Dallas vs. New York
Medical and Health Services Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9111
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 37.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 26.2%.
Dallas's median $121,640 buys $118,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $167,580 buys $148,900 (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 | 17,140 | 35,260 | +105.7% |
| 10th percentile | $65,520 | $102,450 | +56.4% |
| 25th percentile | $92,230 | $130,030 | +41.0% |
| Median | $121,640 | $167,580 | +37.8% |
| 75th percentile | $156,510 | $219,010 | +39.9% |
| 90th percentile | $204,840 | $348,010 | +69.9% |
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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