Chief Executives Salary

Also known as: CEO, Executive

Median Salary
$213,990
per year
Hourly Rate
$102.88
per hour
Employment
204,350
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$75,700
25th percentile
$129,540
Median
$213,990
75th percentile
$356,200
90th percentile
$507,730

💰 Chief Executives Salary by State

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$120K
$342K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Oregon$341,630+59.6%
Washington$339,810+58.8%
Illinois$331,920+55.1%
North Carolina$314,290+46.9%
Virginia$310,740+45.2%
New Jersey$310,440+45.1%
Connecticut$295,120+37.9%
Hawaii$281,640+31.6%
South Dakota$280,900+31.3%
New York$257,980+20.6%
Texas$257,850+20.5%
Michigan$255,560+19.4%
Indiana$254,180+18.8%
Maryland$248,660+16.2%
Rhode Island$235,360+10.0%
Pennsylvania$232,560+8.7%
California$218,600+2.2%
Nebraska$214,680+0.3%
Colorado$213,370-0.3%
Iowa$211,190-1.3%
Wisconsin$208,350-2.6%
Georgia$208,180-2.7%
Delaware$199,990-6.5%
Tennessee$198,830-7.1%
Minnesota$195,670-8.6%
Montana$182,340-14.8%
Kentucky$179,530-16.1%
Idaho$177,210-17.2%
Ohio$176,440-17.5%
Vermont$175,070-18.2%
Missouri$172,320-19.5%
Utah$171,880-19.7%
South Carolina$168,840-21.1%
New Hampshire$168,590-21.2%
Alaska$166,710-22.1%
Alabama$166,420-22.2%
North Dakota$164,560-23.1%
Oklahoma$163,790-23.5%
Kansas$158,100-26.1%
West Virginia$151,950-29.0%
Nevada$149,770-30.0%
Wyoming$147,940-30.9%
Mississippi$139,250-34.9%
Maine$138,770-35.2%
New Mexico$123,500-42.3%
Arkansas$119,990-43.9%

