Chicago vs. Washington
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
Washington's median is 20.7% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 14.8%.
Chicago's median $105,090 buys $101,400 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Washington's $126,830 buys $116,500 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Chicago.
| Chicago | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 37,510 | 62,360 | +66.2% |
| 10th percentile | $60,760 | $78,970 | +30.0% |
| 25th percentile | $81,580 | $101,400 | +24.3% |
| Median | $105,090 | $126,830 | +20.7% |
| 75th percentile | $137,080 | $156,750 | +14.3% |
| 90th percentile | $177,770 | $181,280 | +2.0% |
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 Chicago · Management Analysts in Washington
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