Chicago vs. New York
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-9045
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 2.8% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Chicago.
Chicago's median $37,840 buys $36,500 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $38,890 buys $34,500 (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 | 46,770 | 126,920 | +171.4% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $32,240 | +3.3% |
| 25th percentile | $32,780 | $36,010 | +9.9% |
| Median | $37,840 | $38,890 | +2.8% |
| 75th percentile | $46,210 | $47,180 | +2.1% |
| 90th percentile | $48,100 | $56,740 | +18.0% |
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
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