City comparison
Dallas, TX vs Kiryas Joel, NY
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Kiryas Joel, NY are 6.1% higher than in Dallas, TX. Someone earning $100,000 in Dallas, TX would need about $106,100 in Kiryas Joel, NY to live the same way.
- Rent differs too: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,648 a month in Dallas, TX versus $1,549 in Kiryas Joel, NY. On $100,000, that's 25% of take-home pay in Dallas, TX and 25% in Kiryas Joel, NY.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $4,860 a year higher in Kiryas Joel, NY than in Dallas, TX.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +8.4% moving from Dallas, TX to Kiryas Joel, NY ($115,711 → $125,431), while prices change by +6.1%. Net effect of the transfer: +2.1% in real buying power.
- Dallas, TX: price level 103.1 (pricier)
- Kiryas Joel, NY: price level 109.4 (much pricier)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Dallas, TX | Kiryas Joel, NY | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 103.1 | 109.4 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $106,142 in Kiryas Joel | $94,213 in Dallas |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,648/mo | $1,549/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $74,320 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (TX) | $4,860 (NY) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 25% | 25% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $51,440 | $50,990 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
Rent areas: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area and Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA. Metro areas: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX and Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Dallas | Kiryas Joel |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 117.9 | 115.8 |
| Goods | 102.8 | 110.3 |
| Utilities | 90.7 | 136.8 |
| Other services | 99.7 | 106.5 |
| Overall | 103.1 | 109.4 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Dallas, TX → Kiryas Joel, NY
Same pay buys less
Buying power −5.8%; rent takes 25% of take-home; state tax +$4,860/yr.
51 Fair offer
Kiryas Joel, NY → Dallas, TX
Same pay goes further
Buying power +6.1%; rent takes 25% of take-home; state tax −$4,860/yr.
88 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Dallas, TX is in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK pay area; Kiryas Joel, NY is in New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA. The last column shows what a transfer from Dallas, TX to Kiryas Joel, NY at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Dallas, TX | Kiryas Joel, NY | Real change, Dallas → Kiryas Joel |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $67,100 | $72,737 | +2.1% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $81,186 | $88,005 | +2.1% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $97,307 | $105,481 | +2.1% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $115,711 | $125,431 | +2.1% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $136,736 | $148,222 | +2.1% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Dallas, TX | Kiryas Joel, NY | Kiryas Joel pay in Dallas dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $65,070 | $81,770 | $77,038 (+18.4%) |
| Software Developers | $133,290 | $145,830 | $137,391 (+3.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $82,620 | $88,900 | $83,756 (+1.4%) |
| Registered Nurses | $101,420 | $102,890 | $96,936 (−4.4%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.