State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In South Carolina, $168,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.3% — not 50.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.3%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-43.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.