Chicago vs. New York
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
New York's median is 24.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 14.7%.
Chicago's median $60,730 buys $58,600 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $75,690 buys $67,200 (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 | 19,680 | 36,580 | +85.9% |
| 10th percentile | $42,200 | $47,600 | +12.8% |
| 25th percentile | $47,950 | $59,900 | +24.9% |
| Median | $60,730 | $75,690 | +24.6% |
| 75th percentile | $78,040 | $95,270 | +22.1% |
| 90th percentile | $98,590 | $117,080 | +18.8% |
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.
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