Chicago vs. Dallas
Cashiers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 14.6% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 14.1%.
Chicago's median $35,010 buys $33,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $29,910 buys $29,000 (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 | 99,240 | 65,070 | −34.4% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $22,940 | −26.5% |
| 25th percentile | $32,210 | $27,110 | −15.8% |
| Median | $35,010 | $29,910 | −14.6% |
| 75th percentile | $37,110 | $34,010 | −8.4% |
| 90th percentile | $41,280 | $36,760 | −10.9% |
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.
- Full pages
- Cashiers in Chicago · Cashiers in Dallas
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