State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In Minnesota, $195,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.4%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-37.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $195,670
- p25
- $138,060
- p75
- $313,510
- p10
- $92,540
- p90
- $449,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
Washington
Chief Executives
- Median
- $339,810
- p25
- $216,230
- p75
- $442,180
- p10
- $160,110
- p90
- $607,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.