State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Oregon vs South Carolina
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In South Carolina, $168,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.4% — not 102.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.3%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+83.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Chief Executives
- Median
- $168,840
- p25
- $109,000
- p75
- $258,950
- p10
- $49,760
- p90
- $393,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.