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Chief Executives salary in Dallas, TX

The median chief executives in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $320,060 a year, 50% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $18,979 a month.

10th percentile
$134,660
25th percentile
$198,120
Median percentile
$320,060
75th percentile
$442,330
90th percentile
$589,770

Based on 2,580 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$227,744 take-home a year
Gross pay$320,060
Federal income tax−$75,155
Social Security + Medicare−$17,160
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$18,979
Every two weeks$8,759

Does it go far here?

$310,467Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
9%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$212,810

All chief executives salaries · Take-home pay in Texas