Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 7.7% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $44,050 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $47,440 buys $42,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 25,890 | 58,140 | +124.6% |
| 10th percentile | $29,480 | $36,150 | +22.6% |
| 25th percentile | $36,690 | $44,480 | +21.2% |
| Median | $44,050 | $47,440 | +7.7% |
| 75th percentile | $50,920 | $57,770 | +13.5% |
| 90th percentile | $83,250 | $76,360 | −8.3% |
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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