State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: California vs Illinois
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In California, $218,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.5% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.1%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-40.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Chief Executives
- Median
- $218,600
- p25
- $133,610
- p75
- $351,090
- p10
- $85,790
- p90
- $486,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
Illinois
Chief Executives
- Median
- $331,920
- p25
- $186,440
- p75
- $428,710
- p10
- $133,170
- p90
- $589,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.