Occupational employment / Chief executives

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Chief executives" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 8,120 $87.11 $181,180
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 15,300 $83.82 $174,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 14,240 $97.95 $203,730
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 12,160 $96.33 $200,370
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 11,670 $82.33 $171,250
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 10,880 $87.02 $180,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 10,600 $97.79 $203,410
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 10,160 $82.53 $171,670
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 8,850 $98.97 $205,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 7,110 $87.61 $182,230
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,400 $78.28 $162,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,310 $83.39 $173,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 6,180 $87.23 $181,430
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,750 $82.36 $171,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 5,320 $92.73 $192,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,010 $88.22 $183,510
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 4,070 $79.77 $165,920
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,000 $88.88 $184,860
Kansas City, MO-KS 3,710 $74.29 $154,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,660 $90.59 $188,420
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,640 $98.41 $204,680
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 3,520 $76.33 $158,760
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,320 $77.77 $161,750
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,270 $83.36 $173,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,230 $92.42 $192,240
Oklahoma City, OK 3,170 $58.87 $122,450
Pittsburgh, PA 3,000 $71.99 $149,730
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,850 $93.11 $193,670
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,690 $85.55 $177,940
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,640 $92.27 $191,920
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,580 $70.50 $146,650
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,530 $86.38 $179,680
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2,510 $75.78 $157,610
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,480 $92.29 $191,960
Tulsa, OK 2,470 $61.03 $126,950
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,460 $87.06 $181,080
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,450 $83.81 $174,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,420 $96.24 $200,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,390 $79.77 $165,930
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,330 $75.69 $157,430
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,320 $79.93 $166,240
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,100 $87.36 $181,710
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,950 $78.74 $163,780
Columbus, OH 1,850 $78.98 $164,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,760 $87.54 $182,070
Salt Lake City, UT 1,740 $74.96 $155,910
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,710 $77.57 $161,350
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,710 $84.24 $175,220
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 1,710 $51.66 $107,450
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,630 $85.35 $177,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,560 $84.05 $174,820
Knoxville, TN 1,510 $72.99 $151,810
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,470 $80.30 $167,030
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,420 $84.58 $175,930
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,390 $90.28 $187,780
Springfield, MA-CT 1,380 $63.22 $131,500
Boise City-Nampa, ID 1,360 $67.74 $140,890
Wichita, KS 1,360 $63.72 $132,530
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,360 $97.04 $201,850
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,310 $76.05 $158,190
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,300 $66.29 $137,890
Jacksonville, FL 1,290 $80.21 $166,840
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,250 $98.51 $204,910
Worcester, MA-CT 1,210 $77.44 $161,070
Columbia, SC 1,200 $79.66 $165,700
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,180 $87.74 $182,500
Jackson, MS 1,180 $57.34 $119,270
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 1,160 $75.88 $157,830
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,150 $77.72 $161,660
Honolulu, HI 1,140 $75.95 $157,990
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,120 $85.54 $177,930
Greenville, SC 1,110 $74.92 $155,830
