,600 (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 | 29,190 | 36,850 | +26.2% |
| 10th percentile | $39,630 | $51,730 | +30.5% |
| 25th percentile | $51,820 | $63,410 | +22.4% |
| Median | $70,700 | $80,220 | +13.5% |
| 75th percentile | $92,490 | $105,560 | +14.1% |
| 90th percentile | $120,190 | $134,130 | +11.6% |
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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