State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs South Dakota
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In South Dakota, $280,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.2%
Illinois vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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 Dakota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $280,900
- p25
- $211,870
- p75
- $428,840
- p10
- $175,590
- p90
- $546,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.