State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Louisiana, $121,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 141% — not 173.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+173.2%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+141%
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%
Louisiana
Chief Executives
- Median
- $121,490
- p25
- $52,910
- p75
- $209,420
- p10
- $46,780
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.