Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Insurance Sales Agents. 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
Los Angeles's median is 11.0% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $69,240 buys $66,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Los Angeles's $76,870 buys $67,700 (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 | 11,870 | 14,680 | +23.7% |
| 10th percentile | $37,150 | $37,450 | +0.8% |
| 25th percentile | $47,900 | $48,300 | +0.8% |
| Median | $69,240 | $76,870 | +11.0% |
| 75th percentile | $100,490 | $104,410 | +3.9% |
| 90th percentile | $163,800 | $161,520 | −1.4% |
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 Los Angeles
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