Chicago vs. Dallas
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7062
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 5.0% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 4.6%.
Chicago's median $40,550 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $38,510 buys $37,400 (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 | 157,920 | 81,940 | −48.1% |
| 10th percentile | $31,860 | $30,400 | −4.6% |
| 25th percentile | $35,920 | $35,060 | −2.4% |
| Median | $40,550 | $38,510 | −5.0% |
| 75th percentile | $47,640 | $46,030 | −3.4% |
| 90th percentile | $56,440 | $54,320 | −3.8% |
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
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Chicago · Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Dallas
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