Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7062
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 10.1% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $38,510 buys $37,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $42,390 buys $37,300 (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 | 81,940 | 120,720 | +47.3% |
| 10th percentile | $30,400 | $35,890 | +18.1% |
| 25th percentile | $35,060 | $37,190 | +6.1% |
| Median | $38,510 | $42,390 | +10.1% |
| 75th percentile | $46,030 | $47,010 | +2.1% |
| 90th percentile | $54,320 | $56,740 | +4.5% |
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
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Dallas · Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Los Angeles
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