Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-2012
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 16.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 6.4%.
Chicago's median $37,310 buys $36,000 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Los Angeles's $43,530 buys $38,300 (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 | 18,260 | 34,440 | +88.6% |
| 10th percentile | $34,450 | $35,970 | +4.4% |
| 25th percentile | $35,720 | $37,240 | +4.3% |
| Median | $37,310 | $43,530 | +16.7% |
| 75th percentile | $44,470 | $49,740 | +11.9% |
| 90th percentile | $51,750 | $60,480 | +16.9% |
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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