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Though median wages and salaries in the Dallas-Fort Worth region generally track slightly below national levels, it is less expensive to live here than in some other major metropolitan areas. An abundance of affordable housing, lower grocery bills, and cheaper healthcare tip the cost-of-living scale in our favor. Below you can see the numbers of workers in various job sectors, median wages, and salaries in the DFW area compared to the entire United States.
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
176,052 | TOTAL WORKERS $102,233 | DF W MEDIAN $91,286 | U.S. MEDIAN
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS 31,063 | TOTAL WORKERS $88,386 | DF W MEDIAN $78,800 | U.S. MEDIAN
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS
329,588 | TOTAL WORKERS $20,755 | DF W MEDIAN $21,818 | U.S. MEDIAN
189,090 | TOTAL WORKERS $35,560 | DF W MEDIAN $39,558 | U.S. MEDIAN
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA OCCUPATIONS
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 137,414 | TOTAL WORKERS $20,967 | DF W MEDIAN $23,158 | U.S. MEDIAN
198,501 | TOTAL WORKERS $32,034 | DF W MEDIAN $33,900 | U.S. MEDIAN
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 197,068 | TOTAL WORKERS $68,634 | DF W MEDIAN $66,279 | U.S. MEDIAN
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
423,127 | TOTAL WORKERS $30,844 | DF W MEDIAN $28,675 | U.S. MEDIAN
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
213,470 | TOTAL WORKERS $72,045 | DF W MEDIAN $67,051 | U.S. MEDIAN
143,569 | TOTAL WORKERS $88,189 | DF W MEDIAN $82,468 | U.S. MEDIAN
67,080 | TOTAL WORKERS $83,988 | DF W MEDIAN $78,118 | U.S. MEDIAN
16,073 | TOTAL WORKERS $66,603 | DF W MEDIAN $66,146 | U.S. MEDIAN
43,583 | TOTAL WORKERS $49,227 | DF W MEDIAN $43,349 | U.S. MEDIAN
198,969 | TOTAL WORKERS $53,205 | DF W MEDIAN $47,507 | U.S. MEDIAN
66,368 | TOTAL WORKERS $41,659 | DF W MEDIAN $40,989 | U.S. MEDIAN
92,140 | TOTAL WORKERS $28,510 | DF W MEDIAN $28,620 | U.S. MEDIAN
77,626 | TOTAL WORKERS $38,531 | DF W MEDIAN $39,923 | U.S. MEDIAN
132,802 | TOTAL WORKERS $22,818 | DF W MEDIAN $24,511 | U.S. MEDIAN
160,249 | TOTAL WORKERS $41,973 | DF W MEDIAN $43,198 | U.S. MEDIAN
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
306,123 | TOTAL WORKERS $32,383 | DF W MEDIAN $31,869 | U.S. MEDIAN
650,264 | TOTAL WORKERS $35,558 | DF W MEDIAN $34,764 | U.S. MEDIAN
6,926 | TOTAL WORKERS $21,780 | DF W MEDIAN $24,348 | U.S. MEDIAN
SOURCE: 2018Q4 QCEW, EMSI
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