SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chief Executives make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $122,670. The 10th percentile is $36,630 and the 90th percentile is $306,940. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$122,670

10th percentile
$36,630
25th percentile
$73,400
Median
$122,670
75th percentile
$181,700
90th percentile
$306,940
Mean
$148,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $36,630 and the 90th percentile is $306,940. The difference is $270,310, which is 220.4% 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 $73,400 to the 75th at $181,700, covers $108,300.

The mean annual wage is $148,960, which sits above the median of $122,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 42.7% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $137,456, which is 35.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $137,456 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $185,100. That median is 50.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $191,030, against $137,456 here.
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $138,900 and employment of 3,140. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,442, against $137,456 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (70 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $122,670. The 10th percentile is $36,630 and the 90th percentile is $306,940. Employment is 70.

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

The local median is 42.7% lower than the national median of $213,990.

What is Chief Executives pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $122,670 is $137,456. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ compare with nearby metros for Chief Executives?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $185,100. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.