Chicago vs. Phoenix
Customer Service Representatives. 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 1.5% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $47,100 buys $45,500 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Phoenix's $46,410 buys $44,900 (103.3).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Phoenix against Chicago.
| Chicago | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 75,240 | 68,930 | −8.4% |
| 10th percentile | $34,480 | $35,350 | +2.5% |
| 25th percentile | $38,260 | $38,550 | +0.8% |
| Median | $47,100 | $46,410 | −1.5% |
| 75th percentile | $58,950 | $52,600 | −10.8% |
| 90th percentile | $71,530 | $64,150 | −10.3% |
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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