Houston vs. Washington
Project Management Specialists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1082
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 27.7% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 15.6%.
Houston's median $99,510 buys $100,900 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Washington's $127,030 buys $116,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Houston.
| Houston | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 35,550 | 38,230 | +7.5% |
| 10th percentile | $58,560 | $74,110 | +26.6% |
| 25th percentile | $75,840 | $95,150 | +25.5% |
| Median | $99,510 | $127,030 | +27.7% |
| 75th percentile | $131,640 | $163,550 | +24.2% |
| 90th percentile | $168,070 | $192,450 | +14.5% |
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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