State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Missouri
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Missouri, $172,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.9% — not 92.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.6%
Illinois vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+74.9%
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%
Missouri
Chief Executives
- Median
- $172,320
- p25
- $111,070
- p75
- $275,660
- p10
- $75,040
- p90
- $416,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +25%
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.