H-1B salary guideSOC 11-1011Rank #58Updated May 2026

Chief Executives

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Chief Executives (SOC 11-1011). Based on 6,128 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$185,328

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$122,096

lower quartile

P75 wage

$250,000

upper quartile

Filings

6,128

Rank #58

Summary

Chief Executives (SOC 11-1011) is the occupation code for top-level organizational leaders. Between 2020–2024, there were 6,128 H-1B filings for Chief Executives, with wage data from 6,097 of those cases.

The typical H-1B Chief Executive salary falls between $122,096 (P25) and $250,000 (P75), with a median of $185,328. Wage progression across DOL prevailing wage levels shows significant increases: Level I averages $105,000 (median), Level II $144,000, Level III $181,846, and Level IV $249,300. Most filings cluster in Levels III and IV, reflecting the executive nature of the role.

California and New York lead in Chief Executive H-1B sponsorship, with 1,533 and 1,339 filings respectively (both showing $190K median wages). Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts round out the top five states. Macquarie Global Services (USA) LLC is the top employer sponsor with 19 filings, followed by Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. with 15 filings.

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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.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	1,005	$75,733	$105,000	$131,000
Level II	1,403	$107,164	$144,000	$190,878
Level III	1,005	$138,923	$181,846	$235,000
Level IV	1,740	$183,600	$249,300	$310,000

Top hiring states

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

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	1,533	$190,000
2	NY	1,339	$190,757
3	TX	526	$180,000
4	FL	510	$165,152
5	MA	225	$185,000
6	IL	211	$185,827
7	CO	199	$215,363
8	NJ	161	$208,000
9	WA	115	$190,070
10	GA	107	$150,000

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199

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Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Macquarie Global Services (USA) LLC	19
2	Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.	15
3	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	8
4	Strong Compute Services Corporation	7
5	ExlService.com, LLC	7
6	TransUnion LLC	6
7	Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.	6
8	PEPSICO, INC.	6
9	First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.	5
10	Parched Hospitality Group Inc.	5

Macquarie Global Services …

Macquarie Holdings (USA) I…

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)

Strong Compute Services Co…

ExlService.com, LLC

TransUnion LLC

Jones Lang LaSalle America…

PEPSICO, INC.

First Citizens Bank and Tr…

Parched Hospitality Group …

Median wage by fiscal year

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

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