Chief Executives pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$302,780avg. a year
$145.57 an hour · 10,800 employed
Chief Executives in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $302,780 a year. That is $29,860 (11%) more than the California average of $272,920. The U.S. average is $269,630.
$234,290Median pay
$145.57Average hourly
+11%vs. California average
10,800Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for chief executives in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
15,190 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$320,210
$153.95 an hour
22,710 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$281,170
$135.18 an hour
3150 jobs
Napa, CA
$275,720
$132.56 an hour
4430 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$253,100
$121.68 an hour
5350 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$252,630
$121.46 an hour
6220 jobs
Salinas, CA
$250,760
$120.56 an hour
7230 jobs
Modesto, CA
$250,390
$120.38 an hour
8220 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$246,710
$118.61 an hour
9310 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$243,950
$117.29 an hour
10360 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$237,600
$114.23 an hour
11100 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$230,680
$110.91 an hour
12130 jobs
Chico, CA
$228,930
$110.06 an hour
13700 jobs
Fresno, CA
$225,940
$108.63 an hour
14180 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$225,570
$108.45 an hour
15180 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$223,220
$107.32 an hour
16390 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$221,480
$106.48 an hour
171,920 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$220,110
$105.82 an hour
18100 jobs
Merced, CA
$218,910
$105.25 an hour
19110 jobs
Redding, CA
$202,680
$97.44 an hour
2050 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$201,750
$97.00 an hour
2160 jobs
El Centro, CA
$199,070
$95.71 an hour
22210 jobs
Visalia, CA
$190,630
$91.65 an hour
233,680 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$189,390
$91.05 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $157,110 |
| Financial Managers | $204,650 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $208,290 |
| Sales Managers | $156,210 |
| Managers, All Other | $178,570 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $149,840 |
Questions and answers
How much do chief executives make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $302,780 a year, and the median is $234,290. About 10,800 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $29,860 (11%) more than the California average of $272,920.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.31 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 11-1011. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.