11 Series · SOC 11-1011

Chief Executives

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$206,420

per year

Median Hourly

$99.24/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$262,930

average

Employment

211,850

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$73,710

25th Percentile

$126,080

Median

$206,420

75th Percentile

N/A

90th Percentile

N/A

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Hawaii $231,500 2. California $220,600 3. Pennsylvania $220,510 4. New York $219,320 5. Michigan $219,230

Lowest Paying States

36. Puerto Rico $93,740 37. Guam $106,500 38. Maine $120,160 39. Arkansas $121,220 40. Louisiana $121,490
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Hawaii $231,500 +12% above national
2 California $220,600 +7% above national
3 Pennsylvania $220,510 +7% above national
4 New York $219,320 +6% above national
5 Michigan $219,230 +6% above national
6 Rhode Island $211,810 +3% above national
7 Wisconsin $209,090 +1% above national
8 Ohio $208,590 +1% above national
9 Nebraska $206,080 same as national
10 Indiana $205,780 same as national
11 Georgia $201,750 2% below national
12 Colorado $194,810 6% below national
13 Montana $194,460 6% below national
14 Minnesota $194,160 6% below national
15 Delaware $190,460 8% below national
16 West Virginia $181,930 12% below national
17 South Carolina $181,830 12% below national
18 Iowa $178,530 14% below national
19 Tennessee $173,870 16% below national
20 Idaho $173,070 16% below national
21 North Dakota $171,310 17% below national
22 Alaska $168,680 18% below national
23 Vermont $166,190 19% below national
24 Alabama $164,400 20% below national
25 Utah $163,980 21% below national
26 Missouri $158,930 23% below national
27 Kansas $154,700 25% below national
28 Arizona $150,590 27% below national
29 Oklahoma $148,870 28% below national
30 New Mexico $148,790 28% below national
31 Kentucky $146,630 29% below national
32 Wyoming $140,000 32% below national
33 Virgin Islands $139,160 33% below national
34 New Hampshire $138,910 33% below national
35 Mississippi $125,340 39% below national
36 Louisiana $121,490 41% below national
37 Arkansas $121,220 41% below national
38 Maine $120,160 42% below national
39 Guam $106,500 48% below national
40 Puerto Rico $93,740 55% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Cleveland, OH $239,130 2. Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $238,460 3. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $236,800 4. Wausau, WI $236,650 5. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $234,890

Lowest Paying Metros

370. Mayaguez, PR $77,970 371. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $78,040 372. Aguadilla, PR $84,190 373. Ponce, PR $89,630 374. Arecibo, PR $95,710
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Cleveland, OH $239,130 +16% above national
2 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $238,460 +16% above national
3 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $236,800 +15% above national
4 Wausau, WI $236,650 +15% above national
5 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $234,890 +14% above national
6 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $234,040 +13% above national
7 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $233,640 +13% above national
8 Bend, OR $233,520 +13% above national
9 Richmond, VA $232,850 +13% above national
10 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $232,600 +13% above national
11 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $232,510 +13% above national
12 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $231,990 +12% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $231,500 +12% above national
14 Kenosha, WI $231,200 +12% above national
15 Roanoke, VA $230,320 +12% above national
16 Madison, WI $228,960 +11% above national
17 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $228,640 +11% above national
18 Eau Claire, WI $227,050 +10% above national
19 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $226,660 +10% above national
20 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $226,440 +10% above national
21 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $225,980 +9% above national
22 Savannah, GA $225,950 +9% above national
23 Yakima, WA $225,480 +9% above national
24 Lexington Park, MD $225,000 +9% above national
25 Evansville, IN $223,430 +8% above national
26 Omaha, NE-IA $221,120 +7% above national
27 Salinas, CA $221,090 +7% above national
28 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $220,960 +7% above national
29 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $220,900 +7% above national
30 Billings, MT $220,590 +7% above national
31 Peoria, IL $220,430 +7% above national
32 Great Falls, MT $219,600 +6% above national
33 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $218,350 +6% above national
34 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $217,550 +5% above national
35 Dalton, GA $217,490 +5% above national
36 Worcester, MA $217,410 +5% above national
37 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $216,720 +5% above national
38 Janesville-Beloit, WI $216,700 +5% above national
39 Tyler, TX $216,010 +5% above national
40 Rockford, IL $215,600 +4% above national
41 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $214,680 +4% above national
42 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $214,170 +4% above national
43 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $213,620 +3% above national
44 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $213,150 +3% above national
45 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $212,760 +3% above national
46 Bozeman, MT $212,690 +3% above national
47 Columbus, OH $212,690 +3% above national
48 Salisbury, MD $212,690 +3% above national
49 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $212,290 +3% above national
50 Springfield, MA $212,290 +3% above national
51 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $211,560 +2% above national
52 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $210,920 +2% above national
53 Pittsburgh, PA $210,810 +2% above national
54 Yuba City, CA $210,520 +2% above national
55 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $210,000 +2% above national
56 Appleton, WI $209,750 +2% above national
57 Saginaw, MI $209,470 +1% above national
58 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $209,330 +1% above national
59 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $209,190 +1% above national
60 Stockton-Lodi, CA $208,450 +1% above national
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