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State comparison · 2025

Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Tennessee

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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%
See full breakdown for Illinois

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
See full breakdown for Tennessee

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.