State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: New York vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In New York, $257,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Chief Executives
- Median
- $257,980
- p25
- $178,980
- p75
- $419,730
- p10
- $140,410
- p90
- $657,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.