State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In North Carolina, $314,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
-8%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+0.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Chief Executives
- Median
- $314,290
- p25
- $182,980
- p75
- $442,080
- p10
- $114,210
- p90
- $624,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.