Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Light Truck Drivers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3033
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 5.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $44,050 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $46,500 buys $40,900 (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 | 25,890 | 40,900 | +58.0% |
| 10th percentile | $29,480 | $37,650 | +27.7% |
| 25th percentile | $36,690 | $42,660 | +16.3% |
| Median | $44,050 | $46,500 | +5.6% |
| 75th percentile | $50,920 | $57,340 | +12.6% |
| 90th percentile | $83,250 | $95,630 | +14.9% |
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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