Average Chief Executives Salary in Illinois

BLS tracks 5,150 chief executives in Illinois but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Illinois (state).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for chief executives in Illinois. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 5,150
How common this job is here: 0.62×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Metros inside Illinois

Pay and employment for chief executives often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.

Where chief executives earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for chief executives this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Hawaii: $111.30/hr
California: $106.06/hr
Pennsylvania: $106.02/hr
New York: $105.44/hr
Michigan: $105.40/hr
Rhode Island: $101.83/hr
Wisconsin: $100.53/hr
Ohio: $100.28/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Cleveland, OH: $114.97/hr
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: $113.84/hr
Wausau, WI: $113.78/hr
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: $112.33/hr
Bend, OR: $112.27/hr
Richmond, VA: $111.95/hr
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: $111.83/hr
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL: $111.78/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for chief executives from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.3%; 13,300 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 22,200; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: 5 years or more

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.