Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Insurance Sales Agents. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-3021
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 29.2% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 17.3%.
Dallas's median $59,510 buys $57,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $76,870 buys $67,700 (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 | 15,800 | 14,680 | −7.1% |
| 10th percentile | $31,350 | $37,450 | +19.5% |
| 25th percentile | $45,410 | $48,300 | +6.4% |
| Median | $59,510 | $76,870 | +29.2% |
| 75th percentile | $99,000 | $104,410 | +5.5% |
| 90th percentile | $150,200 | $161,520 | +7.5% |
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
- Insurance Sales Agents in Dallas · Insurance Sales Agents in Los Angeles
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