Chief Executive Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$213,990
$102.88/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $75,700 | $36.39 |
| 25th percentile | $129,540 | $62.28 |
| Median | $213,990 | $102.88 |
| 75th percentile | $356,200 | $171.25 |
| 90th percentile | $507,730 | $244.10 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 204,350
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | ||
| 1st | $341,630 | $330,521 3rd |
| Washington | ||
| 2nd | $339,810 | $317,541 4th |
| Illinois | ||
| 3rd | $331,920 | $332,059 2nd |
| North Carolina | ||
| 4th | $314,290 | $333,196 1st |
| Virginia | ||
| 5th | $310,740 | $307,347 6th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 6th | $310,440 | $285,318 7th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 7th | $295,120 | $284,837 8th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 8th | $281,640 | $256,150 12th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 9th | $280,900 | $317,093 5th |
| New York | ||
| 10th | $257,980 | $239,045 14th |
| Texas | ||
| 11th | $257,850 | $265,669 10th |
| Michigan | ||
| 12th | $255,560 | $265,608 11th |
| Indiana | ||
| 13th | $254,180 | $272,348 9th |
| Maryland | ||
| 14th | $248,660 | $236,912 17th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 15th | $235,360 | $230,113 18th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 16th | $232,560 | $238,347 15th |
| California | ||
| 17th | $218,600 | $197,435 26th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 18th | $214,680 | $238,261 16th |
| Colorado | ||
| 19th | $213,370 | $207,051 22nd |
| Iowa | ||
| 20th | $211,190 | $240,639 13th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 21st | $208,350 | $221,425 19th |
| Georgia | ||
| 22nd | $208,180 | $216,194 21st |
| Delaware | ||
| 23rd | $199,990 | $200,375 23rd |
| Tennessee | ||
| 24th | $198,830 | $216,425 20th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 25th | $195,670 | $198,406 25th |
| Montana | ||
| 26th | $182,340 | $192,657 27th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 27th | $179,530 | $199,126 24th |
| Idaho | ||
| 28th | $177,210 | $185,572 32nd |
| Ohio | ||
| 29th | $176,440 | $190,183 28th |
| Vermont | ||
| 30th | $175,070 | $178,719 35th |
| Missouri | ||
| 31st | $172,320 | $189,744 29th |
| Utah | ||
| 32nd | $171,880 | $173,855 37th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 33rd | $168,840 | $180,098 34th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 34th | $168,590 | $161,849 40th |
| Alaska | ||
| 35th | $166,710 | $162,868 39th |
| Alabama | ||
| 36th | $166,420 | $187,361 30th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 37th | $164,560 | $184,984 33rd |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 38th | $163,790 | $186,458 31st |
| Kansas | ||
| 39th | $158,100 | $175,534 36th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 40th | $151,950 | $169,782 38th |
| Nevada | ||
| 41st | $149,770 | $149,801 43rd |
| Wyoming | ||
| 42nd | $147,940 | $159,606 42nd |
| Mississippi | ||
| 43rd | $139,250 | $160,144 41st |
| Maine | ||
| 44th | $138,770 | $142,988 44th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 45th | $123,500 | $133,931 46th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 46th | $119,990 | $138,019 45th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +3.2%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Chief Sustainability Officers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Chief Executives; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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