State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Oregon vs Tennessee
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In Tennessee, $198,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 71.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.8%
Oregon vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+52.7%
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
Tennessee
Chief Executives
- Median
- $198,830
- p25
- $113,110
- p75
- $307,390
- p10
- $64,520
- p90
- $474,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.