Chief Executives Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $219K, rent takes 13.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,667/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new chief executives typically earn — is $105K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $6,274/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $219K locally vs. $214K nationally, a 2% difference.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $219K median vs. the U.S. average of $214K — that’s +2%.

The median is $218,990 a year, that works out to about $105 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $104,570, and experienced chief executives can clear $508,870. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $12,711/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,667/month, which eats 13.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median chief executives salary is worth about $218,990 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.