Dallas vs. Houston
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 51-4121
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Houston's median is 12.2% higher — but after local prices, Houston still leads by 17.3%.
Dallas's median $51,630 buys $50,100 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Houston's $57,940 buys $58,700 (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 | 10,620 | 15,850 | +49.2% |
| 10th percentile | $39,210 | $38,480 | −1.9% |
| 25th percentile | $46,180 | $46,470 | +0.6% |
| Median | $51,630 | $57,940 | +12.2% |
| 75th percentile | $62,670 | $71,460 | +14.0% |
| 90th percentile | $76,920 | $81,940 | +6.5% |
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.
- Full pages
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