Atlanta vs. Chicago
Management Analysts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 3.8% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Atlanta's median $101,220 buys $101,200 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Chicago's $105,090 buys $101,400 (103.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Chicago against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Chicago | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 26,870 | 37,510 | +39.6% |
| 10th percentile | $62,870 | $60,760 | −3.4% |
| 25th percentile | $79,790 | $81,580 | +2.2% |
| Median | $101,220 | $105,090 | +3.8% |
| 75th percentile | $132,530 | $137,080 | +3.4% |
| 90th percentile | $171,130 | $177,770 | +3.9% |
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.
- Full pages
- Management Analysts in Atlanta · Management Analysts in Chicago
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.