State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Connecticut, $295,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.1%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Chief Executives
- Median
- $295,120
- p25
- $203,990
- p75
- $456,890
- p10
- $156,680
- p90
- $680,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.