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,110 $80.57 $167,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,110 $74.11 $154,150
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,100 $98.18 $204,210
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,080 $87.34 $181,660
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,030 $83.50 $173,680
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,020 $69.58 $144,720
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,010 $85.64 $178,130
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,010 $83.54 $173,770
Springfield, IL 1,000 Not available Not available
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 970 $78.55 $163,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 960 $70.33 $146,290
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 910 $73.51 $152,900
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 870 $76.48 $159,090
Richmond, VA 870 $83.84 $174,390
San Antonio, TX 870 $77.70 $161,620
Anchorage, AK 850 $70.24 $146,100
Chattanooga, TN-GA 850 $72.74 $151,300
Rochester, NY 810 $75.34 $156,700
Akron, OH 810 $76.60 $159,320
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 790 $77.14 $160,460
New Haven, CT 780 $79.92 $166,230
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 780 $76.87 $159,890
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 770 $80.30 $167,020
Dayton, OH 740 $68.79 $143,080
Topeka, KS 710 $53.53 $111,330
Lancaster, PA 680 $69.64 $144,840
Charleston, WV 620 $52.21 $108,610
Lexington-Fayette, KY 620 $71.45 $148,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 600 $92.98 $193,400
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 590 $74.00 $153,920
Syracuse, NY 590 $69.26 $144,070
Columbus, GA-AL 580 $72.20 $150,170
Manchester, NH 580 $83.61 $173,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 580 $65.59 $136,420
Toledo, OH 560 $75.05 $156,100
Madison, WI 560 $77.43 $161,060
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 560 $79.79 $165,960
Ann Arbor, MI 550 $77.61 $161,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 530 $77.38 $160,960
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 530 $63.25 $131,550
Savannah, GA 520 $72.21 $150,200
Huntsville, AL 510 $79.01 $164,350
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 510 $70.93 $147,530
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 510 $81.89 $170,320
York-Hanover, PA 500 $68.40 $142,270
Spartanburg, SC 490 $80.48 $167,390
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 490 $68.83 $143,160
Fort Wayne, IN 480 $70.42 $146,460
Lakeland, FL 480 $80.02 $166,450
Reading, PA 480 $69.32 $144,180
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 480 $82.46 $171,520
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 470 $70.28 $146,180
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 470 $75.23 $156,470
Barnstable Town, MA 460 $70.03 $145,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 460 $67.27 $139,910
Peoria, IL 450 $59.57 $123,910
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 450 $66.73 $138,810
Fresno, CA 450 $72.31 $150,410
Baton Rouge, LA 450 $72.05 $149,870
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 440 $93.87 $195,240
Macon, GA 440 $64.79 $134,770
Erie, PA 440 $60.34 $125,510
Provo-Orem, UT 430 $67.60 $140,610
Tucson, AZ 430 $62.86 $130,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC 420 $91.16 $189,620
Bakersfield, CA 410 $82.44 $171,460
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 400 $97.68 $203,160
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 390 $94.85 $197,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 390 $71.15 $148,000
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 390 $67.87 $141,170
Springfield, MO 370 $65.32 $135,850
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 360 $75.54 $157,120
Raleigh-Cary, NC 360 $87.39 $181,770
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 340 $73.30 $152,460
Lincoln, NE 340 $81.68 $169,890
Rockford, IL 340 $68.29 $142,050
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 340 $72.58 $150,970
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 330 $68.09 $141,630
Portsmouth, NH-ME 330 $92.60 $192,600
Stockton, CA 320 $87.22 $181,420
Columbus, IN 320 $72.22 $150,230
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 320 $68.40 $142,270
Canton-Massillon, OH 310 $70.41 $146,450
Mobile, AL 310 $76.43 $158,980
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 310 $72.77 $151,370
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 300 $77.61 $161,440
Fargo, ND-MN 300 $71.98 $149,720
Dalton, GA 290 $69.50 $144,550
Utica-Rome, NY 290 $58.20 $121,060
Evansville, IN-KY 290 $76.34 $158,800
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 290 $77.50 $161,190
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 290 $79.06 $164,440
