Average Salary for Chief Executives
SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Chief Executives in the United States is $206,420 ($99.24/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. An estimated 211,850 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 11.9% since 2019.
Median Annual
$206,420
Mean Annual
$262,930
10th Pct
$73,710
75th Pct
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Employment
211,850
Salary Distribution
$74k
10th
$126k
25th
$206k
Median
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Cleveland, OH | $239,130 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $236,800 |
| Wausau, WI | $236,650 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $233,640 |
| Bend, OR | $233,520 |
| Richmond, VA | $232,850 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $232,600 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $232,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $231,500 |
| Kenosha, WI | $231,200 |
| Roanoke, VA | $230,320 |
| Madison, WI | $228,960 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $228,640 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $227,050 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $226,660 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $231,500 |
| California | $220,600 |
| Pennsylvania | $220,510 |
| New York | $219,320 |
| Michigan | $219,230 |
| Rhode Island | $211,810 |
| Wisconsin | $209,090 |
| Ohio | $208,590 |
| Nebraska | $206,080 |
| Indiana | $205,780 |
| Georgia | $201,750 |
| Colorado | $194,810 |
| Montana | $194,460 |
| Minnesota | $194,160 |
| Delaware | $190,460 |
| West Virginia | $181,930 |
| South Carolina | $181,830 |
| Iowa | $178,530 |
| Tennessee | $173,870 |
| Idaho | $173,070 |
| North Dakota | $171,310 |
| Alaska | $168,680 |
| Vermont | $166,190 |
| Alabama | $164,400 |
| Utah | $163,980 |
| Missouri | $158,930 |
| Kansas | $154,700 |
| Arizona | $150,590 |
| Oklahoma | $148,870 |
| New Mexico | $148,790 |
| Kentucky | $146,630 |
| Wyoming | $140,000 |
| Virgin Islands | $139,160 |
| New Hampshire | $138,910 |
| Mississippi | $125,340 |
| Louisiana | $121,490 |
| Arkansas | $121,220 |
| Maine | $120,160 |
| Guam | $106,500 |
| Puerto Rico | $93,740 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $206,420 |
| 2023 | $206,680 |
| 2022 | $189,520 |
| 2021 | $179,520 |
| 2020 | $185,950 |
| 2019 | $184,460 |