Chicago vs. New York
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
New York's median is 18.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 8.6%.
Chicago's median $37,310 buys $36,000 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $44,010 buys $39,100 (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 | 18,260 | 40,030 | +119.2% |
| 10th percentile | $34,450 | $35,220 | +2.2% |
| 25th percentile | $35,720 | $37,500 | +5.0% |
| Median | $37,310 | $44,010 | +18.0% |
| 75th percentile | $44,470 | $56,190 | +26.4% |
| 90th percentile | $51,750 | $82,540 | +59.5% |
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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