Gainesville, GA 290 $64.37 $133,900
Tallahassee, FL 280 $74.32 $154,580
Montgomery, AL 280 $77.93 $162,090
Johnson City, TN 280 $61.36 $127,620
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 280 $69.41 $144,380
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 280 $77.97 $162,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 270 $69.78 $145,130
Flint, MI 260 $72.29 $150,360
Coeur d'Alene, ID 260 $53.36 $111,000
Florence, SC 260 $78.05 $162,330
Colorado Springs, CO 260 $92.11 $191,580
Fort Smith, AR-OK 260 $53.74 $111,780
El Paso, TX 250 $79.80 $165,980
Waterbury, CT 250 $73.15 $152,140
Athens-Clarke County, GA 240 $66.89 $139,140
Cedar Rapids, IA 240 $79.88 $166,150
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 240 $64.65 $134,470
Salinas, CA 240 $84.91 $176,620
Naples-Marco Island, FL 240 $74.19 $154,310
Jefferson City, MO 240 $52.74 $109,710
Albany, GA 230 $58.51 $121,700
Binghamton, NY 230 $61.10 $127,100
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 230 $78.88 $164,080
Reno-Sparks, NV 230 $70.39 $146,410
Wheeling, WV-OH 230 $52.68 $109,570
Lawrence, KS 230 $55.40 $115,230
Modesto, CA 230 $80.27 $166,960
New Bedford, MA 230 $60.75 $126,360
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 220 $75.29 $156,600
Morgantown, WV 220 $54.99 $114,380
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 220 $74.56 $155,080
Bismarck, ND 220 $73.04 $151,930
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 210 $56.02 $116,530
Salem, OR 210 $60.32 $125,470
Green Bay, WI 210 $69.87 $145,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL 210 $54.81 $114,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 200 $78.02 $162,290
Clarksville, TN-KY 200 $74.32 $154,590
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 200 $80.01 $166,420
Idaho Falls, ID 200 $53.31 $110,890
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 190 $76.93 $160,010
Sioux Falls, SD 190 $85.86 $178,590
Jackson, TN 190 $58.74 $122,180
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 190 $65.33 $135,890
Ocala, FL 190 $71.17 $148,030
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 180 $63.31 $131,680
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 180 $77.50 $161,210
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 $95.82 $199,300
Lawton, OK 180 $49.43 $102,820
Visalia-Porterville, CA 170 $57.61 $119,820
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 170 $91.93 $191,220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 170 $80.22 $166,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 170 $82.42 $171,430
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 170 $66.39 $138,100
Appleton, WI 170 $76.80 $159,750
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 170 $73.31 $152,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 170 $76.22 $158,550
Columbia, MO 170 $61.25 $127,400
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 170 $62.74 $130,490
Rome, GA 170 $66.51 $138,340
Fairbanks, AK 170 $59.33 $123,410
Johnstown, PA 160 $54.17 $112,670
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 160 $65.97 $137,210
Danbury, CT 160 $94.16 $195,840
Billings, MT 160 $48.94 $101,800
Winston-Salem, NC 160 $84.60 $175,960
Durham, NC 160 $92.46 $192,320
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 160 $66.61 $138,550
Corpus Christi, TX 160 $68.43 $142,330
Boulder, CO 160 $90.76 $188,780
Charlottesville, VA 150 $72.74 $151,300
Janesville, WI 150 $62.33 $129,650
Williamsport, PA 150 $61.95 $128,860
Battle Creek, MI 150 $66.02 $137,320
Tuscaloosa, AL 150 $78.87 $164,040
Decatur, IL 150 $69.26 $144,070
Jonesboro, AR 150 $55.02 $114,440
Racine, WI 150 $81.85 $170,260
Joplin, MO 150 $60.62 $126,080
Anderson, SC 150 $78.96 $164,240
Brunswick, GA 150 $69.46 $144,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 150 $71.59 $148,910
Jackson, MI 140 $59.83 $124,440
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 140 $69.00 $143,510
Valdosta, GA 140 $58.72 $122,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 140 $68.78 $143,070
Lafayette, IN 140 $75.30 $156,630
Altoona, PA 130 $53.81 $111,920
Waco, TX 130 $60.87 $126,600
Roanoke, VA 130 $69.19 $143,920
Longview, TX 130 $66.64 $138,620
Morristown, TN 130 $61.49 $127,900
Napa, CA 130 $87.55 $182,100
Bloomington, IN 130 $65.09 $135,380
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 130 $68.26 $141,970
Gainesville, FL 130 $79.91 $166,200
Amarillo, TX 130 $54.37 $113,090
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 120 $82.71 $172,030
Midland, TX 120 $84.91 $176,610
Wausau, WI 120 $75.79 $157,650
Sheboygan, WI 120 $73.21 $152,270
State College, PA 120 $57.71 $120,030
Dothan, AL 120 $80.75 $167,950
Kingston, NY 120 $59.00 $122,710
Glens Falls, NY 120 $59.97 $124,740
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 120 $81.44 $169,390
