Chief Executives Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Chief Executives salaries across 46 states

$212,618
National Average (Median)
$341,630
Highest: Oregon
$119,990
Lowest: Arkansas

Chief Executives Salary by State

Compare Chief Executives salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$119,990
$341,630

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Oregon
$341,630
#2
Washington
$339,810
#3
Illinois
$331,920
#4
North Carolina
$314,290
#5
Virginia
$310,740

Chief Executives Salary in All 46 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Oregon $341,630 $403,380 910
2 Washington $339,810 $360,290 3,170
3 Illinois $331,920 $347,550 4,620
4 North Carolina $314,290 $347,690 1,930
5 Virginia $310,740 $340,580 4,870
6 New Jersey $310,440 $372,910 2,430
7 Connecticut $295,120 $376,840 1,660
8 Hawaii $281,640 $302,620 470
9 South Dakota $280,900 $336,560 510
10 New York $257,980 $351,160 8,430
11 Texas $257,850 $310,660 8,780
12 Michigan $255,560 $298,740 4,950
13 Indiana $254,180 $284,910 1,820
14 Maryland $248,660 $299,580 3,180
15 Rhode Island $235,360 $341,100 460
16 Pennsylvania $232,560 $302,990 8,850
17 California $218,600 $272,920 34,700
18 Nebraska $214,680 $264,120 2,510
19 Colorado $213,370 $240,440 N/A
20 Iowa $211,190 $237,270 3,050
21 Wisconsin $208,350 $252,660 N/A
22 Georgia $208,180 $275,840 4,080
23 Delaware $199,990 $277,630 390
24 Tennessee $198,830 $239,970 4,700
25 Minnesota $195,670 $246,240 6,740
26 Montana $182,340 $223,550 670
27 Kentucky $179,530 $238,100 2,070
28 Idaho $177,210 $221,580 2,920
29 Ohio $176,440 $254,170 4,470
30 Vermont $175,070 $250,520 360
31 Missouri $172,320 $222,200 2,550
32 Utah $171,880 $225,320 3,140
33 South Carolina $168,840 $211,720 1,740
34 New Hampshire $168,590 $221,460 N/A
35 Alaska $166,710 $220,770 640
36 Alabama $166,420 $201,200 810
37 North Dakota $164,560 $225,920 380
38 Oklahoma $163,790 $200,930 2,390
39 Kansas $158,100 $222,710 1,960
40 West Virginia $151,950 $192,840 1,700
41 Nevada $149,770 $235,840 1,370
42 Wyoming $147,940 $162,830 60
43 Mississippi $139,250 $173,720 310
44 Maine $138,770 $191,480 1,580
45 New Mexico $123,500 $152,720 100
46 Arkansas $119,990 $164,930 3,550

Chief Executives Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Chief Executives keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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