Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Marketing Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-2021
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 10.6% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $155,460 buys $150,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $171,900 buys $151,400 (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 | 16,320 | 18,550 | +13.7% |
| 10th percentile | $85,050 | $100,360 | +18.0% |
| 25th percentile | $110,040 | $130,560 | +18.6% |
| Median | $155,460 | $171,900 | +10.6% |
| 75th percentile | $207,790 | $221,920 | +6.8% |
| 90th percentile | $268,640 | $318,960 | +18.7% |
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.
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