Chicago vs. New York
Nursing Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 31-1131
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 5.0% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Chicago.
Chicago's median $46,940 buys $45,300 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $49,270 buys $43,800 (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 | 45,850 | 79,480 | +73.3% |
| 10th percentile | $38,980 | $43,240 | +10.9% |
| 25th percentile | $42,940 | $47,430 | +10.5% |
| Median | $46,940 | $49,270 | +5.0% |
| 75th percentile | $49,060 | $55,170 | +12.5% |
| 90th percentile | $54,450 | $60,530 | +11.2% |
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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