State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Tennessee
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Tennessee, $198,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.4% — not 66.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.9%
Illinois vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+53.4%
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%
Tennessee
Chief Executives
- Median
- $198,830
- p25
- $113,110
- p75
- $307,390
- p10
- $64,520
- p90
- $474,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.