State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In North Dakota, $164,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.8% — not 51.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.6%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-41.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $164,560
- p25
- $129,610
- p75
- $240,090
- p10
- $104,590
- p90
- $464,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.