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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 29 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $154,000. 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 — entry9$85,000
Level II — qualified7$154,000
Level III — experienced6$181,279
Level IV — fully competent1$300,000

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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
San Francisco Unicorns LLCChief Executive Officer2$240,000
Vendoroo Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$178,298
Mindfields (US) IncChief Executive Officer1$120,000
39 AI, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$195,894
Franki Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$278,000
Andromeda Robotics, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$165,000
SADDLE PEAK VENTURES INC.CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1$125,000
Franki Global Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$278,000
Kindred AI, Ltd.Chief Executive Officer1$140,000
3Frames Software Services CorpChief Executive Officer1$130,042

Recent sample filings

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

  • Chief Executive Officer at Mindfields (US) Inc
    $120,000
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 24, 2025I-203-25351-492354
  • Chief Executive Officer at 39 AI, Inc.
    $195,894
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25343-468407
  • Chief Executive Officer at Franki Inc.
    $278,000
    Long BeachDecided Dec 11, 2025I-203-25338-458912
  • Chief Executive Officer at Andromeda Robotics, Inc.
    $165,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 11, 2025I-203-25338-459062
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at SADDLE PEAK VENTURES INC.
    $125,000
    TOPANGADecided Nov 20, 2025I-203-25317-405443
  • Chief Executive Officer at Franki Global Inc.
    $278,000
    Long BeachDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25310-382919
  • Chief Executive Officer at Kindred AI, Ltd.
    $140,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Sep 15, 2025I-203-25251-293694
  • Chief Executive Officer at 3Frames Software Services Corp
    $130,042
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-289593

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.