Chicago vs. New York
Managers, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9199
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 16.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 7.5%.
Chicago's median $145,370 buys $140,300 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $169,800 buys $150,800 (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 | 26,170 | 34,400 | +31.4% |
| 10th percentile | $83,320 | $92,500 | +11.0% |
| 25th percentile | $109,590 | $128,770 | +17.5% |
| Median | $145,370 | $169,800 | +16.8% |
| 75th percentile | $189,350 | $218,090 | +15.2% |
| 90th percentile | $239,340 | $300,080 | +25.4% |
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
- Managers, All Other in Chicago · Managers, All Other in New York
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