Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-1011 Chief Executives
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
National estimates for Chief Executives
Industry profile for Chief Executives
Geographic profile for Chief Executives
National estimates for Chief Executives:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Chief Executives:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 200,480 |
1.6 % |
$ 102.41 |
$ 213,020 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Chief Executives:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 28.99 |
$ 53.40 |
$ 86.31 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 60,300 |
$ 111,080 |
$ 179,520 |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for Chief Executives:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Chief Executives are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Chief Executives, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Chief Executives:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
14,780 |
0.58 |
$ 139.35 |
$ 289,840 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
13,980 |
0.26 |
$ 54.23 |
$ 112,800 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
13,160 |
0.58 |
$ 123.21 |
$ 256,280 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
9,580 |
0.12 |
$ 71.35 |
$ 148,400 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
8,930 |
0.41 |
$ 60.03 |
$ 124,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Chief Executives:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sound Recording Industries |
260 |
1.47 |
$ 87.91 |
$ 182,850 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
210 |
1.08 |
$ 115.02 |
$ 239,240 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
4,230 |
1.03 |
$ 106.33 |
$ 221,170 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,120 |
0.80 |
$ 113.30 |
$ 235,660 |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds |
100 |
0.78 |
$ 80.67 |
$ 167,780 |
Top paying industries for Chief Executives:
Geographic profile for Chief Executives:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Chief Executives are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Chief Executives, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Chief Executives:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
33,930 |
2.05 |
1.44 |
$ 110.93 |
$ 230,730 |
| Florida |
19,610 |
2.28 |
1.60 |
$ 103.39 |
$ 215,050 |
| Illinois |
8,500 |
1.51 |
1.06 |
$ 117.50 |
$ 244,390 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,510 |
1.34 |
0.95 |
$ 111.84 |
$ 232,630 |
| Minnesota |
6,330 |
2.31 |
1.63 |
$ 102.53 |
$ 213,270 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chief Executives:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
1,260 |
4.25 |
2.99 |
$ 71.35 |
$ 148,400 |
| Utah |
4,460 |
2.87 |
2.02 |
$ 89.37 |
$ 185,890 |
| Maine |
1,580 |
2.67 |
1.88 |
$ 71.85 |
$ 149,440 |
| District of Columbia |
1,700 |
2.57 |
1.80 |
$ 139.69 |
$ 290,560 |
| Oklahoma |
3,920 |
2.52 |
1.77 |
$ 71.45 |
$ 148,610 |
Top paying states for Chief Executives:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Chief Executives:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
12,110 |
2.12 |
1.49 |
$ 123.36 |
$ 256,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,100 |
3.10 |
2.18 |
$ 124.98 |
$ 259,960 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,860 |
1.62 |
1.14 |
$ 120.61 |
$ 250,860 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,740 |
2.75 |
1.93 |
$ 104.97 |
$ 218,330 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,350 |
2.39 |
1.68 |
$ 124.05 |
$ 258,010 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,660 |
1.80 |
1.27 |
$ 129.60 |
$ 269,560 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,230 |
2.32 |
1.63 |
$ 108.38 |
$ 225,440 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
3,660 |
3.73 |
2.62 |
$ 76.90 |
$ 159,960 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,590 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
$ 138.15 |
$ 287,340 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,200 |
1.21 |
0.85 |
$ 127.96 |
$ 266,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chief Executives:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
1,150 |
4.21 |
2.96 |
$ 97.66 |
$ 203,130 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
3,660 |
3.73 |
2.62 |
$ 76.90 |
$ 159,960 |
| Macon, GA |
340 |
3.58 |
2.52 |
$ 70.28 |
$ 146,190 |
| Pocatello, ID |
120 |
3.49 |
2.45 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,440 |
| Anchorage, AK |
550 |
3.43 |
2.41 |
$ 84.11 |
$ 174,950 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
1,220 |
3.42 |
2.41 |
$ 104.94 |
$ 218,280 |
| Dalton, GA |
210 |
3.34 |
2.34 |
$ 70.47 |
$ 146,570 |
| Valdosta, GA |
170 |
3.25 |
2.28 |
$ 66.59 |
$ 138,510 |
| Boise City, ID |
1,080 |
3.16 |
2.22 |
$ 45.91 |
$ 95,480 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,100 |
3.10 |
2.18 |
$ 124.98 |
$ 259,960 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Chief Executives:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,900 |
0.99 |
0.70 |
$ 150.69 |
$ 313,440 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,250 |
0.43 |
0.30 |
$ 143.73 |
$ 298,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,570 |
0.44 |
0.31 |
$ 142.54 |
$ 296,480 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
290 |
0.72 |
0.51 |
$ 140.28 |
$ 291,790 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
840 |
0.70 |
0.49 |
$ 139.97 |
$ 291,130 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
150 |
0.47 |
0.33 |
$ 139.24 |
$ 289,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,590 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
$ 138.15 |
$ 287,340 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
180 |
0.47 |
0.33 |
$ 137.91 |
$ 286,850 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
540 |
0.48 |
0.34 |
$ 136.10 |
$ 283,080 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
210 |
1.33 |
0.93 |
$ 134.72 |
$ 280,220 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Chief Executives:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Chief Executives:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Chief Executives:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