Lebanon, PA 110 $56.75 $118,040
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 110 $58.24 $121,140
Decatur, AL 110 $66.72 $138,780
Eau Claire, WI 110 $69.32 $144,180
Cleveland, TN 110 $60.57 $125,980
Owensboro, KY 110 $71.52 $148,760
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 110 $67.00 $139,350
Logan, UT-ID 110 $57.09 $118,750
Hattiesburg, MS 110 $62.01 $128,980
Salisbury, MD 110 $57.49 $119,580
Eugene-Springfield, OR 110 $79.15 $164,630
St. Cloud, MN 110 $65.53 $136,310
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 100 $70.35 $146,330
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 100 $85.37 $177,570
Pittsfield, MA 100 $81.91 $170,370
Fond du Lac, WI 100 $74.94 $155,880
Tyler, TX 100 $72.47 $150,730
Lynchburg, VA 100 $64.88 $134,960
Ithaca, NY 100 $62.72 $130,450
Duluth, MN-WI 100 $63.15 $131,340
Elizabethtown, KY 100 $69.60 $144,760
La Crosse, WI-MN 100 $77.64 $161,490
Flagstaff, AZ 100 $48.55 $100,990
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 90 $77.63 $161,470
Redding, CA 90 $74.06 $154,030
Medford, OR 90 $65.46 $136,160
Chico, CA 90 $69.51 $144,580
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 90 $55.28 $114,980
Rapid City, SD 90 $78.40 $163,070
St. Joseph, MO-KS 90 $53.54 $111,360
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 90 $39.64 $82,460
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 90 $64.33 $133,810
Spokane, WA 90 $79.73 $165,840
Monroe, MI 90 $86.09 $179,060
Merced, CA 90 $83.81 $174,310
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 90 $67.22 $139,810
Dover, DE 90 $90.10 $187,410
Lubbock, TX 90 $74.14 $154,210
Lake Charles, LA 90 $64.09 $133,310
Dubuque, IA 90 $78.10 $162,450
Terre Haute, IN 80 $64.86 $134,900
Albuquerque, NM 80 $85.25 $177,310
Elmira, NY 80 $65.08 $135,360
Lima, OH 80 $63.88 $132,860
Mansfield, OH 80 $66.83 $139,000
Springfield, OH 80 $58.24 $121,130
Warner Robins, GA 80 $65.58 $136,410
Danville, IL 80 $48.53 $100,950
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 80 $68.06 $141,570
Pine Bluff, AR 80 $51.21 $106,510
Yuba City, CA 80 $65.64 $136,530
Winchester, VA-WV 70 $64.66 $134,490
St. George, UT 70 $56.21 $116,920
Asheville, NC 70 $81.53 $169,580
Wilmington, NC 70 $83.55 $173,780
Bowling Green, KY 70 $74.92 $155,830
Monroe, LA 70 $71.91 $149,570
Ponce, PR 70 $46.18 $96,050
Bay City, MI 70 $79.10 $164,530
Iowa City, IA 70 $76.72 $159,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN 70 $74.24 $154,410
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 70 $69.12 $143,760
Ames, IA 70 $72.39 $150,570
Anderson, IN 70 $74.56 $155,080
Lewiston, ID-WA 60 $55.09 $114,590
Anniston-Oxford, AL 60 $72.61 $151,030
Auburn-Opelika, AL 60 $72.35 $150,480
Pocatello, ID 60 $66.21 $137,720
Gadsden, AL 60 $58.42 $121,520
Abilene, TX 60 $60.85 $126,560
Missoula, MT 60 $66.44 $138,190
Pascagoula, MS 60 $55.88 $116,220
Laredo, TX 60 $66.65 $138,640
Rochester, MN 60 $66.01 $137,300
Prescott, AZ 60 $72.46 $150,710
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $57.83 $120,290
Victoria, TX 60 $74.60 $155,170
Wichita Falls, TX 60 $48.53 $100,940
Muncie, IN 60 $62.39 $129,780
Harrisonburg, VA 50 $72.83 $151,480
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 50 $62.91 $130,850
Cheyenne, WY 50 $48.14 $100,120
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 50 $67.31 $140,010
Greeley, CO 50 $69.24 $144,030
Odessa, TX 50 $84.73 $176,250
Olympia, WA 50 $69.75 $145,070
Mayaguez, PR 50 $55.98 $116,440
Atlantic City, NJ 50 $91.19 $189,680
Rocky Mount, NC 50 $73.14 $152,140
Lafayette, LA 50 $80.10 $166,620
Grand Junction, CO 50 $75.25 $156,520
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 50 $40.67 $84,600
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 40 $95.44 $198,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 40 $49.93 $103,850
Fayetteville, NC 40 $88.35 $183,780
Sumter, SC 40 $74.62 $155,200
Kokomo, IN 40 $57.25 $119,070
Greenville, NC 40 $83.25 $173,160
El Centro, CA 40 $72.63 $151,060
Bangor, ME 40 Not available Not available
San Angelo, TX 40 $71.14 $147,960
Madera, CA 40 $78.35 $162,980
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $62.63 $130,270
Great Falls, MT 40 $44.25 $92,040
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 40 $64.36 $133,870
Hot Springs, AR 40 $56.71 $117,950
Yakima, WA 40 $65.11 $135,430
Bend, OR 40 $75.29 $156,610
Sandusky, OH 40 $69.06 $143,640
Punta Gorda, FL 40 $61.78 $128,500
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 30 $72.88 $151,600
Goldsboro, NC 30 $86.18 $179,250
Yuma, AZ 30 $55.79 $116,040
Alexandria, LA 30 $74.44 $154,830
College Station-Bryan, TX Not available $59.63 $124,030
Bloomington-Normal, IL Not available $70.44 $146,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Not available $79.22 $164,770
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