Dallas vs. Philadelphia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-2061
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Philadelphia's median is 9.8% higher — but after local prices, Philadelphia still leads by 10.4%.
Dallas's median $64,370 buys $62,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Philadelphia's $70,710 buys $68,900 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Dallas.
| Dallas | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,590 | 15,920 | +26.4% |
| 10th percentile | $53,930 | $60,620 | +12.4% |
| 25th percentile | $61,160 | $64,340 | +5.2% |
| Median | $64,370 | $70,710 | +9.8% |
| 75th percentile | $72,130 | $76,300 | +5.8% |
| 90th percentile | $77,620 | $79,690 | +2.7% |
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.
- Full pages
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