Chicago vs. New York
Dishwashers. 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 3.2% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 10.9%.
Chicago's median $36,850 buys $35,600 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $35,670 buys $31,700 (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 | 11,910 | 25,580 | +114.8% |
| 10th percentile | $31,350 | $33,780 | +7.8% |
| 25th percentile | $34,840 | $34,970 | +0.4% |
| Median | $36,850 | $35,670 | −3.2% |
| 75th percentile | $38,720 | $39,800 | +2.8% |
| 90th percentile | $44,070 | $45,920 | +4.2% |
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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