State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Iowa vs Oregon
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In Iowa, $211,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.2%
Iowa vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Chief Executives
- Median
- $211,190
- p25
- $136,440
- p75
- $331,660
- p10
- $86,090
- p90
- $365,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Oregon
Chief Executives
- Median
- $341,630
- p25
- $217,050
- p75
- $520,980
- p10
- $179,550
- p90
- $772,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.