Atlanta vs. Chicago
Childcare Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 26.9% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 22.6%.
Atlanta's median $28,840 buys $28,800 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Chicago's $36,610 buys $35,300 (103.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Chicago against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Chicago | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 13,220 | 17,540 | +32.7% |
| 10th percentile | $23,870 | $31,200 | +30.7% |
| 25th percentile | $24,960 | $33,770 | +35.3% |
| Median | $28,840 | $36,610 | +26.9% |
| 75th percentile | $32,020 | $38,220 | +19.4% |
| 90th percentile | $37,030 | $45,940 | +24.1% |
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
- Childcare Workers in Atlanta · Childcare Workers in Chicago
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