Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Office Clerks, General. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-9061
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 9.2% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $44,060 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $48,100 buys $42,400 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 52,740 | 112,270 | +112.9% |
| 10th percentile | $28,770 | $36,120 | +25.5% |
| 25th percentile | $36,290 | $39,590 | +9.1% |
| Median | $44,060 | $48,100 | +9.2% |
| 75th percentile | $50,720 | $59,270 | +16.9% |
| 90th percentile | $64,120 | $70,740 | +10.3% |
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.
- Full pages
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