Chicago vs. Miami
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
Chicago's median is 7.9% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 16.4%.
Chicago's median $37,310 buys $36,000 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Miami's $34,360 buys $30,100 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Chicago.
| Chicago | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,260 | 22,370 | +22.5% |
| 10th percentile | $34,450 | $28,990 | −15.8% |
| 25th percentile | $35,720 | $30,480 | −14.7% |
| Median | $37,310 | $34,360 | −7.9% |
| 75th percentile | $44,470 | $37,080 | −16.6% |
| 90th percentile | $51,750 | $42,290 | −18.3% |
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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