State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Ohio, $176,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.6% — not 88.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.1%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+74.6%
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%
Ohio
Chief Executives
- Median
- $176,440
- p25
- $123,200
- p75
- $350,670
- p10
- $79,390
- p90
- $484,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.