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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 health care 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
205,294 | TOTAL WORKERS $102,519 | DF W MEDIAN $95,865 | U.S. MEDIAN
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS 31,002 | TOTAL WORKERS $94,771 | DF W MEDIAN $81,145 | U.S. MEDIAN
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS
327,483 | TOTAL WORKERS $21,137 | DF W MEDIAN $22,961 | U.S. MEDIAN
190,520 | TOTAL WORKERS $38,627 | DF W MEDIAN $43,916 | 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 141,031 | TOTAL WORKERS $21,262 | DF W MEDIAN $24,355 | U.S. MEDIAN
201,723 | TOTAL WORKERS $32,822 | DF W MEDIAN $34,865 | U.S. MEDIAN
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 199,270 | TOTAL WORKERS $68,466 | DF W MEDIAN $66,986 | U.S. MEDIAN
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
430,223 | TOTAL WORKERS $31,533 | DF W MEDIAN $29,136 | 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
224,670 | TOTAL WORKERS $72,801 | DF W MEDIAN $68,390 | U.S. MEDIAN
152,583 | TOTAL WORKERS $90,141 | DF W MEDIAN $85,112 | U.S. MEDIAN
66,731 | TOTAL WORKERS $86,342 | DF W MEDIAN $80,355 | U.S. MEDIAN
16,552 | TOTAL WORKERS $66,846 | DF W MEDIAN $66,933 | U.S. MEDIAN
42,791 | TOTAL WORKERS $51,884 | DF W MEDIAN $44,575 | U.S. MEDIAN
203,399 | TOTAL WORKERS $53,684 | DF W MEDIAN $48,556 | U.S. MEDIAN
70,490 | TOTAL WORKERS $45,903 | DF W MEDIAN $47,264 | U.S. MEDIAN
89,809 | TOTAL WORKERS $29,953 | DF W MEDIAN $29,816 | U.S. MEDIAN
74,214 | TOTAL WORKERS $40,802 | DF W MEDIAN $40,849 | U.S. MEDIAN
130,233 | TOTAL WORKERS $24,827 | DF W MEDIAN $26,559 | U.S. MEDIAN
163,019 | TOTAL WORKERS $44,083 | DF W MEDIAN $44,866 | U.S. MEDIAN
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
307,326 | TOTAL WORKERS $34,896 | DF W MEDIAN $32,904 | U.S. MEDIAN
647,689 | TOTAL WORKERS $36,223 | DF W MEDIAN $35,659 | U.S. MEDIAN
6,891 | TOTAL WORKERS $22,426 | DF W MEDIAN $25,578 | U.S. MEDIAN
SOURCE: 2019Q4 QCEW, EMSI
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