State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Maine
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Maine, $138,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 132.3% — not 139.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+139.2%
Illinois vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+132.3%
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%
Maine
Chief Executives
- Median
- $138,770
- p25
- $92,240
- p75
- $233,540
- p10
- $73,680
- p90
- $401,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- 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.