State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In New Jersey, $310,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 8.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.6%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Chief Executives
- Median
- $310,440
- p25
- $207,160
- p75
- $448,910
- p10
- $173,560
- p90
- $666,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.