What is the median salary for Chief Executives in Dayton?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $210,670.

How does Dayton pay compare to the US median for Chief Executives?

Local median pay is 1.6% below the national OEWS median of $213,990.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Dayton is 92.7 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $210,670 has about the same purchasing power as $227,260 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Chief Executives, Dayton

$210,670

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH. Middle half of wages roughly $124,870 to $375,280.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −1.6%
US median: $213,990
Metro RPP: 92.7
Middle half: $124,870 to $375,280
OEWS employment: 200
SOC: 11-1011

Chief Executives in Dayton pay a median $210,670 (May 2025), 1.6% below the US median of $213,990. At local prices (RPP 92.7), that median buys about what $227,260 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$210,670 in Dayton buys about what $227,260 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 92.7, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 72.7 vs all-items 92.7 (US = 100, 2024).

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Chief Executives in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Dayton	$210,670	$124,870 to $375,280	92.7
San Francisco	$288,690	$172,900 to $425,680	115.6
Tulsa	$162,260	$94,140 to $234,680	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Chief Executives in Dayton?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $210,670.
How does Dayton pay compare to the US median for Chief Executives?: Local median pay is 1.6% below the national OEWS median of $213,990.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Dayton is 92.7 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $210,670 has about the same purchasing power as $227,260 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.