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Chief Executives Salary by City
Chief Executives Salary by City (2024)
318 metro areas · National average: $243,635 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Chief Executives salaries across 318 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $507,680
N/A
$83,320
N/A
Bridgeport, CT $478,220
N/A
$169,030
N/A
Medford, OR $474,920
N/A
$132,900
N/A
Midland, MI $454,760
N/A
$121,350
N/A
New York, NY $415,630
N/A
$155,610
N/A
Atlantic City, NJ $414,760
N/A
$124,990
N/A
Midland, TX $406,390
N/A
$87,950
N/A
New Haven, CT $397,220
N/A
$134,890
N/A
Durham, NC $391,400
N/A
$118,360
N/A
Sioux Falls, SD $385,730
N/A
$179,990
N/A
Portland, OR $384,200
N/A
$127,610
N/A
Seattle, WA $379,850
N/A
$199,830
N/A
Charlottesville, VA $374,910
N/A
$137,230
N/A
Waterbury, CT $366,440
N/A
$92,280
N/A
Dalton, GA $365,920
$217,490
$41,320
N/A
Eugene, OR $364,540
N/A
$154,840
N/A
Washington, DC $345,810
N/A
$147,880
N/A
Boulder, CO $342,930
N/A
$179,620
N/A
Boston, MA $341,340
N/A
$108,630
N/A
Hartford, CT $340,070
N/A
$116,970
N/A
Janesville, WI $339,560
$216,700
$104,520
N/A
Norwich, CT $339,060
$232,600
$154,400
N/A
Greensboro, NC $338,670
N/A
$131,140
N/A
Houston, TX $335,480
N/A
$110,320
N/A
Odessa, TX $330,240
N/A
$107,660
N/A
Bend, OR $329,220
$233,520
$47,190
N/A
Chicago, IL $327,700
N/A
$127,630
N/A
Las Vegas, NV $325,450
N/A
$139,740
N/A
Raleigh, NC $325,360
N/A
$104,990
N/A
Milwaukee, WI $325,320
N/A
$115,990
N/A
Wilmington, NC $325,180
N/A
$109,990
N/A
Detroit, MI $324,910
N/A
$103,990
N/A
Charlotte, NC $321,270
N/A
$106,270
N/A
Denver, CO $320,810
$206,990
$124,260
N/A
San Francisco, CA $319,950
N/A
$100,040
N/A
Philadelphia, PA $316,130
N/A
$124,800
N/A
Virginia Beach, VA $315,940
N/A
$133,670
N/A
Roanoke, VA $313,580
$230,320
$108,900
N/A
Rapid City, SD $310,120
N/A
$150,840
N/A
Winchester, VA $309,230
N/A
$125,900
N/A
Spokane, WA $308,890
N/A
$158,320
N/A
Blacksburg, VA $308,710
N/A
$117,400
N/A
Green Bay, WI $307,660
N/A
$102,290
N/A
Napa, CA $305,830
N/A
$121,420
N/A
Buffalo, NY $305,800
$204,360
$107,190
N/A
Kenosha, WI $305,480
$231,200
$99,400
N/A
Cleveland, OH $304,920
$239,130
$81,910
N/A
Rochester, NY $304,850
$185,280
$109,780
N/A
Oxnard, CA $304,820
$213,150
$94,110
N/A
Battle Creek, MI $304,200
N/A
$89,430
N/A
Champaign, IL $303,630
N/A
$134,740
N/A
Bismarck, ND $303,520
$202,070
$85,780
N/A
Sheboygan, WI $303,450
$177,240
$97,080
N/A
Atlanta, GA $302,530
N/A
$49,660
N/A
Ann Arbor, MI $301,860
N/A
$101,940
N/A
Baltimore, MD $300,250
N/A
$129,690
N/A
Los Angeles, CA $299,860
$231,500
$97,330
N/A
Eau Claire, WI $298,140
$227,050
$92,810
N/A
Richmond, VA $297,820
$232,850
$130,660
N/A
Asheville, NC $297,020
N/A
$118,250
N/A
Reading, PA $296,010
N/A
$124,800
N/A
Winston, NC $295,900
N/A
$108,780
N/A
Lynchburg, VA $294,480
N/A
$98,790
N/A
Evansville, IN $293,410
$223,430
$75,910
N/A
Urban Honolulu, HI $293,370
