Dallas vs. Houston
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-5071
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 6.1% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Dallas's median $44,310 buys $43,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $41,590 buys $42,200 (98.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Houston against Dallas.
| Dallas | Houston | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 29,670 | 22,670 | −23.6% |
| 10th percentile | $32,730 | $31,200 | −4.7% |
| 25th percentile | $37,100 | $36,360 | −2.0% |
| Median | $44,310 | $41,590 | −6.1% |
| 75th percentile | $49,190 | $47,660 | −3.1% |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 | $58,890 | −3.9% |
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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