Atlanta vs. Dallas
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-6013
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Atlanta's median is 1.6% higher — but after local prices, Atlanta still leads by 4.5%.
Atlanta's median $46,370 buys $46,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Dallas's $45,630 buys $44,300 (103.1).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Dallas against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Dallas | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 22,590 | 21,700 | −3.9% |
| 10th percentile | $36,100 | $35,790 | −0.9% |
| 25th percentile | $38,230 | $38,110 | −0.3% |
| Median | $46,370 | $45,630 | −1.6% |
| 75th percentile | $48,690 | $49,650 | +2.0% |
| 90th percentile | $59,780 | $58,110 | −2.8% |
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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