Atlanta vs. Chicago
Driver/Sales Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Atlanta's median is 1.4% higher — but after local prices, Atlanta still leads by 4.8%.
Atlanta's median $41,080 buys $41,100 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Chicago's $40,490 buys $39,100 (103.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Chicago against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Chicago | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,020 | 10,190 | −15.2% |
| 10th percentile | $29,480 | $31,200 | +5.8% |
| 25th percentile | $31,770 | $31,200 | −1.8% |
| Median | $41,080 | $40,490 | −1.4% |
| 75th percentile | $50,270 | $50,110 | −0.3% |
| 90th percentile | $60,550 | $69,640 | +15.0% |
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.
- Full pages
- Driver/Sales Workers in Atlanta · Driver/Sales Workers in Chicago
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.