Chicago vs. Miami
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 13.6% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 21.6%.
Chicago's median $35,010 buys $33,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Miami's $30,250 buys $26,500 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Chicago.
| Chicago | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 99,240 | 56,340 | −43.2% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $27,730 | −11.1% |
| 25th percentile | $32,210 | $28,870 | −10.4% |
| Median | $35,010 | $30,250 | −13.6% |
| 75th percentile | $37,110 | $35,310 | −4.9% |
| 90th percentile | $41,280 | $39,290 | −4.8% |
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 Miami
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