State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In West Virginia, $151,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.5% — not 118.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+118.4%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+95.5%
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%
West Virginia
Chief Executives
- Median
- $151,950
- p25
- $97,550
- p75
- $253,870
- p10
- $72,160
- p90
- $403,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.