Dallas vs. New York
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-2052
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 41.3% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 29.4%.
Dallas's median $64,830 buys $62,900 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $91,610 buys $81,400 (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 | 15,810 | 22,270 | +40.9% |
| 10th percentile | $61,040 | $63,420 | +3.9% |
| 25th percentile | $62,570 | $74,690 | +19.4% |
| Median | $64,830 | $91,610 | +41.3% |
| 75th percentile | $71,920 | $116,520 | +62.0% |
| 90th percentile | $74,240 | $133,270 | +79.5% |
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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