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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 August 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chief Executive Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 86 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $234,146. 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 — qualified26$231,609
Level III — experienced15$314,000
Level IV — fully competent4$407,000

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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLCChief Executive Officer4$180,000
Lifelink Systems, Inc.Chief Executive Officer3$300,000
TURTLETREE LABS INCChief Executive Officer3$131,435
About Intelligence Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$189,600
Eukaai CorporationChief Executive Officer2$188,770
Full Meals Technology Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$260,000
Scanit Technologies, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$150,000
101 SUPPLY CHAIN GROUP, INC.Chief Executive Officer1$215,000
ABBY Solutions, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$239,200
Access to Tools IncChief Executive Officer1$123,448

Recent sample filings

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

  • Chief Executive Officer at Agentire Payments LLC
    $225,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided I-203-26084-728511
  • Chief Executive Officer at PurchasePlus, LLC
    $390,000
    San FranciscoWage Level N/ADecided Mar 31, 2026I-203-26083-724936
  • Chief Executive Officer at Credible Labs, Inc.
    $750,000
    San CarlosWage Level N/ADecided Mar 19, 2026I-203-26071-699913
  • Chief Executive Officer at ServiceRocket, Inc
    $239,200
    Palo AltoWage Level N/ADecided Mar 18, 2026I-203-26070-695702
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at SENTIA USA INC
    $12,480,000
    GREENBRAEWage Level N/ADecided Mar 12, 2026I-203-26064-681988
  • Chief Executive Officer at RolaCase RolaShelf North America Inc
    $200,000
    VeniceWage Level IDecided Mar 12, 2026I-203-26065-684213
  • Chief Executive Officer at Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
    $522,400
    MontereyWage Level IVDecided Mar 4, 2026I-203-26056-663655
  • Chief Executive Officer at Aspen Creek Digital Corporation
    $400,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2026I-200-26055-661859

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.