United States
Chief Executives salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$206,420
Chief Executives in the United States earn a median of $206,420 a year, about $99.24 an hour.
Median
$206,420
per year
Hourly
$99.24
as published
Mean
$262,930
pulled up by top earners
Workers
211,850
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $220,600 | +7% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $220,510 | +7% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $231,500 | +12% |
| New York | State | $219,320 | +6% |
| Minnesota | State | $194,160 | -6% |
| Georgia | State | $201,750 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $173,870 | -16% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $210,000 | +2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $209,090 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $208,590 | +1% |
| Missouri | State | $158,930 | -23% |
| Utah | State | $163,980 | -21% |
| Michigan | State | $219,230 | +6% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $159,800 | -23% |
| Iowa | State | $178,530 | -14% |
| Arizona | State | $150,590 | -27% |
| South Carolina | State | $181,830 | -12% |
| Kentucky | State | $146,630 | -29% |
| Nebraska | State | $206,080 | -0% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Metro | $210,810 | +2% |
| Kansas | State | $154,700 | -25% |
| Arkansas | State | $121,220 | -41% |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Metro | $179,170 | -13% |
| Indiana | State | $205,780 | -0% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $164,980 | -20% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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