Chicago vs. Dallas
Sales Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-2022
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Chicago's median is 9.1% higher — but after local prices, Chicago still leads by 8.6%.
Chicago's median $158,690 buys $153,200 at national prices (price parity 103.6); Dallas's $144,290 buys $140,000 (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 | 25,390 | 26,780 | +5.5% |
| 10th percentile | $80,060 | $75,750 | −5.4% |
| 25th percentile | $110,000 | $101,840 | −7.4% |
| Median | $158,690 | $144,290 | −9.1% |
| 75th percentile | $212,000 | $205,680 | −3.0% |
| 90th percentile | $288,430 | $280,990 | −2.6% |
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.
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