Chicago vs. New York
Pharmacy Technicians. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-2052
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 4.7% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 12.3%.
Chicago's median $46,820 buys $45,200 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $44,640 buys $39,700 (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 | 15,830 | 25,420 | +60.6% |
| 10th percentile | $37,780 | $36,680 | −2.9% |
| 25th percentile | $38,830 | $37,530 | −3.3% |
| Median | $46,820 | $44,640 | −4.7% |
| 75th percentile | $49,950 | $53,770 | +7.6% |
| 90th percentile | $59,170 | $65,990 | +11.5% |
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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