What are the main factors that influence a Chief Executive's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Chief Executive's salary?

A Chief Executive's salary grows with experience: a Budgeting Supervisor (7+ years)earns $115,865, a Budget Manager (7+ years)earns $130,362, a Budget Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $170,730, a Chief Executive (7+ years)earns $202,004, a VP of Budgeting (7+ years)earns $241,580,

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Executive?

Chief Executive salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Executive roles are District of Columbia $228,873, California $228,004, Massachusetts $224,966. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Executive roles make?

Salaries for Chief Executive level roles vary by specialization: Chief Executive Officer: $815,082; Chief Sector Executive: $495,750; Chief Financial Executive: $437,920; Chief Subsidiary Executive: $436,900; Chief Merchandising Executive: $435,000.

How do different companies affect a Chief Executive's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chief Executive roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Chief Executive Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief Executive make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Executive in the United States is $206,713 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $99.

However, a Chief Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $249,895
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $191,945 to $229,316
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $178,500

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$229,316	$19,110	$4,410	$110
Average	$206,713	$17,226	$3,975	$99
25th Percentile	$191,945	$15,995	$3,691	$92

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Executive Salaries

A Chief Executive's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Chief Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief Executive's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $115,865
Early Career (1-2 years): $130,362
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $170,730
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $202,004
Expert (over 8 years): $241,580

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Budgeting... Level Chief Executive	$115,865
Budget Ma... Level Chief Executive	$130,362
Budget Se... Level Chief Executive	$170,730
Chief Exe... Level Chief Executive	$202,004
VP of Bud... Level Chief Executive	$241,580

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How Do Chief Executive Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chief Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $228,873.
California: $228,004.
Massachusetts: $224,966.

District of Columbia $228,873 California $228,004 Massachusetts $224,966 Washington $224,139 New Jersey $224,056 Alaska $223,767 Connecticut $220,914 New York $219,757

Hawaii $216,056 Rhode Island $214,320 Maryland $213,142 Minnesota $211,529 Colorado $210,909 Illinois $210,703 Oregon $209,917 Delaware $209,338

New Hampshire $208,974 Virginia $208,160 Pennsylvania $205,783 Nevada $204,584 North Dakota $204,191 Michigan $203,571 Wisconsin $203,344 Vermont $202,889

Texas $201,628 Maine $201,545 Arizona $201,421 Ohio $201,276 Georgia $199,375 Indiana $198,424 Wyoming $198,238 Utah $197,948

Iowa $197,824 Kansas $196,832 Louisiana $196,543 North Carolina $196,439 Missouri $196,398 Florida $195,592 Montana $195,158 Nebraska $194,744

Kentucky $194,517 South Carolina $193,690 Tennessee $193,173 Idaho $192,967 New Mexico $191,458 Oklahoma $191,127 Alabama $189,907 South Dakota $187,861

Arkansas $186,745 West Virginia $186,145 Mississippi $184,347

Top Paying Cities for Chief Executives

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $260,727
San Francisco: $257,872
Oakland: $252,438

