State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs South Carolina
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In South Carolina, $168,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 84.2% — not 96.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.6%
Illinois vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+84.2%
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%
South Carolina
Chief Executives
- Median
- $168,840
- p25
- $109,000
- p75
- $258,950
- p10
- $49,760
- p90
- $393,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.