Chief Executive Officer salary: median $216,000 a year
Chief Executive Officer listings that state pay run from $179,000 to $245,000 for the middle half, based on 42 current job listings. 363 chief executive officer roles are open now.
Chief Executive Officer pay range
From 42 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.
- Lower quarter
- $179,000
- Median
- $216,000
- Upper quarter
- $245,000
Open chief executive officer jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Chief Executive Officer
Community Teamwork · Lowell, Massachusetts
Oct 27, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer - Engineering
Employment Resource Group · Decatur, IL
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Plasma International · California
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Scion Staffing · Texas
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Copia Global · Texas
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Confidential · Westwood, MA
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Confidential · Fall River, MA
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
KL2Connects · Jacksonville, FL
Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Leadingage · Westwood, MA
$350k · Oct 26, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Young Search Partners - Executive Search · Tampa, FL, USA
Oct 25, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Confidential · Helena, MT
Oct 25, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Confidential · Dallas, TX
Oct 25, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Confidential · San Jose, CA
Oct 25, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NSF Grid Modernization Engine
Confidential · Charlotte, NC
Oct 25, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer
Confidential · Charleston, SC
Oct 25, 2026
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Chief Executive Officer salary questions
- How much does a chief executive officer make?
- Among 42 open chief executive officer listings that state pay, the median is $216,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $179,000 and $245,000.
- Where does this chief executive officer pay data come from?
- From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
- Which state pays chief executive officers the most?
- Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $216,000.
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