Chicago vs. New York
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
New York's median is 16.4% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 7.2%.
Chicago's median $69,240 buys $66,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $80,620 buys $71,600 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Chicago.
| Chicago | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 11,870 | 21,280 | +79.3% |
| 10th percentile | $37,150 | $43,150 | +16.2% |
| 25th percentile | $47,900 | $59,970 | +25.2% |
| Median | $69,240 | $80,620 | +16.4% |
| 75th percentile | $100,490 | $129,090 | +28.5% |
| 90th percentile | $163,800 | $176,010 | +7.5% |
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.
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