Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 51-2028
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 11.0% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $41,160 buys $39,700 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Los Angeles's $45,670 buys $40,200 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Chicago.
| Chicago | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 9,750 | 13,740 | +40.9% |
| 10th percentile | $33,330 | $37,320 | +12.0% |
| 25th percentile | $36,020 | $38,430 | +6.7% |
| Median | $41,160 | $45,670 | +11.0% |
| 75th percentile | $49,450 | $56,370 | +14.0% |
| 90th percentile | $63,180 | $68,400 | +8.3% |
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
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Chicago · Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Los Angeles
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