N/A
$123,850
N/A
Salem, OR $292,200
N/A
$125,770
N/A
Greenville, NC $290,770
N/A
$106,810
N/A
Fayetteville, NC $290,530
N/A
$105,370
N/A
Allentown, PA $289,800
$217,550
$102,360
N/A
Wausau, WI $289,360
$236,650
$97,780
N/A
Kennewick, WA $288,670
N/A
$134,800
N/A
Hickory, NC $287,860
$236,800
$109,100
N/A
Austin, TX $287,780
N/A
$114,120
N/A
Kalamazoo, MI $286,950
$233,640
$70,300
N/A
Burlington, NC $285,360
$126,240
$96,360
N/A
Fayetteville, AR $285,290
$162,920
$67,520
N/A
Savannah, GA $285,050
$225,950
$52,740
N/A
Cincinnati, OH $283,670
$212,290
$81,820
N/A
Peoria, IL $283,290
$220,430
$76,510
N/A
San Diego, CA $281,820
N/A
$102,690
N/A
Davenport, IA $281,370
$232,510
$72,020
N/A
Elkhart, IN $280,860
$199,700
$26,760
N/A
Bremerton, WA $280,320
N/A
$179,270
N/A
Madison, WI $279,750
$228,960
$104,840
N/A
Columbus, OH $279,070
$212,690
$104,080
N/A
Bozeman, MT $278,670
$212,690
$119,320
N/A
Providence, RI $277,540
$209,330
$110,860
N/A
Grand Rapids, MI $276,390
$220,960
$88,440
N/A
San Antonio, TX $276,300
$226,660
$96,910
N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $275,150
$202,780
$73,490
N/A
Michigan City, IN $273,800
$149,220
$88,280
N/A
Billings, MT $272,970
$220,590
$87,240
N/A
Tyler, TX $272,940
$216,010
$93,700
N/A
Kingsport, TN $272,780
$196,520
$94,580
N/A
Appleton, WI $272,490
$209,750
$97,690
N/A
Monroe, MI $272,140
N/A
$109,500
N/A
Scranton, PA $271,430
$201,120
$97,110
N/A
Indianapolis, IN $270,250
$214,170
$110,350
N/A
Weirton, WV $270,230
$169,110
$67,330
N/A
Worcester, MA $269,920
$217,410
$98,840
N/A
Omaha, NE $269,900
$221,120
$102,880
N/A
Lansing, MI $266,940
$186,580
$96,020
N/A
Rocky Mount, NC $266,710
N/A
$102,680
N/A
Morgantown, WV $265,420
$206,420
$81,500
N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $265,270
$210,810
$99,990
N/A
Minneapolis, MN $265,030
$210,000
$98,510
N/A
Rockford, IL $264,850
$215,600
$106,690
N/A
Spartanburg, SC $264,440
$190,080
$87,530
N/A
Burlington, VT $262,760
$228,640
$121,950
N/A
Bellingham, WA $261,920
N/A
$154,540
N/A
Dayton, OH $261,870
$189,900
$80,370
N/A
Altoona, PA $261,830
$203,480
$99,380
N/A
Fargo, ND $260,700
$207,830
$109,230
N/A
Fond du Lac, WI $260,640
$181,920
$72,750
N/A
Memphis, TN $260,440
$178,340
$61,920
N/A
Salisbury, MD $260,040
$212,690
$103,120
N/A
Yakima, WA $259,470
$225,480
$151,030
N/A
Sioux City, IA $259,380
$225,980
$81,580
N/A
Harrisburg, PA $258,760
$211,560
$103,500
N/A
Waco, TX $257,760
$199,860
$103,990
N/A
Lexington Park, MD $257,430
$225,000
$166,750
N/A
Baton Rouge, LA $256,710
$148,210
$63,720
N/A
Mount Vernon, WA $256,610
$226,440
$139,110
N/A
Lancaster, PA $255,190
$206,840
$98,850
N/A
Niles, MI $254,830
$178,200
$82,590
N/A
Lubbock, TX $254,390
$166,470
$97,170
N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $253,710
$205,570
$62,900
N/A
York, PA $253,200
$206,380
$106,360
N/A
Saginaw, MI $252,910
$209,470
$93,660
N/A
Lafayette, IN $252,550
