State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Idaho vs Illinois
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Idaho, $177,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.1% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.6%
Idaho vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-44.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Chief Executives
- Median
- $177,210
- p25
- $133,310
- p75
- $296,580
- p10
- $103,360
- p90
- $403,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.