State wages ยท Cost of living
Chief Executives pay by state
The highest published median is in Hawaii, at $231,500. Nebraska leads after cost of living, at $228,720. Ohio has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($206,420).
National median
$206,420
Highest state median
$231,500
Hawaii
Best adjusted pay
$228,720
Nebraska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $123,810Higher: $228,720Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Nebraska | $206,080 | -0.2% | 90.103 | $228,720 | 1 |
| Michigan | $219,230 | +6.2% | 96.217 | $227,850 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | $220,510 | +6.8% | 97.572 | $226,000 | 3 |
| Ohio | $208,590 | +1.1% | 92.774 | $224,840 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | $209,090 | +1.3% | 94.095 | $222,210 | 5 |
| Indiana | $205,780 | -0.3% | 93.329 | $220,490 | 6 |
| Hawaii | $231,500 | +12.1% | 109.951 | $210,550 | 7 |
| Georgia | $201,750 | -2.3% | 96.293 | $209,520 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | $211,810 | +2.6% | 102.28 | $207,090 | 9 |
| Montana | $194,460 | -5.8% | 94.645 | $205,460 | 10 |
| Iowa | $178,530 | -13.5% | 87.762 | $203,430 | 11 |
| West Virginia | $181,930 | -11.9% | 89.497 | $203,280 | 12 |
| New York | $219,320 | +6.2% | 107.921 | $203,220 | 13 |
| California | $220,600 | +6.9% | 110.72 | $199,240 | 14 |
| Minnesota | $194,160 | -5.9% | 98.621 | $196,870 | 15 |
| South Carolina | $181,830 | -11.9% | 93.749 | $193,950 | 16 |
| North Dakota | $171,310 | -17.0% | 88.959 | $192,570 | 17 |
| Delaware | $190,460 | -7.7% | 99.808 | $190,830 | 18 |
| Tennessee | $173,870 | -15.8% | 91.87 | $189,260 | 19 |
| Colorado | $194,810 | -5.6% | 103.052 | $189,040 | 20 |
| Alabama | $164,400 | -20.4% | 88.823 | $185,090 | 21 |
| Idaho | $173,070 | -16.2% | 95.494 | $181,240 | 22 |
| Missouri | $158,930 | -23.0% | 90.817 | $175,000 | 23 |
| Kansas | $154,700 | -25.1% | 90.068 | $171,760 | 24 |
| Vermont | $166,190 | -19.5% | 97.958 | $169,650 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | $148,870 | -27.9% | 87.843 | $169,470 | 26 |
| Utah | $163,980 | -20.6% | 98.864 | $165,860 | 27 |
| Alaska | $168,680 | -18.3% | 102.359 | $164,790 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $146,630 | -29.0% | 90.159 | $162,630 | 29 |
| New Mexico | $148,790 | -27.9% | 92.212 | $161,360 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $140,000 | -32.2% | 92.691 | $151,040 | 31 |
| Arizona | $150,590 | -27.0% | 100.677 | $149,580 | 32 |
| Mississippi | $125,340 | -39.3% | 86.953 | $144,150 | 33 |
| Arkansas | $121,220 | -41.3% | 86.937 | $139,430 | 34 |
| Louisiana | $121,490 | -41.1% | 88.207 | $137,730 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | $138,910 | -32.7% | 104.165 | $133,360 | 36 |
| Maine | $120,160 | -41.8% | 97.05 | $123,810 | 37 |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Florida | Not available | Not available | 103.414 | Not available | Not available |
| Illinois | Not available | Not available | 99.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Jersey | Not available | Not available | 108.805 | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Not available | Not available | 94.326 | Not available | Not available |
| Oregon | Not available | Not available | 103.361 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Texas | Not available | Not available | 97.057 | Not available | Not available |
| Virginia | Not available | Not available | 101.104 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.