Chicago vs. Dallas
Computer User Support Specialists. 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 0.0% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $60,730 buys $58,600 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $60,710 buys $58,900 (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 | 19,680 | 22,600 | +14.8% |
| 10th percentile | $42,200 | $39,990 | −5.2% |
| 25th percentile | $47,950 | $48,830 | +1.8% |
| Median | $60,730 | $60,710 | −0.0% |
| 75th percentile | $78,040 | $74,590 | −4.4% |
| 90th percentile | $98,590 | $92,460 | −6.2% |
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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