$204,880
$81,450
N/A
Jackson, MI $252,270
$166,550
$93,910
N/A
South Bend, IN $252,170
$195,850
$77,390
N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $251,160
$212,760
$92,400
N/A
Beaumont, TX $250,930
$209,190
$102,550
N/A
Santa Maria, CA $249,980
$205,680
$82,890
N/A
Toledo, OH $249,310
$185,890
$79,220
N/A
Birmingham, AL $248,740
$171,680
$94,010
N/A
Mansfield, OH $248,580
$168,780
$52,920
N/A
Pittsfield, MA $246,930
$180,670
$85,590
N/A
Williamsport, PA $246,810
$195,230
$113,070
N/A
Great Falls, MT $245,880
$219,600
$113,230
N/A
Olympia, WA $245,300
$216,720
$136,870
N/A
Traverse City, MI $244,360
$198,660
$98,860
N/A
Springfield, MA $244,200
$212,290
$84,720
N/A
La Crosse, WI $243,410
$192,610
$90,310
N/A
Kansas City, MO $243,010
$195,850
$67,870
N/A
Flint, MI $242,190
$156,100
$78,050
N/A
Stockton, CA $242,040
$208,450
$93,500
N/A
Bloomington, IN $241,200
$179,970
$101,920
N/A
Akron, OH $240,570
$180,460
$78,210
N/A
Santa Cruz, CA $240,430
$214,680
$77,110
N/A
Kiryas Joel, NY $240,310
$184,950
$94,730
N/A
Canton, OH $239,890
$148,680
$51,870
N/A
Amarillo, TX $238,790
$171,120
$93,270
N/A
Gettysburg, PA $238,630
$174,090
$48,890
N/A
St. Cloud, MN $238,120
$194,060
$88,290
N/A
Palm Bay, FL $237,850
$201,620
$59,930
N/A
Killeen, TX $236,700
$180,650
$101,480
N/A
Riverside, CA $235,520
$197,190
$85,550
N/A
Salinas, CA $234,630
$221,090
$96,390
N/A
Corpus Christi, TX $233,740
$180,790
$61,980
N/A
Erie, PA $233,640
$177,440
$83,060
N/A
Des Moines, IA $233,580
$213,620
$76,490
N/A
Muncie, IN $233,520
$185,080
$66,770
N/A
Knoxville, TN $232,380
$188,480
$58,680
N/A
Grand Forks, ND $230,220
$164,510
$97,190
N/A
Greenville, SC $230,130
$193,850
$97,490
N/A
Hanford, CA $228,070
$173,150
$74,650
N/A
Nashville, TN $228,020
$179,170
$26,000
N/A
Phoenix, AZ $227,990
$164,980
$79,420
N/A
Lincoln, NE $227,860
$204,570
$95,450
N/A
Portland, ME $227,170
$154,690
$70,670
N/A
St. Louis, MO $226,920
$172,600
$79,990
N/A
Decatur, IL $226,130
$193,480
$29,120
N/A
Charleston, SC $226,000
$190,080
$103,160
N/A
New Orleans, LA $225,900
$164,920
$64,070
N/A
Bowling Green, KY $224,220
$170,990
$58,320
N/A
El Paso, TX $223,540
$187,700
$94,900
N/A
Chambersburg, PA $223,460
$176,870
$88,480
N/A
Grand Island, NE $223,240
$174,800
$90,760
N/A
Warner Robins, GA $223,220
$185,010
$46,890
N/A
Helena, MT $222,800
$164,090
$109,670
N/A
Racine, WI $222,750
$187,830
$76,750
N/A
Springfield, IL $222,080
$191,720
$29,120
N/A
Modesto, CA $221,310
$181,410
$89,140
N/A
Wichita, KS $220,960
$179,740
$49,130
N/A
Colorado Springs, CO $220,930
$203,860
$104,040
N/A
Vallejo, CA $220,330
$182,190
$70,240
N/A
Kahului, HI $219,180
$184,510
$123,880
N/A
State College, PA $219,110
$172,160
$102,490
N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL $218,920
$189,590
$129,220
N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $218,670
$179,450
$57,820
N/A
Kingston, NY $218,480
$182,150
