Chicago vs. Dallas
Accountants and Auditors. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 0.3% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $82,360 buys $79,500 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $82,620 buys $80,100 (103.1).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Dallas against Chicago.
| Chicago | Dallas | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 41,360 | 37,450 | −9.5% |
| 10th percentile | $59,530 | $57,940 | −2.7% |
| 25th percentile | $72,280 | $71,100 | −1.6% |
| Median | $82,360 | $82,620 | +0.3% |
| 75th percentile | $103,120 | $104,150 | +1.0% |
| 90th percentile | $134,100 | $133,540 | −0.4% |
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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