CEOs outearn the average worker in every state, but the gap is wider in some places than others.
A recent report compared S&P 500 companies' CEO compensation to their average worker's compensation using proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The ratios were sorted by the state where the company is based and averaged.
These states have the highest gap between what S&P 500 CEOs and their workers bring home and are listed alongside their average pay ratio:
1. Oregon — 441:1
2. Montana — 349:1
3. Idaho — 335:1
4. Delaware — 307:1
5. California — 306:1
6. North Carolina — 300:1
7. Nevada — 291:1
8 (tie). Arkansas — 287:1
8 (tie). Indiana — 287:1
10. Kentucky — 259:1