$105,820
N/A
Lebanon, PA $218,450
$192,770
$72,370
N/A
Bakersfield, CA $218,260
$193,970
$85,980
N/A
Redding, CA $218,180
$200,310
$81,250
N/A
Huntsville, AL $217,650
$205,280
$131,980
N/A
Columbia, MO $217,600
$156,060
$74,300
N/A
Lakeland, FL $217,510
$176,240
$52,000
N/A
Fresno, CA $216,970
$179,360
$86,210
N/A
Yuba City, CA $216,350
$210,520
$67,690
N/A
Carson City, NV $215,760
$147,120
$56,350
N/A
Fairbanks, AK $215,530
$157,860
$74,050
N/A
Chattanooga, TN $214,830
$172,780
$39,460
N/A
Florence, SC $214,810
$183,850
$86,170
N/A
Jacksonville, FL $214,790
$173,090
$81,450
N/A
Anchorage, AK $214,020
$170,710
$74,880
N/A
Laredo, TX $213,820
$158,320
$67,690
N/A
Utica, NY $213,690
$165,280
$78,640
N/A
Mankato, MN $213,500
$192,090
$91,220
N/A
Abilene, TX $213,250
$177,520
$99,140
N/A
Missoula, MT $213,070
$179,840
$106,330
N/A
Longview, TX $212,750
$176,170
$68,260
N/A
Iowa City, IA $212,600
$176,850
$64,350
N/A
Manchester, NH $212,190
$149,130
$88,890
N/A
Gainesville, FL $211,730
$169,530
$53,230
N/A
Barnstable Town, MA $210,860
$130,220
$84,710
N/A
Muskegon, MI $210,850
$180,830
$85,320
N/A
Columbia, SC $210,220
$185,390
$103,770
N/A
Charleston, WV $209,540
$199,990
$87,990
N/A
Chico, CA $209,060
$166,930
$70,720
N/A
Parkersburg, WV $208,280
$186,520
$96,110
N/A
Dubuque, IA $207,830
$172,860
$65,050
N/A
Merced, CA $207,130
$197,530
$85,240
N/A
San Luis Obispo, CA $207,120
$162,290
$77,490
N/A
Jackson, TN $206,800
$168,110
$61,040
N/A
Cape Coral, FL $205,510
$153,600
$55,240
N/A
Rochester, MN $205,000
$163,490
$60,190
N/A
Wildwood, FL $204,480
$169,290
$56,650
N/A
Twin Falls, ID $204,170
$154,530
$91,290
N/A
Lawrence, KS $203,920
$155,420
$77,390
N/A
Montgomery, AL $203,200
$157,340
$105,520
N/A
Visalia, CA $202,760
$170,690
$86,200
N/A
Glens Falls, NY $202,560
$161,140
$61,160
N/A
Pocatello, ID $202,550
$135,660
$72,800
N/A
Athens, GA $202,340
$117,530
$34,790
N/A
Provo, UT $202,270
$155,650
$68,690
N/A
Wheeling, WV $201,040
$194,900
$78,530
N/A
Owensboro, KY $199,880
$135,760
$51,430
N/A
College Station, TX $199,420
$169,580
$101,030
N/A
Johnson City, TN $199,010
$152,270
$68,740
N/A
Huntington, WV $197,670
$159,820
$76,500
N/A
Hilton Head Island, SC $197,340
$161,220
$50,810
N/A
Myrtle Beach, SC $197,230
$192,390
$86,570
N/A
McAllen, TX $197,030
$150,950
$77,110
N/A
Ames, IA $194,900
$168,570
$53,210
N/A
Tulsa, OK $194,700
$154,270
$66,100
N/A
Bangor, ME $194,650
$140,890
$73,020
N/A
Gulfport, MS $194,340
$131,420
$100,700
N/A
Coeur d'Alene, ID $193,370
$166,510
$90,400
N/A
Little Rock, AR $193,120
$136,890
$58,540
N/A
Johnstown, PA $192,740
$148,870
$87,810
N/A
Ogden, UT $192,550
$159,780
$64,590
N/A
Tucson, AZ $192,330
$151,550
$70,560
N/A
Albany, NY $191,200
$172,840
$104,820
N/A
Columbus, GA $190,940
$123,850
$51,770
N/A
Augusta, GA $190,650
$149,320
$48,820
N/A
Amherst Town, MA $189,910
$166,610
$70,600
N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $189,530
