Dallas vs. New York
Registered Nurses. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1141
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 18.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 8.1%.
Dallas's median $101,420 buys $98,400 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $119,720 buys $106,400 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 76,680 | 197,740 | +157.9% |
| 10th percentile | $73,400 | $87,180 | +18.8% |
| 25th percentile | $81,640 | $103,970 | +27.4% |
| Median | $101,420 | $119,720 | +18.0% |
| 75th percentile | $110,630 | $133,230 | +20.4% |
| 90th percentile | $129,710 | $159,240 | +22.8% |
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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