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Chief Executives Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $234,290. BLS estimates approximately 10,800 people work in this occupation in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 9.5% above the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$234,290
Average salary
$302,780
Median hourly
$112.64
Employment
10,800

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$101,250$48.68
25th percentile$159,990$76.92
Median (50th)$234,290$112.64
75th percentile$369,330$177.56
90th percentile$522,060$250.99

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 4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.5% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.723
Location quotient
1.31

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 113.566, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $206,303 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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