$167,580
$93,770
N/A
Mobile, AL $189,160
$164,630
$100,260
N/A
Waterloo, IA $188,840
$155,110
$64,850
N/A
Deltona, FL $188,370
$143,330
$60,570
N/A
Pensacola, FL $188,030
$143,320
$52,820
N/A
Morristown, TN $187,740
$139,980
$52,310
N/A
Cape Girardeau, MO $186,480
$143,480
$35,560
N/A
Manhattan, KS $186,370
$158,120
$55,250
N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA $185,850
$159,580
$49,380
N/A
Hagerstown, MD $185,680
$157,760
$56,510
N/A
Lewiston, ID $185,640
$156,000
$89,650
N/A
Sacramento, CA $184,800
$159,800
$52,000
N/A
Brownsville, TX $184,470
$152,990
$78,120
N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $183,570
$155,000
$65,520
N/A
Duluth, MN $183,380
$147,140
$80,360
N/A
Minot, ND $182,110
$146,620
$102,860
N/A
Florence, AL $182,050
$161,290
$120,190
N/A
Clarksville, TN $181,570
$161,490
$49,400
N/A
Albuquerque, NM $181,340
$162,050
$88,340
N/A
Springfield, MO $179,820
$152,960
$66,970
N/A
El Centro, CA $176,690
$152,810
$66,980
N/A
Lafayette, LA $176,510
$123,560
$52,190
N/A
St. Joseph, MO $174,930
$126,960
$60,820
N/A
Beckley, WV $174,710
$150,850
$55,900
N/A
Youngstown, OH $172,890
$108,720
$58,780
N/A
Jefferson City, MO $169,750
$132,350
$25,580
N/A
Sumter, SC $168,950
$143,920
$64,410
N/A
Cleveland, TN $168,840
$149,800
$45,660
N/A
Binghamton, NY $168,460
$151,370
$72,630
$226,350
Lawton, OK $168,440
$134,640
$45,460
N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL $168,060
$133,680
$54,780
N/A
Ocala, FL $166,590
$107,340
$76,480
N/A
Lewiston, ME $166,420
$128,600
$76,030
N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL $166,050
$122,230
$49,310
N/A
Joplin, MO $163,950
$145,090
$48,260
N/A
Yuma, AZ $162,300
$138,770
$65,850
N/A
Texarkana, TX $162,270
$130,340
$60,050
N/A
Flagstaff, AZ $161,790
$138,250
$72,210
N/A
Sebring, FL $161,010
$114,310
$41,340
N/A
Topeka, KS $160,840
$122,040
$42,850
N/A
Jonesboro, AR $156,710
$126,200
$44,720
N/A
Elizabethtown, KY $155,480
$126,610
$53,010
N/A
Panama City, FL $154,220
$121,470
$66,870
N/A
Jackson, MS $153,520
$127,680
$94,990
$217,890
Paducah, KY $153,170
$129,570
$48,940
N/A
Wichita Falls, TX $151,900
$123,450
$55,720
N/A
Lake Havasu City, AZ $151,240
$131,230
$61,720
N/A
Fort Smith, AR $150,560
$116,710
$42,170
N/A
St. George, UT $143,270
$107,570
$69,150
N/A
Prescott Valley, AZ $143,040
$128,510
$63,800
N/A
Sierra Vista, AZ $140,730
$117,710
$29,850
N/A
Hot Springs, AR $139,560
$127,090
$53,490
$233,540
Logan, UT $138,330
$113,110
$36,830
N/A
Valdosta, GA $134,230
$105,810
$33,730
N/A
Rome, GA $124,680
$102,610
$18,420
N/A
San Juan, PR $124,300
$96,520
$36,400
$220,000
Ponce, PR $109,890
$89,630
$50,830
$170,570
Aguadilla, PR $100,550
$84,190
$49,040
$156,520
Arecibo, PR $97,260
$95,710
$41,150
$161,010
Mayaguez, PR $94,040
$77,970
$34,130
$157,430
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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