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Chief Executives Salary in Amarillo, TX

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Amarillo, TX is $208,170. BLS estimates approximately 80 people work in this occupation in Amarillo, TX. Amarillo, TX is 2.7% below the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$208,170
Average salary
$254,810
Median hourly
$100.08
Employment
80

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$117,350$56.42
25th percentile$130,660$62.82
Median (50th)$208,170$100.08
75th percentile$333,990$160.57
90th percentile$492,160$236.62

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 3.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 10.7% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.663
Location quotient
0.5

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Amarillo, TX’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.82, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $226,715 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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