Dallas vs. New York
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
New York's median is 7.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $45,630 buys $44,300 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $49,230 buys $43,700 (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 | 21,700 | 52,640 | +142.6% |
| 10th percentile | $35,790 | $38,950 | +8.8% |
| 25th percentile | $38,110 | $46,280 | +21.4% |
| Median | $45,630 | $49,230 | +7.9% |
| 75th percentile | $49,650 | $58,450 | +17.7% |
| 90th percentile | $58,110 | $63,560 | +9.4% |
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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