Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 3.8% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Dallas.
Dallas's median $44,310 buys $43,000 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $45,980 buys $40,500 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 29,670 | 33,250 | +12.1% |
| 10th percentile | $32,730 | $36,900 | +12.7% |
| 25th percentile | $37,100 | $39,280 | +5.9% |
| Median | $44,310 | $45,980 | +3.8% |
| 75th percentile | $49,190 | $52,550 | +6.8% |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 | $63,190 | +3.1% |
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.
- Full pages
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Dallas · Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Los Angeles
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