State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Iowa
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Iowa, $211,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 57.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.2%
Illinois vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+38%
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%
Iowa
Chief Executives
- Median
- $211,190
- p25
- $136,440
- p75
- $331,660
- p10
- $86,090
- p90
- $365,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- 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.