Chicago vs. Dallas
Medical and Health Services Managers. 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 1.2% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Chicago's median $123,090 buys $118,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $121,640 buys $118,000 (103.1).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Dallas against Chicago.
| Chicago | Dallas | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,680 | 17,140 | +2.8% |
| 10th percentile | $77,120 | $65,520 | −15.0% |
| 25th percentile | $97,010 | $92,230 | −4.9% |
| Median | $123,090 | $121,640 | −1.2% |
| 75th percentile | $168,030 | $156,510 | −6.9% |
| 90th percentile | $226,080 | $204,840 | −9.4% |
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.
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