Chicago vs. New York
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
New York's median is 35.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 24.8%.
Chicago's median $158,690 buys $153,200 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $215,150 buys $191,100 (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 | 25,390 | 44,870 | +76.7% |
| 10th percentile | $80,060 | $109,210 | +36.4% |
| 25th percentile | $110,000 | $160,200 | +45.6% |
| Median | $158,690 | $215,150 | +35.6% |
| 75th percentile | $212,000 | $310,750 | +46.6% |
| 90th percentile | $288,430 | $368,210 | +27.7% |
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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