San Jose, CA $260,727

San Francisco, CA $257,872

Oakland, CA $252,438

New York, NY $238,007

Paramus, NJ $235,113

Queens Village, NY $235,103

Passaic, NJ $234,907

Bergenfield, NJ $234,888

Stamford, CT $234,433

Huntington, NY $234,348

Newark, NJ $232,821

Bridgeport, CT $232,385

Vallejo, CA $231,973

New Brunswick, NJ $231,891

Petaluma, CA $231,767

Middlesex, NJ $231,374

Somerset, NJ $231,229

Santa Cruz, CA $230,960

Boston, MA $229,699

Monterey, CA $228,974

Seattle, WA $228,501

Santa Rosa, CA $228,459

Los Angeles, CA $228,397

Juneau, AK $227,860

Washington, DC $227,632

Orange, CA $226,896

Santa Ana, CA $226,351

Long Beach, CA $226,144

Anaheim, CA $226,103

Anchorage, AK $225,999

Santa Maria, CA $225,379

Everett, WA $225,338

Danbury, CT $224,610

Bremerton, WA $224,325

Tacoma, WA $223,581

New Suffolk, NY $223,577

Sacramento, CA $223,519

Santa Barbara, CA $223,291

Trenton, NJ $223,064

San Diego, CA $223,064

Brockton, MA $222,837

Fairbanks, AK $222,330

Lompoc, CA $221,803

Lowell, MA $221,636

Ventura, CA $221,596

Nashua, NH $221,555

Stockton, CA $221,534

Modesto, CA $220,025

Poughkeepsie, NY $219,571

Olympia, WA $219,178

Kennewick, WA $219,178

New Haven, CT $219,095

Lawrence, MA $218,351

Hartford, CT $218,144

Riverside, CA $218,103

New Bedford, MA $217,896

Richland, WA $217,896

Bakersfield, CA $217,607

San Bernardino, CA $217,524

New Britain, CT $217,503

Atlantic City, NJ $217,503

New London, CT $217,421

Norwich, CT $217,359

Portsmouth, NH $217,317

Boulder, CO $216,879

Portland, OR $216,594

Worcester, MA $216,573

Minneapolis, MN $215,932

Philadelphia, PA $215,643

Honolulu, HI $214,961

Saint Paul, MN $214,862

Vineland, NJ $214,816

Providence, RI $214,217

Chicago, IL $213,617

Bellingham, WA $213,369

Springfield, MA $213,204

Baltimore, MD $213,142

Chico, CA $212,625

Pittsfield, MA $212,067

Manchester, NH $211,674

Spokane, WA $210,765

Denver, CO $210,744

Albany, NY $209,772

Troy, NY $209,690

Nassau, NY $209,468

Schenectady, NY $209,256

Wilmington, DE $209,090

Burlington, VT $208,801

Salem, OR $208,718

Portland, ME $208,077

Yakima, WA $207,871

Rochester, MN $207,230

Reno, NV $207,126

Fresno, CA $207,126

Milwaukee, WI $206,940

Detroit, MI $206,734

Ann Arbor, MI $206,699

Allentown, PA $206,672

Colorado Springs, CO $206,320

Syracuse, NY $206,217

Carson City, NV $206,217

Houston, TX $205,927

Eugene, OR $205,824

Gary, IN $205,576

Springfield, OR $205,411

Bismarck, ND $205,369

Galveston, TX $205,225

Medford, OR $204,915

Fort Collins, CO $204,832

Concord, NH $204,729

Austin, TX $204,667

Mesa, AZ $204,232

Reading, PA $204,212

Phoenix, AZ $204,191

Dallas, TX $204,129

Saint Cloud, MN $203,931

Madison, WI $203,654

Utica, NY $203,096

Rochester, NY $202,765

Des Moines, IA $202,744

Raleigh, NC $202,723

Atlanta, GA $202,413

Battle Creek, MI $202,351

Salt Lake City, UT $202,289

Lancaster, PA $201,979

Harrisburg, PA $201,690

Kansas City, MO $201,483

Champaign, IL $201,442

Kansas City, KS $201,442

Fort Worth, TX $201,421

Columbus, OH $201,386

Boca Raton, FL $201,338

Pittsburgh, PA $201,256

Richmond, VA $201,173

Indianapolis, IN $201,132

Cleveland, OH $201,111

Las Vegas, NV $200,863

Cincinnati, OH $200,863

Petersburg, VA $200,553

Huntsville, AL $200,243

Lansing, MI $200,104

Lebanon, PA $200,078

Pueblo, CO $200,057

Appleton, WI $199,995

Buffalo, NY $199,912

Dayton, OH $199,850

Racine, WI $199,809

Charlotte, NC $199,788

Saint Louis, MO $199,726

York, PA $199,602

Elkhart, IN $199,602

Gastonia, NC $199,563

Billings, MT $199,513

Beaumont, TX $199,457

Lorain, OH $199,416

Benton Harbor, MI $199,375

Toledo, OH $199,333

Binghamton, NY $199,230

Rock Hill, SC $199,209

Rockford, IL $199,106

Springfield, IL $199,023

Elyria, OH $199,003

Fargo, ND $199,003

Flagstaff, AZ $198,858

Fort Lauderdale, FL $198,734

Duluth, MN $198,610

Miami, FL $198,610

Cheyenne, WY $198,465

Grand Forks, ND $198,465

Bangor, ME $198,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $197,783

Durham, NC $197,696

Louisville, KY $197,680

Grand Rapids, MI $197,638

Hialeah, FL $197,618

Casper, WY $197,328

Scranton, PA $197,080

New Orleans, LA $197,018

Virginia Beach, VA $196,997

Akron, OH $196,894

Peoria, IL $196,625

Sarasota, FL $196,584

Nashville, TN $196,439

Omaha, NE $196,439

Green Bay, WI $196,439

Baton Rouge, LA $196,336

Charleston, SC $196,295

Jamestown, NY $196,191

Davenport, IA $196,191

Tucson, AZ $196,088

Saint Petersburg, FL $195,964

Tampa, FL $195,923

