SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Chief Executives make in Savannah, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Savannah, GA is $197,840. The 10th percentile is $80,780 and the 90th percentile is $389,730. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$197,840
- 10th percentile
- $80,780
- 25th percentile
- $109,170
- Median
- $197,840
- 75th percentile
- $331,280
- 90th percentile
- $389,730
- Mean
- $242,650
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $80,780 and the 90th percentile is $389,730. The difference is $308,950, which is 156.2% 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 $109,170 to the 75th at $331,280, covers $222,110.
The mean annual wage is $242,650, which sits above the median of $197,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Savannah, GA median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $207,802, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5% lower than the Georgia median of $208,180.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $197,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $207,802 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd of 13 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).).
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 32 miles away, with a median of $174,230 and employment of 60. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $177,755, against $207,802 here.
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $197,220 and employment of 290. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $195,341, against $207,802 here.
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 102 miles away, with a median of $144,980 and employment of 120. That median is 26.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,753, against $207,802 here.
Employment share
Chief Executives accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (130 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Savannah, GA · Chief Executives by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Chief Executives make in Savannah, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Savannah, GA is $197,840. The 10th percentile is $80,780 and the 90th percentile is $389,730. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Chief Executives?
The local median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $213,990.
What is Chief Executives pay in Savannah, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $197,840 is $207,802. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Savannah, GA compare with nearby metros for Chief Executives?
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $174,230. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.