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Chief Executives Salary in Odessa, TX

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Odessa, TX is $281,480. BLS estimates approximately 50 people work in this occupation in Odessa, TX. Odessa, TX is 31.5% above the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$281,480
Average salary
$350,570
Median hourly
$135.33
Employment
50

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$133,830$64.34
25th percentile$174,060$83.68
Median (50th)$281,480$135.33
75th percentile$392,160$188.54
90th percentile$742,350$356.90

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 7% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.3% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.597
Location quotient
0.45

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Odessa, TX’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.896, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $299,778 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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