Evansville, IN $195,799

Port Arthur, TX $195,799

Bradenton, FL $195,716

Santa Fe, NM $195,344

Orlando, FL $194,972

Clearwater, FL $194,910

Canton, OH $194,476

La Crosse, WI $194,476

Albuquerque, NM $194,352

Newport News, VA $194,331

High Point, NC $194,269

Ogden, UT $194,186

Corpus Christi, TX $194,021

Norfolk, VA $193,897

Laramie, WY $193,897

Rock Island, IL $193,773

Saginaw, MI $193,731

Jacksonville, FL $193,711

Salisbury, NC $193,669

Boise, ID $193,628

Moline, IL $193,525

Fort Myers, FL $193,463

Memphis, TN $193,421

Tulsa, OK $193,318

Waterloo, IA $193,194

Spartanburg, SC $192,987

Lincoln, NE $192,884

Fort Wayne, IN $192,843

Provo, UT $192,822

Cedar Falls, IA $192,574

San Antonio, TX $192,491

Greensboro, NC $192,408

South Bend, IN $192,388

Savannah, GA $192,160

Muskegon, MI $192,078

Birmingham, AL $192,057

Winston Salem, NC $191,956

Lake Charles, LA $191,458

Anderson, IN $191,416

Lexington, KY $191,354

Augusta, GA $191,292

Greenville, SC $191,292

Lima, OH $191,127

Wichita, KS $191,106

Tuscaloosa, AL $191,106

Columbia, SC $190,920

Springfield, OH $190,879

Asheville, NC $190,548

Bloomington, IN $190,403

Knoxville, TN $189,659

Shreveport, LA $189,639

Wilmington, NC $189,370

Roanoke, VA $189,370

Topeka, KS $188,998

Frankfort, KY $188,975

Oklahoma City, OK $188,832

Chillicothe, OH $188,750

Longview, TX $188,729

Melbourne, FL $188,708

Sioux Falls, SD $188,378

Mobile, AL $188,357

Terre Haute, IN $188,274

Altoona, PA $188,150

Amarillo, TX $188,005

Killeen, TX $187,943

Fayetteville, AR $187,778

Chattanooga, TN $187,716

Sioux City, IA $187,530

Idaho Falls, ID $187,489

Lynchburg, VA $187,323

Gainesville, FL $187,055

Portsmouth, OH $186,951

Little Rock, AR $186,910

Lafayette, LA $186,827

Youngstown, OH $186,827

Daytona Beach, FL $186,703

Clarksville, TN $186,683

Pensacola, FL $186,662

Temple, TX $186,647

Hopkinsville, KY $186,042

Erie, PA $186,000

Florence, SC $185,918

Charleston, WV $185,587

Great Falls, MT $185,484

Macon, GA $185,194

Tallahassee, FL $185,174

Fayetteville, NC $185,132

Waco, TX $185,091

Helena, MT $184,946

Pine Bluff, AR $184,868

Vincennes, IN $184,615

Lubbock, TX $184,533

Alamogordo, NM $184,409

Twin Falls, ID $184,223

Rapid City, SD $184,161

Jackson, MS $183,789

Huntington, WV $183,774

Greenville, MS $183,768

Parkersburg, WV $183,557

Montgomery, AL $183,520

Wichita Falls, TX $183,313

Springfield, MO $183,313

Biloxi, MS $183,210

Monroe, LA $183,003

Johnstown, PA $182,858

Sumter, SC $182,776

Columbus, GA $182,755

Pascagoula, MS $182,362

Abilene, TX $182,362

Kingsport, TN $181,825

Albany, GA $181,825

Gulfport, MS $181,763

Alexandria, LA $181,081

Fort Smith, AR $180,564

El Paso, TX $180,006

Las Cruces, NM $179,075

Harlingen, TX $178,550

Pocatello, ID $178,517

Florence, AL $178,249

Brownsville, TX $178,207

Mcallen, TX $177,773

Dothan, AL $177,484

Columbus, MS $176,256

Altus, OK $175,293

Lawton, OK $174,900

Pierre, SD $174,156

What Skills Can Increase a Chief Executive's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.65% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Billing (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.2% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.65%
Billing	2.13%
Business Administration	1.2%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Chief Executive's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Financial Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Cash Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$227,384	10%
Financial Planning	$221,183	7%
Cash Management	$221,183	7%
Strategic Planning	$221,183	7%
Finance and Accounting	$221,183	7%
Collaboration	$219,116	6%

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Chief Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief Executive's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$191,945

Average $206,713/year

$229,316

$15,995

Average $17,226/month

$19,110

$3,691

Average $3,975/week

$4,410

$92

Average $99/hour

$110

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$229,316	$19,110	$4,410	$110
Average	$206,713	$17,226	$3,975	$99
25th Percentile	$191,945	$15,995	$3,691	$92

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Salaries for a Chief Executive can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $168,428 in 2023 to around $163,538 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief Executive salary trends, .

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