Chicago vs. Dallas
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
Dallas's median is 9.8% higher — but after local prices, Dallas still leads by 10.3%.
Chicago's median $40,490 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $44,440 buys $43,100 (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 | 10,190 | 9,970 | −2.2% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $19,030 | −39.0% |
| 25th percentile | $31,200 | $27,280 | −12.6% |
| Median | $40,490 | $44,440 | +9.8% |
| 75th percentile | $50,110 | $56,930 | +13.6% |
| 90th percentile | $69,640 | $64,560 | −7.3% |
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.
- Full pages
- Driver/Sales Workers in Chicago · Driver/Sales Workers in Dallas
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