Chicago vs. Dallas
Retail Salespersons. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 6.8% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 6.3%.
Chicago's median $35,820 buys $34,600 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $33,400 buys $32,400 (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 | 96,950 | 100,340 | +3.5% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $24,060 | −22.9% |
| 25th percentile | $33,800 | $28,610 | −15.4% |
| Median | $35,820 | $33,400 | −6.8% |
| 75th percentile | $38,380 | $36,720 | −4.3% |
| 90th percentile | $48,580 | $45,860 | −5.6% |
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.
- Full pages
- Retail Salespersons in Chicago · Retail Salespersons in Dallas
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