Dallas vs. Philadelphia
Receptionists and Information Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-4171
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Philadelphia's median is 2.6% higher — but after local prices, Philadelphia still leads by 3.2%.
Dallas's median $37,060 buys $35,900 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Philadelphia's $38,030 buys $37,100 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Dallas.
| Dallas | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 21,380 | 22,210 | +3.9% |
| 10th percentile | $26,560 | $27,520 | +3.6% |
| 25th percentile | $31,220 | $34,030 | +9.0% |
| Median | $37,060 | $38,030 | +2.6% |
| 75th percentile | $44,190 | $45,340 | +2.6% |
| 90th percentile | $47,750 | $49,500 | +3.7% |
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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