State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In South Dakota, $280,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
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 Dakota
Chief Executives
- Median
- $280,900
- p25
- $211,870
- p75
- $428,840
- p10
- $175,590
- p90
- $546,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.