🏙️ Chief Executives Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Medford, OR$615,500+187.6%
Midland, MI$587,950+174.8%
Midland, TX$389,330+81.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$388,060+81.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$381,330+78.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$375,810+75.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$370,000+72.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$354,310+65.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$344,960+61.2%
Evansville, IN$339,330+58.6%
Springfield, IL$338,570+58.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$335,900+57.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$329,030+53.8%
Richmond, VA$326,160+52.4%
Rockford, IL$323,030+51.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$320,060+49.6%
Charlottesville, VA$317,900+48.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$315,920+47.6%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$312,730+46.1%
New Haven, CT$311,110+45.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$310,740+45.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$304,110+42.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$301,440+40.9%
Rapid City, SD$301,420+40.9%
Wilmington, NC$298,730+39.6%
Jackson, MI$298,440+39.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$297,350+39.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$292,770+36.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$290,870+35.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$288,690+34.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$288,150+34.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$287,180+34.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$286,050+33.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$285,300+33.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$282,170+31.9%
Odessa, TX$281,480+31.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$279,080+30.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$276,970+29.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$275,820+28.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$275,270+28.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$274,520+28.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$273,710+27.9%
Asheville, NC$270,520+26.4%
Peoria, IL$270,090+26.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$268,090+25.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$268,030+25.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$264,970+23.8%
Salem, OR$261,650+22.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$261,280+22.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$260,940+21.9%
Lexington Park, MD$260,050+21.5%
Roanoke, VA$258,310+20.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$256,610+19.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$256,320+19.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$254,180+18.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$251,520+17.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$250,670+17.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$248,810+16.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$248,660+16.2%
Traverse City, MI$248,510+16.1%
Bay City, MI$247,680+15.7%
Monroe, MI$244,760+14.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$243,620+13.8%
Dalton, GA$242,760+13.4%
Napa, CA$241,590+12.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$239,990+12.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$238,440+11.4%
Gainesville, FL$238,200+11.3%
Yakima, WA$238,180+11.3%
Tyler, TX$237,880+11.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$237,600+11.0%
Rochester, NY$237,180+10.8%
Bellingham, WA$236,930+10.7%
Bloomington, IN$235,900+10.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$234,290+9.5%
Williamsport, PA$233,920+9.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$233,760+9.2%
Reading, PA$229,740+7.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$229,340+7.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$228,220+6.6%
Billings, MT$227,000+6.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$226,720+5.9%
Salinas, CA$226,270+5.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$225,760+5.5%
Jacksonville, FL$225,410+5.3%
Lancaster, PA$224,160+4.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$223,990+4.7%
Green Bay, WI$222,320+3.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$221,640+3.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$221,620+3.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$220,940+3.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$220,590+3.1%
El Paso, TX$220,050+2.8%
Lynchburg, VA$219,400+2.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$218,840+2.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$218,690+2.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$218,190+2.0%
Great Falls, MT$217,910+1.8%
Lincoln, NE$217,780+1.8%
York-Hanover, PA$217,730+1.7%
Waco, TX$217,610+1.7%
Madison, WI$217,010+1.4%
Syracuse, NY$216,610+1.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$216,530+1.2%
Boulder, CO$216,400+1.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$216,240+1.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$216,060+1.0%
Kenosha, WI$215,930+0.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$214,340+0.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$213,920-0.0%
Lebanon, PA$213,830-0.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$213,720-0.1%
Huntsville, AL$213,530-0.2%
Dubuque, IA$212,880-0.5%
Decatur, IL$212,400-0.7%
Battle Creek, MI$211,560-1.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$210,790-1.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$210,760-1.5%
Greeley, CO$210,700-1.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$210,670-1.6%
Niles, MI$210,620-1.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$209,990-1.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$209,980-1.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$209,140-2.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$209,080-2.3%
Yuba City, CA$209,060-2.3%
Amarillo, TX$208,170-2.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$208,030-2.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$207,170-3.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$207,100-3.2%
Ames, IA$206,090-3.7%
Longview, TX$205,770-3.8%
Chambersburg, PA$205,570-3.9%
Iowa City, IA$205,340-4.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$205,030-4.2%
Eau Claire, WI$204,710-4.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$204,450-4.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$204,190-4.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$204,040-4.6%
State College, PA$203,960-4.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$203,220-5.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$202,990-5.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$202,840-5.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$202,750-5.3%
Wausau, WI$202,460-5.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$202,190-5.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$201,720-5.7%
Appleton, WI$201,300-5.9%
Jackson, TN$201,090-6.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$200,920-6.1%
Modesto, CA$200,900-6.1%
Saginaw, MI$200,190-6.4%
