Dallas vs. Miami
Office Clerks, General. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Miami's median is 1.5% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $44,060 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Miami's $44,730 buys $39,200 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Dallas.
| Dallas | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 52,740 | 61,160 | +16.0% |
| 10th percentile | $28,770 | $30,880 | +7.3% |
| 25th percentile | $36,290 | $35,210 | −3.0% |
| Median | $44,060 | $44,730 | +1.5% |
| 75th percentile | $50,720 | $54,250 | +7.0% |
| 90th percentile | $64,120 | $66,930 | +4.4% |
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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