Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 24.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 13.6%.
Dallas's median $155,460 buys $150,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $192,840 buys $171,300 (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 | 16,320 | 54,730 | +235.4% |
| 10th percentile | $85,050 | $116,040 | +36.4% |
| 25th percentile | $110,040 | $156,020 | +41.8% |
| Median | $155,460 | $192,840 | +24.0% |
| 75th percentile | $207,790 | $246,000 | +18.4% |
| 90th percentile | $268,640 | $324,990 | +21.0% |
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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