Chicago vs. New York
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-3011
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 0.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Chicago.
Chicago's median $45,280 buys $43,700 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $45,530 buys $40,400 (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 | 25,160 | 50,410 | +100.4% |
| 10th percentile | $34,200 | $35,450 | +3.7% |
| 25th percentile | $38,160 | $37,300 | −2.3% |
| Median | $45,280 | $45,530 | +0.6% |
| 75th percentile | $47,700 | $48,370 | +1.4% |
| 90th percentile | $61,250 | $59,570 | −2.7% |
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
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Chicago · Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New York
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