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State comparison · 2025

Chief Executives salary: Oregon vs Tennessee

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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
See full breakdown for Oregon

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
See full breakdown for Tennessee

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.