State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Minnesota
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Minnesota, $195,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.3% — not 69.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.6%
Illinois vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+67.3%
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%
Minnesota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $195,670
- p25
- $138,060
- p75
- $313,510
- p10
- $92,540
- p90
- $449,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- 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.