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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 July 27, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chief Executive Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 28 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $147,000. 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 — entry10$86,544
Level II — qualified9$154,000
Level III — experienced7$184,260
Level IV — fully competent2$289,000

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
San Francisco Unicorns LLCChief Executive Officer2$240,000
Vendoroo Inc.Chief Executive Officer2$178,298
39 AI, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$195,894
3Frames Software Services CorpChief Executive Officer1$130,042
Andromeda Robotics, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$165,000
Entropy Systems, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$85,000
Franki Inc.Chief Executive Officer1$278,000
FX1 LLCChief Executive Officer1$75,000
Gentoo Carbon IncChief Executive Officer1$85,000
Grupo Julia, Corp.Chief Executive Officer1$160,000

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 AngelesWage Level IDecided Dec 24, 2025I-203-25351-492354
  • Chief Executive Officer at 39 AI, Inc.
    $195,894
    Mountain ViewWage Level IIIDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25343-468407
  • Chief Executive Officer at Andromeda Robotics, Inc.
    $165,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Dec 11, 2025I-203-25338-459062
  • Chief Executive Officer at Franki Inc.
    $278,000
    Long BeachWage Level IVDecided Dec 11, 2025I-203-25338-458912
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at SADDLE PEAK VENTURES INC.
    $125,000
    TOPANGAWage Level IIDecided Nov 20, 2025I-203-25317-405443
  • Chief Executive Officer at Kindred AI, Ltd.
    $140,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Sep 15, 2025I-203-25251-293694
  • Chief Executive Officer at Open Security Alliance, Inc.
    $81,786
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-290696
  • 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.