Chicago vs. Philadelphia
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 0.1% 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); Philadelphia's $122,920 buys $119,900 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Chicago.
| Chicago | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,680 | 14,060 | −15.7% |
| 10th percentile | $77,120 | $72,850 | −5.5% |
| 25th percentile | $97,010 | $95,120 | −1.9% |
| Median | $123,090 | $122,920 | −0.1% |
| 75th percentile | $168,030 | $155,960 | −7.2% |
| 90th percentile | $226,080 | $205,060 | −9.3% |
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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