State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Mississippi
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Mississippi, $139,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 107.4% — not 138.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+138.4%
Illinois vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+107.4%
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%
Mississippi
Chief Executives
- Median
- $139,250
- p25
- $119,580
- p75
- $185,680
- p10
- $101,930
- p90
- $304,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.