State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Alaska vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In Alaska, $166,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.7% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.9%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-48.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Chief Executives
- Median
- $166,710
- p25
- $121,990
- p75
- $262,750
- p10
- $75,870
- p90
- $428,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Washington
Chief Executives
- Median
- $339,810
- p25
- $216,230
- p75
- $442,180
- p10
- $160,110
- p90
- $607,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.