Chicago vs. Miami
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 4.2% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 13.0%.
Chicago's median $35,820 buys $34,600 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Miami's $34,330 buys $30,100 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Chicago.
| Chicago | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 96,950 | 91,370 | −5.8% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $28,680 | −8.1% |
| 25th percentile | $33,800 | $29,810 | −11.8% |
| Median | $35,820 | $34,330 | −4.2% |
| 75th percentile | $38,380 | $37,430 | −2.5% |
| 90th percentile | $48,580 | $47,380 | −2.5% |
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.
- Full pages
- Retail Salespersons in Chicago · Retail Salespersons in Miami
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