Chicago vs. Washington
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 1.6% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 6.4%.
Chicago's median $38,470 buys $37,100 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Washington's $37,840 buys $34,800 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Chicago.
| Chicago | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 70,000 | 59,090 | −15.6% |
| 10th percentile | $32,760 | $31,720 | −3.2% |
| 25th percentile | $36,360 | $35,540 | −2.3% |
| Median | $38,470 | $37,840 | −1.6% |
| 75th percentile | $45,730 | $42,530 | −7.0% |
| 90th percentile | $50,000 | $48,780 | −2.4% |
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.
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