State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Indiana
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Indiana, $254,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.6%
Illinois vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Indiana
Chief Executives
- Median
- $254,180
- p25
- $134,000
- p75
- $377,760
- p10
- $97,340
- p90
- $494,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.