Chief Executives Salary in U.S.
SOC 11-1011 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Chief Executives in U.S. is $206,420 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $99.24 per hour. 211,850 people work as Chief Executives in U.S.. Wages have grown 12% since 2019, when the median was $184,460.
Median Annual Salary
$206,420
Mean Annual
$262,930
Median Hourly
$99.24
Total Employed
211,850
Salary Distribution
$74k
10th
$126k
25th
$206k
Median
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $237,960 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $236,410 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $236,410 |
| Rail Transportation | $235,210 |
| Rail Transportation | $235,210 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $232,950 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $232,170 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $231,770 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $231,030 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $230,440 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $230,230 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $229,580 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $229,270 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $229,000 |
| Offices of Physicians | $228,270 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $227,650 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations | $227,120 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $226,690 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $226,230 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | $224,950 |
| Radio Broadcasting Stations | $224,680 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $224,030 |
| Engineering Services | $223,730 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $222,430 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $221,110 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $221,070 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $220,960 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $220,200 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $220,100 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $219,560 |
| Offices of Dentists | $219,320 |
| Sound Recording Industries | $218,860 |
| Wholesale Trade | $217,770 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $217,600 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $217,340 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $216,810 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $216,290 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $215,220 |
| Other Support Services | $215,190 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $214,010 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $213,920 |
| Employment Services | $213,660 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $213,630 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $212,690 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $212,530 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $211,720 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $211,580 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | $211,580 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $211,430 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | $210,180 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $210,150 |
| Educational Services | $209,990 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $209,830 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $209,460 |
| Legal Services | $209,060 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | $208,990 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $208,870 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $208,870 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $208,870 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $208,610 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $208,530 |
| Temporary Help Services | $208,350 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $208,310 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $207,590 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $207,530 |
| Utility System Construction | $207,320 |
| Foundries | $206,800 |
| Machine Shops | $206,720 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $205,780 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $205,780 |
| Textile Product Mills | $205,760 |
| Other Textile Product Mills | $205,760 |
| Truck Transportation | $204,780 |
| Broadcasting and Content Providers | $203,780 |
| Metal Ore Mining | $203,740 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $202,590 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services | $202,310 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $201,710 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $201,040 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $200,000 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $199,620 |
| Educational Support Services | $199,140 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $198,430 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $198,380 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $198,180 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $197,860 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $197,650 |
| Construction of Buildings | $196,960 |
| Specialized Design Services | $196,360 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $196,240 |
| Office Administrative Services | $196,010 |
| Waste Collection | $195,500 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $194,360 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | $193,840 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $193,140 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $193,140 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $192,770 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers | $190,920 |
| Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $188,190 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $187,760 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $187,620 |
| Solar Electric Power Generation | $187,310 |
| Textile Mills | $186,730 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $185,200 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $185,200 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $184,330 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $182,990 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $182,480 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $182,480 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $181,900 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $180,940 |
| Residential Building Construction | $180,610 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $180,130 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $179,750 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $178,690 |
| Educational Services | $177,430 |
| Junior Colleges | $176,820 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $176,580 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $175,520 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $175,520 |
| Business Support Services | $174,580 |
| Construction | $174,030 |
| Other Personal Services | $173,370 |
| Gasoline Stations | $173,040 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $170,440 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $170,300 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $169,990 |
| Security Systems Services | $169,760 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | $168,590 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $168,480 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $168,400 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing | $167,990 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $167,950 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $167,270 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $166,970 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $166,510 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $166,440 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $166,120 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $165,140 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $165,100 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | $163,930 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $161,400 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $161,040 |
| Other Building Equipment Contractors | $160,970 |
| Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | $160,360 |
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair | $160,090 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $159,290 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $158,620 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $158,500 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $157,500 |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | $157,500 |
| Fuel Dealers | $157,260 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $156,530 |
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers | $155,020 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $155,000 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $154,990 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | $154,960 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $154,900 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | $154,540 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $154,440 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $154,120 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $153,650 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $153,400 |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | $153,210 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $152,490 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $150,590 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $150,580 |
| Home Health Care Services | $149,770 |
| Landscaping Services | $149,430 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $149,420 |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance | $148,620 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $148,620 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $148,150 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $146,690 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $146,290 |
| Death Care Services | $146,050 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $145,110 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $144,040 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $143,320 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $143,320 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $142,300 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | $141,990 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $141,670 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $141,090 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $140,660 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $140,660 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $140,410 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $140,400 |
| Social Assistance | $140,320 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $140,110 |
| Masonry Contractors | $140,110 |
| Individual and Family Services | $140,110 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $140,060 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $140,060 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $139,870 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $139,720 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $138,020 |
| Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | $137,800 |
| Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $137,460 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $137,140 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $137,140 |
| Retail Trade | $136,450 |
| Ambulance Services | $135,940 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $135,760 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $135,700 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $134,730 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $132,460 |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures | $128,610 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $123,900 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $123,860 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $122,320 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $121,400 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | $114,480 |
| Special Food Services | $114,120 |
| Child Care Services | $114,070 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $113,200 |
| Personal Care Services | $111,810 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $111,320 |
| Roofing Contractors | $109,870 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services | $109,600 |
| Religious Organizations | $109,130 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers | $108,690 |
| Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers | $108,690 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $104,310 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $102,000 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance | $74,710 |
Salary 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 |
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| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,200 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,740 |
| Financial Managers | $161,700 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $161,180 |
| Marketing Managers | $161,030 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $140,360 |