State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Montana
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Montana, $182,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 72.2% — not 82%.
Nominal pay gap
+82%
Illinois vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+72.2%
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%
Montana
Chief Executives
- Median
- $182,340
- p25
- $104,490
- p75
- $312,050
- p10
- $73,970
- p90
- $432,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.