SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chief Executives make in Amarillo, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Amarillo, TX is $208,170. The 10th percentile is $117,350 and the 90th percentile is $492,160. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$208,170

10th percentile
$117,350
25th percentile
$130,660
Median
$208,170
75th percentile
$333,990
90th percentile
$492,160
Mean
$254,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $117,350 and the 90th percentile is $492,160. The difference is $374,810, which is 180.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $130,660 to the 75th at $333,990, covers $203,330.

The mean annual wage is $254,810, which sits above the median of $208,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amarillo, TX median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $226,715, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.3% lower than the Texas median of $257,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $208,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $226,715 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Chief Executives. Amarillo, TX ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Lubbock, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $174,120 and employment of 120. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,676, against $226,715 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Amarillo, TX (80 of 123,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Chief Executives make in Amarillo, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Amarillo, TX is $208,170. The 10th percentile is $117,350 and the 90th percentile is $492,160. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Chief Executives?

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $213,990.

What is Chief Executives pay in Amarillo, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $208,170 is $226,715. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Amarillo, TX compare with nearby metros for Chief Executives?

Lubbock, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 123 miles away, at $174,120. Amarillo, TX ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.