Chicago vs. New York
Computer and Information Systems Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-3021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 23.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 14.0%.
Chicago's median $173,760 buys $167,700 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $215,300 buys $191,300 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Chicago.
| Chicago | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 24,950 | 62,430 | +150.2% |
| 10th percentile | $112,980 | $139,610 | +23.6% |
| 25th percentile | $138,190 | $171,950 | +24.4% |
| Median | $173,760 | $215,300 | +23.9% |
| 75th percentile | $214,880 | $285,570 | +32.9% |
| 90th percentile | $280,060 | $322,410 | +15.1% |
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.
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