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State comparison · 2025

Chief Executives salary: Illinois vs Wisconsin

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Chief Executives in Illinois earn a median of $331,920. In Wisconsin, $208,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.9% — not 59.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+59.3%
Illinois vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+49.9%
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%
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Wisconsin

Chief Executives

Median
$208,350
p25
$152,760
p75
$318,910
p10
$103,560
p90
$426,290
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.