Salary by state
Chief Executives Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Chief Executives — median wage by state
- Hawaii: $231,500
- California: $220,600
- Pennsylvania: $220,510
- New York: $219,320
- Michigan: $219,230
- Rhode Island: $211,810
- Wisconsin: $209,090
- Ohio: $208,590
- Nebraska: $206,080
- Indiana: $205,780
- Georgia: $201,750
- Colorado: $194,810
- Montana: $194,460
- Minnesota: $194,160
- Delaware: $190,460
- West Virginia: $181,930
- South Carolina: $181,830
- Iowa: $178,530
- Tennessee: $173,870
- Idaho: $173,070
- North Dakota: $171,310
- Alaska: $168,680
- Vermont: $166,190
- Alabama: $164,400
- Utah: $163,980
- Missouri: $158,930
- Kansas: $154,700
- Arizona: $150,590
- Oklahoma: $148,870
- New Mexico: $148,790
- Kentucky: $146,630
- Wyoming: $140,000
- New Hampshire: $138,910
- Mississippi: $125,340
- Louisiana: $121,490
- Arkansas: $121,220
- Maine: $120,160
- Connecticut: —
- District of Columbia: —
- Florida: —
- Illinois: —
- Maryland: —
- Massachusetts: —
- Nevada: —
- New Jersey: —
- North Carolina: —
- Oregon: —
- South Dakota: —
- Texas: —
- Virginia: —
- Washington: —
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- Hawaii$231,500
- California$220,600
- Pennsylvania$220,510
- New York$219,320
- Michigan$219,230
- Rhode Island$211,810
- Wisconsin$209,090
- Ohio$208,590
- Nebraska$206,080
- Indiana$205,780
- Georgia$201,750
- Colorado$194,810
- Montana$194,460
- Minnesota$194,160
- Delaware$190,460
- West Virginia$181,930
- South Carolina$181,830
- Iowa$178,530
- Tennessee$173,870
- Idaho$173,070
- North Dakota$171,310
- Alaska$168,680
- Vermont$166,190
- Alabama$164,400
- Utah$163,980
- Missouri$158,930
- Kansas$154,700
- Arizona$150,590
- Oklahoma$148,870
- New Mexico$148,790
- Kentucky$146,630
- Wyoming$140,000
- New Hampshire$138,910
- Mississippi$125,340
- Louisiana$121,490
- Arkansas$121,220
- Maine$120,160
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