Dallas vs. New York
Medical Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 31-9092
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 12.2% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 2.8%.
Dallas's median $43,100 buys $41,800 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $48,370 buys $43,000 (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 | 20,560 | 44,060 | +114.3% |
| 10th percentile | $35,570 | $37,390 | +5.1% |
| 25th percentile | $37,840 | $45,980 | +21.5% |
| Median | $43,100 | $48,370 | +12.2% |
| 75th percentile | $47,850 | $56,390 | +17.8% |
| 90th percentile | $55,620 | $59,910 | +7.7% |
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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