Chicago vs. Dallas
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-3023
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 10.1% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 9.7%.
Chicago's median $55,320 buys $53,400 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $49,720 buys $48,200 (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 | 20,140 | 17,690 | −12.2% |
| 10th percentile | $34,520 | $30,280 | −12.3% |
| 25th percentile | $39,240 | $37,130 | −5.4% |
| Median | $55,320 | $49,720 | −10.1% |
| 75th percentile | $78,370 | $65,250 | −16.7% |
| 90th percentile | $92,460 | $93,260 | +0.9% |
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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