State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Maryland, $248,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
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%
Maryland
Chief Executives
- Median
- $248,660
- p25
- $188,890
- p75
- $396,650
- p10
- $139,990
- p90
- $486,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +20%
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.