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Average Chief Executives Salary in Reading, PA

Chief Executives in Reading, PA earn a median annual salary of $229,740, which is +7.4% compared to the national median. There are 140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Reading, PA (metro area).

$229,740
Reading, PA median annual wage
$110/hour median
+7.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $213,990
140
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.63
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$124,800
25th
$155,580
Median
$229,740
75th
$387,770
90th
$582,810

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Reading, PA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$236,699
Goods: 100.7%
Services: 108.2%
Rents: 85.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Medford, OR $615,500 Compare 40
Midland, MI $587,950 Compare 60
Midland, TX $389,330 Compare 100
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $388,060 Compare 480
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $381,330 Compare 140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $375,810 Compare 690

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Reading, PA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Chief Executives $229,740 0.63
Architectural And Engineering Managers $159,720 1.07
Dentists, General $151,850 0.83
Computer And Information Systems Managers $148,550 0.56
Pharmacists $143,210 0.67
Optometrists $139,400 0.78
Nurse Practitioners $135,390 0.85
Financial Managers $133,900 0.80

Reading, PA has salary data for 407 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Chief Executives in Reading, PA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Chief Executives are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 22,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.