Dallas vs. Philadelphia
Light Truck Drivers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Philadelphia's median is 3.8% higher — but after local prices, Philadelphia still leads by 4.4%.
Dallas's median $44,050 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Philadelphia's $45,740 buys $44,600 (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 | 25,890 | 20,930 | −19.2% |
| 10th percentile | $29,480 | $32,220 | +9.3% |
| 25th percentile | $36,690 | $37,800 | +3.0% |
| Median | $44,050 | $45,740 | +3.8% |
| 75th percentile | $50,920 | $57,860 | +13.6% |
| 90th percentile | $83,250 | $82,170 | −1.3% |
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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