Chief Executives Salary in the US
A chief executives earns a national median of $213,990 a year (mean $269,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #23 of 825.
How much does a chief executives earn in the US?
A chief executives in the United States earns a median of $213,990 a year (mean $269,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 320% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 204,350 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-1011), ranked #23 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$213,990
per year
Mean
$269,630
per year
Employment
204,350
US workers
National rank
#23
of 825 by median
What a chief executives earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a chief executives (SOC 11-1011) earns a median annual wage of $213,990 and a mean (average) of $269,630. The median is the midpoint — half of chief executives earn more and half earn less — and is 320% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a chief executives in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for chief executives is $213,990, and the mean (average) is $269,630. The median is the midpoint — half of chief executives earn more and half earn less.
- How does chief executives pay compare to the US average?
- At $213,990, a chief executives earns 320% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many chief executives are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 204,350 chief executives employed nationally (SOC 11-1011), across all industries.
- Where does this chief executives salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-1011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-1011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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