Bozeman, MT$199,920-6.6%
Kingston, NY$199,860-6.6%
Cleveland, OH$199,350-6.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$199,010-7.0%
Wichita, KS$198,910-7.0%
Knoxville, TN$198,890-7.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$197,880-7.5%
Savannah, GA$197,840-7.5%
Flint, MI$197,790-7.6%
Spartanburg, SC$197,540-7.7%
Altoona, PA$197,360-7.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$197,220-7.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$196,990-7.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$196,680-8.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$195,650-8.6%
Johnson City, TN$195,450-8.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$195,400-8.7%
Sheboygan, WI$195,040-8.9%
Rochester, MN$194,700-9.0%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$194,350-9.2%
Elmira, NY$192,530-10.0%
Glens Falls, NY$192,520-10.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$191,360-10.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$190,650-10.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$190,480-11.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$190,400-11.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$190,020-11.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$189,410-11.5%
Fresno, CA$188,930-11.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$188,510-11.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$186,440-12.9%
Tucson, AZ$185,100-13.5%
St. Cloud, MN$184,610-13.7%
Binghamton, NY$184,360-13.8%
Anchorage, AK$183,110-14.4%
Twin Falls, ID$182,470-14.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$182,210-14.9%
Merced, CA$181,660-15.1%
Gettysburg, PA$180,910-15.5%
Pocatello, ID$180,280-15.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$180,240-15.8%
Vallejo, CA$180,180-15.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$179,990-15.9%
Springfield, MO$179,910-15.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$179,520-16.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$179,360-16.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$178,860-16.4%
El Centro, CA$177,950-16.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$177,090-17.2%
Columbia, SC$176,890-17.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$176,890-17.3%
Bismarck, ND$176,820-17.4%
Chico, CA$176,750-17.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$176,700-17.4%
Bangor, ME$176,370-17.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$176,160-17.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$176,030-17.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$176,000-17.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$175,070-18.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$174,980-18.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$174,410-18.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$174,230-18.6%
Lubbock, TX$174,120-18.6%
Helena, MT$173,880-18.7%
Grand Island, NE$173,690-18.8%
Morgantown, WV$172,990-19.2%
Boise City, ID$172,780-19.3%
Akron, OH$172,610-19.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$172,470-19.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$172,410-19.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$171,590-19.8%
Owensboro, KY$171,540-19.8%
Mankato, MN$171,460-19.9%
Mobile, AL$171,130-20.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$171,120-20.0%
Redding, CA$170,770-20.2%
Erie, PA$170,340-20.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$169,770-20.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$169,630-20.7%
Toledo, OH$168,830-21.1%
Missoula, MT$168,200-21.4%
Birmingham, AL$167,080-21.9%
Morristown, TN$166,650-22.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$166,420-22.2%
Abilene, TX$165,770-22.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$165,770-22.5%
Ogden, UT$165,740-22.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$164,810-23.0%
Lawrence, KS$164,800-23.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$164,770-23.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$164,460-23.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$164,410-23.2%
Bowling Green, KY$164,080-23.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$163,170-23.7%
Columbus, OH$162,910-23.9%
Tulsa, OK$162,260-24.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$161,760-24.4%
Charleston, WV$161,540-24.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$161,180-24.7%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$160,950-24.8%
Florence, SC$160,660-24.9%
Columbia, MO$159,890-25.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$159,120-25.6%
Elizabethtown, KY$158,670-25.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$158,260-26.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$157,500-26.4%
Montgomery, AL$155,700-27.2%
Visalia, CA$155,510-27.3%
Johnstown, PA$153,570-28.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$151,230-29.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$150,930-29.5%
Lima, OH$150,740-29.6%
Jackson, MS$149,490-30.1%
Paducah, KY-IL$148,710-30.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$146,670-31.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$145,910-31.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$144,980-32.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$142,390-33.5%
Yuma, AZ$141,100-34.1%
Cleveland, TN$140,930-34.1%
Topeka, KS$140,330-34.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$139,950-34.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$138,900-35.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$138,560-35.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$138,440-35.3%
Manhattan, KS$138,290-35.4%
Lawton, OK$137,500-35.7%
Logan, UT-ID$136,720-36.1%
Minot, ND$135,870-36.5%
Joplin, MO-KS$134,670-37.1%
Lafayette, LA$134,660-37.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$134,640-37.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$134,510-37.1%
Valdosta, GA$133,570-37.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$131,540-38.5%
Ocala, FL$131,440-38.6%
Beckley, WV$131,040-38.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$130,000-39.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$129,850-39.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$129,490-39.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$127,100-40.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$125,460-41.4%
Carson City, NV$125,280-41.5%
Alexandria, LA$125,270-41.5%
Reno, NV$124,300-41.9%
St. George, UT$124,280-41.9%
Albuquerque, NM$123,500-42.3%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$123,170-42.4%
Monroe, LA$123,090-42.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$122,670-42.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$120,900-43.5%
Sandusky, OH$120,030-43.9%
Jonesboro, AR$120,020-43.9%
Hot Springs, AR$119,990-43.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$114,550-46.5%
Jefferson City, MO$113,090-47.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$109,730-48.7%
Lake Charles, LA$108,200-49.4%
Rome, GA$106,740-50.1%
Virgin Islands$104,010-51.4%
Sebring, FL$100,430-53.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$98,800-53.8%
Puerto Rico$97,510-54.4%
Mayaguez, PR$90,220-57.8%
Arecibo, PR$86,270-59.7%
Aguadilla, PR$86,100-59.8%
Ponce, PR$81,730-61.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.