Chief Executive Officer salary: median $185,000 a year

Chief Executive Officer listings that state pay run from $145,000 to $250,000 for the middle half, based on 33 current job listings. 243 chief executive officer roles are open now.

Chief Executive Officer pay range

From 33 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$145,000
Median
$185,000
Upper quarter
$250,000

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Chief Executive Officer salary questions

How much does a chief executive officer make?
Among 33 open chief executive officer listings that state pay, the median is $185,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $145,000 and $250,000.
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.

Chief Executive Officer is one of the ways chief executive officer is written. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role page counts every spelling together: pay, best industries and states, skills and AI skills.

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