Dallas vs. Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-6014
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 13.1% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 7.1%.
Dallas's median $47,450 buys $46,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Washington's $53,660 buys $49,300 (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 | 37,550 | 37,010 | −1.4% |
| 10th percentile | $32,990 | $37,890 | +14.9% |
| 25th percentile | $38,100 | $44,750 | +17.5% |
| Median | $47,450 | $53,660 | +13.1% |
| 75th percentile | $57,250 | $64,090 | +11.9% |
| 90th percentile | $64,200 | $79,660 | +24.1% |
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.
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