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Average Chief Executives Salary in Traverse City, MI

Chief Executives in Traverse City, MI earn a median annual salary of $198,660, which is -3.8% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Traverse City, MI (metro area).

$198,660
Traverse City, MI median annual wage
$96/hour median
-3.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $206,420
70
Local employment
1.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.75
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$98,860
25th
$135,780
Median
$198,660
75th
≥$239,200
90th
≥$239,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

Values marked ≥$239,200 are at or above the BLS wage cap. BLS does not publish an exact figure above this threshold.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Traverse City, MI, 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
93.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$212,762
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 92.4%
Rents: 78.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Cleveland, OH$239,130Compare870
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$236,800Compare60
Wausau, WI$236,650Compare80
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$233,640Compare110
Bend, OR$233,520Compare30
Richmond, VA$232,850Compare690

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 Traverse City, MI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$198,6600.75
Dentists, General$182,0001.49
Family Medicine Physicians$172,8401.16
Pharmacists$138,0301.02
Physician Assistants$136,7102.30
Computer And Information Systems Managers$134,7700.32
Optometrists$128,1302.22
Architectural And Engineering Managers$125,4300.76

Traverse City, MI has salary data for 280 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Chief Executives in Traverse City, MI

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.