Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-5061
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 9.7% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $56,360 buys $54,700 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $61,810 buys $54,400 (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 | 10,130 | 23,320 | +130.2% |
| 10th percentile | $36,960 | $42,500 | +15.0% |
| 25th percentile | $45,060 | $48,860 | +8.4% |
| Median | $56,360 | $61,810 | +9.7% |
| 75th percentile | $70,680 | $76,480 | +8.2% |
| 90th percentile | $83,010 | $92,210 | +11.1% |
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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