State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Oklahoma
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Oklahoma, $163,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.9% — not 102.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.6%
Illinois vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+77.9%
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%
Oklahoma
Chief Executives
- Median
- $163,790
- p25
- $104,740
- p75
- $240,480
- p10
- $68,630
- p90
- $387,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.