Dallas vs. Washington
Physicians, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1229
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 6.2% higher — but after local prices, Dallas still leads by 11.2%.
Dallas's median $222,410 buys $215,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Washington's $208,710 buys $191,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Dallas.
| Dallas | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 13,580 | 10,650 | −21.6% |
| 10th percentile | $44,720 | $77,430 | +73.1% |
| 25th percentile | $78,340 | $105,860 | +35.1% |
| Median | $222,410 | $208,710 | −6.2% |
| 75th percentile | $349,970 | $313,520 | −10.4% |
| 90th percentile | $452,360 | $402,900 | −10.9% |
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
- Physicians, All Other in Dallas · Physicians, All Other in Washington
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