State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In South Dakota, $280,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-0.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.