Atlanta vs. Dallas
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7051
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 5.6% higher — but after local prices, Dallas still leads by 2.5%.
Atlanta's median $44,710 buys $44,700 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Dallas's $47,230 buys $45,800 (103.1).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Dallas against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Dallas | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 28,750 | 34,650 | +20.5% |
| 10th percentile | $36,740 | $36,530 | −0.6% |
| 25th percentile | $39,630 | $39,280 | −0.9% |
| Median | $44,710 | $47,230 | +5.6% |
| 75th percentile | $48,730 | $52,360 | +7.4% |
| 90th percentile | $63,620 | $60,020 | −5.7% |
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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