State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Kansas
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Kansas, $158,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 89.2% — not 109.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.9%
Illinois vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+89.2%
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%
Kansas
Chief Executives
- Median
- $158,100
- p25
- $111,660
- p75
- $283,880
- p10
- $51,120
- p90
- $453,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.