State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In North Carolina, $314,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.5%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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%
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.