Chicago vs. Dallas
Insurance Sales Agents. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-3021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 14.1% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 13.6%.
Chicago's median $69,240 buys $66,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $59,510 buys $57,700 (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 | 11,870 | 15,800 | +33.1% |
| 10th percentile | $37,150 | $31,350 | −15.6% |
| 25th percentile | $47,900 | $45,410 | −5.2% |
| Median | $69,240 | $59,510 | −14.1% |
| 75th percentile | $100,490 | $99,000 | −1.5% |
| 90th percentile | $163,800 | $150,200 | −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
- Insurance Sales Agents in Chicago · Insurance Sales Agents in Dallas
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