State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In North Dakota, $164,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.5% — not 101.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+101.7%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+79.5%
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%
North Dakota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $164,560
- p25
- $129,610
- p75
- $240,090
- p10
- $104,590
- p90
- $464,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.