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Chief Executive Officer salary in California

A real-employer view of Chief Executive Officer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chief Executive Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 73 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $216,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry26$149,225
Level II — qualified20$240,942
Level III — experienced15$314,000
Level IV — fully competent2$363,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Chief Executive Officer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLCChief Executive Officer4$180,000
Lifelink Systems, Inc.Chief Executive Officer3$300,000
Full Meals Technology Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$260,000
Scanit Technologies, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$150,000
TURTLETREE LABS INCChief Executive Officer2$155,000
Banked IncChief Executive Officer1$180,000
101 SUPPLY CHAIN GROUP, INC.Chief Executive Officer1$215,000
STRATEGISM INCChief Executive Officer1$239,200
Daring Foods, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$209,310
BruxA, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$225,692

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Banked Inc
    $180,000
    SonomaDecided Dec 24, 2025I-203-25351-490240
  • Chief Executive Officer at 101 SUPPLY CHAIN GROUP, INC.
    $215,000
    El SegundoDecided Dec 15, 2025I-203-25342-465271
  • Chief Executive Officer at STRATEGISM INC
    $239,200
    NEWARKDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-461138
  • Chief Executive Officer at Daring Foods, Inc.
    $209,310
    Culver CityDecided Nov 21, 2025I-203-25318-410947
  • Chief Executive Officer at MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLC
    $210,080
    Santa MonicaDecided Nov 5, 2025I-200-25269-338135
  • Chief Executive Officer at BruxA, Inc.
    $225,692
    InglewoodWage Level IIDecided Sep 19, 2025I-201-25255-306783
  • Chief Executive Officer at MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLC
    $180,000
    Santa MonicaWage Level IDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-305701
  • Chief Executive Officer at MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLC
    $137,100
    Santa MonicaWage Level IDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-286909

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.