Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Medical and Health Services Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9111
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 9.1% 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); Los Angeles's $134,230 buys $118,200 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Chicago.
| Chicago | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,680 | 23,740 | +42.3% |
| 10th percentile | $77,120 | $68,630 | −11.0% |
| 25th percentile | $97,010 | $95,530 | −1.5% |
| Median | $123,090 | $134,230 | +9.1% |
| 75th percentile | $168,030 | $182,850 | +8.8% |
| 90th percentile | $226,080 | $228,400 | +1.0% |
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.
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