State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Utah
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Utah, $171,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 91% — not 93.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+93.1%
Illinois vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+91%
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%
Utah
Chief Executives
- Median
- $171,880
- p25
- $109,240
- p75
- $299,040
- p10
- $72,480
- p90
- $424,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
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.