State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Chief Executives in Washington earn a median of $339,810. In Wisconsin, $208,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.4% — not 63.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.1%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+43.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Wisconsin
Chief Executives
- Median
- $208,350
- p25
- $152,760
- p75
- $318,910
- p10
- $103,560
- p90
- $426,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.