H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 11-1011Rank #61Updated Sep 2026

Chief Executives

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Chief Executives (SOC 11-1011). Based on 15,141 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$206,158
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$141,600
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$279,963
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
862
Rank #61 · FY2026

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I1,115$77,293$105,000$132,000
Level II1,608$110,304$145,000$197,590
Level III1,168$140,000$186,597$240,000
Level IV2,032$184,267$250,000$315,000
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75): 4 levels
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
LevelP25MedianP75
Level I$77,293$105,000$132,000
Level II$110,304$145,000$197,590
Level III$140,000$186,597$240,000
Level IV$184,267$250,000$315,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA3,472$170,000
2NY2,810$180,000
3FL1,203$150,000
4TX1,202$166,500
5IL512$170,000
6MA502$180,000
7NJ450$186,000
8CO394$200,000
9GA286$140,918
10WA258$184,540

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Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$145k
FY2011$140k
FY2012$150k
FY2013$153k
FY2014$150k
FY2015$150k
FY2016$150k
FY2017$160k
FY2018$175k
FY2019$179k
FY2020$185k
FY2021$200k
FY2022$190k
FY2023$180k
FY2024$198k
FY2025$172k
FY2026$206k
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3 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Chief Executives — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.

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