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Chief Operating Officer (COO) pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

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The median annual wage for Chief Executives in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was $320,060 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $198,120 and $442,330.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is $106,070 above the national median of $213,990, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

$320,060
Chief Executives in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: median $320,060; published 25th to 75th percentile $198,120 to $442,330.
Annual wage percentiles, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
10th25thMedian75th90th
$134,660$198,120$320,060$442,330$589,770
$153.88
Chief Executives in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: median $153.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $95.25 to $212.66.
Hourly wage percentiles, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
10th25thMedian75th90th
$64.74$95.25$153.88$212.66$283.54

BLS estimated 2,580 workers employed in this occupation in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Location quotient: 0.49.

What should you know about united States?

$213,990
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $213,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $129,540 to $356,200.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$75,700$129,540$213,990$356,200$507,730
$102.88
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $102.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.28 to $171.25.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36.39$62.28$102.88$171.25$244.10

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Chief Operating Officer (COO) median is $320,060. The all-occupations median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $51,440. Ratio: 6.22 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.49 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Sherman-Denison, TX$200,920$166,440 to $327,860
Waco, TX$217,610$150,280 to $377,090

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