State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Idaho vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In Idaho, $177,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.6% — not 47.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.9%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-41.6%
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
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.