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Chief Executives
Full chief executives overview →U.S. mean $269,630 · median $213,990
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #1 | $403,380 | $341,630 | $194 | +49.6% | $179,550–$772,840 |
| Connecticut | #2 | $376,840 | $295,120 | $181 | +39.8% | $156,680–$680,080 |
| New Jersey | #3 | $372,910 | $310,440 | $179 | +38.3% | $173,560–$666,030 |
| Washington | #4 | $360,290 | $339,810 | $173 | +33.6% | $160,110–$607,100 |
| New York | #5 | $351,160 | $257,980 | $169 | +30.2% | $140,410–$657,630 |
| North Carolina | #6 | $347,690 | $314,290 | $167 | +29% | $114,210–$624,990 |
| Illinois | #7 | $347,550 | $331,920 | $167 | +28.9% | $133,170–$589,720 |
| Rhode Island | #8 | $341,100 | $235,360 | $164 | +26.5% | $113,970–$561,080 |
| Virginia | #9 | $340,580 | $310,740 | $164 | +26.3% | $130,000–$604,090 |
| South Dakota | #10 | $336,560 | $280,900 | $162 | +24.8% | $175,590–$546,760 |
| Texas | #11 | $310,660 | $257,850 | $149 | +15.2% | $121,130–$558,550 |
| Pennsylvania | #12 | $302,990 | $232,560 | $146 | +12.4% | $118,810–$528,200 |
| Hawaii | #13 | $302,620 | $281,640 | $145 | +12.2% | $100,030–$493,870 |
| Maryland | #14 | $299,580 | $248,660 | $144 | +11.1% | $139,990–$486,860 |
| Michigan | #15 | $298,740 | $255,560 | $144 | +10.8% | $104,010–$547,090 |
| Indiana | #16 | $284,910 | $254,180 | $137 | +5.7% | $97,340–$494,080 |
| Delaware | #17 | $277,630 | $199,990 | $133 | +3% | $119,990–$523,940 |
| Georgia | #18 | $275,840 | $208,180 | $133 | +2.3% | $57,290–$517,910 |
| California | #19 | $272,920 | $218,600 | $131 | +1.2% | $85,790–$486,830 |
| Nebraska | #20 | $264,120 | $214,680 | $127 | -2% | $107,200–$515,360 |
| Ohio | #21 | $254,170 | $176,440 | $122 | -5.7% | $79,390–$484,820 |
| Wisconsin | #22 | $252,660 | $208,350 | $121 | -6.3% | $103,560–$426,290 |
| Vermont | #23 | $250,520 | $175,070 | $120 | -7.1% | $108,300–$428,080 |
| Minnesota | #24 | $246,240 | $195,670 | $118 | -8.7% | $92,540–$449,270 |
| Colorado | #25 | $240,440 | $213,370 | $116 | -10.8% | $88,400–$402,230 |
| Tennessee | #26 | $239,970 | $198,830 | $115 | -11% | $64,520–$474,740 |
| Kentucky | #27 | $238,100 | $179,530 | $114 | -11.7% | $72,800–$466,660 |
| Iowa | #28 | $237,270 | $211,190 | $114 | -12% | $86,090–$365,320 |
| Nevada | #29 | $235,840 | $149,770 | $113 | -12.5% | $58,670–$517,310 |
| North Dakota | #30 | $225,920 | $164,560 | $109 | -16.2% | $104,590–$464,030 |
| Utah | #31 | $225,320 | $171,880 | $108 | -16.4% | $72,480–$424,690 |
| Montana | #32 | $223,550 | $182,340 | $107 | -17.1% | $73,970–$432,240 |
| Kansas | #33 | $222,710 | $158,100 | $107 | -17.4% | $51,120–$453,350 |
| Missouri | #34 | $222,200 | $172,320 | $107 | -17.6% | $75,040–$416,060 |
| Idaho | #35 | $221,580 | $177,210 | $107 | -17.8% | $103,360–$403,230 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | $221,460 | $168,590 | $106 | -17.9% | $103,990–$397,850 |
| Alaska | #37 | $220,770 | $166,710 | $106 | -18.1% | $75,870–$428,990 |
| South Carolina | #38 | $211,720 | $168,840 | $102 | -21.5% | $49,760–$393,490 |
| Alabama | #39 | $201,200 | $166,420 | $97 | -25.4% | $101,670–$317,400 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | $200,930 | $163,790 | $97 | -25.5% | $68,630–$387,310 |
| West Virginia | #41 | $192,840 | $151,950 | $93 | -28.5% | $72,160–$403,020 |
| Maine | #42 | $191,480 | $138,770 | $92 | -29% | $73,680–$401,950 |
| Mississippi | #43 | $173,720 | $139,250 | $84 | -35.6% | $101,930–$304,040 |
| Arkansas | #44 | $164,930 | $119,990 | $79 | -38.8% | $49,830–$330,480 |
| Wyoming | #45 | $162,830 | $147,940 | $78 | -39.6% | $34,690–$276,940 |
| New Mexico | #46 | $152,720 | $123,500 | $73 | -43.4% | $43,710–$302,440 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.