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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Salary
by City (2026)

C-suite executive owning all revenue-generating functions including sales, marketing, and CS. National median: $328K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$328K

Top 10% earn

$552K

Entry level

$248K

Salary growth

+6.5%/yr

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$372K	$492K	$642K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$360K	$476K	$621K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$348K	$460K	$600K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$346K	$457K	$597K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$346K	$457K	$597K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$342K	$453K	$591K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$342K	$453K	$591K	152	8.5%
Jersey City, NJ	$335K	$443K	$578K	162	10.75%
Bellevue, WA	$334K	$442K	$577K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$331K	$438K	$571K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$323K	$427K	$558K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$323K	$427K	$558K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$322K	$426K	$556K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$322K	$426K	$556K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$322K	$426K	$556K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$322K	$426K	$556K	148	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$320K	$423K	$552K	162	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$317K	$420K	$548K	155	10.75%
Stamford, CT	$315K	$417K	$544K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$312K	$412K	$538K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$310K	$410K	$535K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$306K	$405K	$528K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$304K	$402K	$524K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$304K	$402K	$524K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$303K	$400K	$522K	155	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$300K	$397K	$518K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$300K	$397K	$518K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$295K	$390K	$509K	140	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$293K	$387K	$505K	128	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$292K	$387K	$505K	138	9.3%
Portland, OR	$293K	$387K	$505K	130	9.9%
Edison, NJ	$292K	$387K	$505K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$292K	$387K	$505K	138	None ✓
Austin, TX	$285K	$377K	$492K	110	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$285K	$377K	$492K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$285K	$377K	$492K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$285K	$377K	$492K	118	4.55%
Miami, FL	$278K	$367K	$479K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$278K	$367K	$479K	128	None ✓
Worcester, MA	$278K	$367K	$479K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$278K	$367K	$479K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$278K	$367K	$479K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$278K	$367K	$479K	192	11%
New Haven, CT	$274K	$363K	$473K	122	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$273K	$361K	$471K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$273K	$361K	$471K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$273K	$361K	$471K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$273K	$361K	$471K	106	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$273K	$361K	$471K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$273K	$361K	$471K	118	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$272K	$360K	$470K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$270K	$357K	$466K	118	5.99%
McKinney, TX	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$268K	$354K	$462K	118	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$268K	$354K	$462K	112	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$268K	$354K	$462K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$268K	$354K	$462K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$268K	$354K	$462K	104	6.8%
Anchorage, AK	$268K	$354K	$462K	128	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$266K	$352K	$460K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$263K	$348K	$454K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$263K	$348K	$454K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$263K	$348K	$454K	112	4.75%
Eugene, OR	$261K	$345K	$450K	110	9.9%
Irving, TX	$260K	$344K	$449K	97	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$260K	$344K	$449K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$260K	$344K	$449K	102	None ✓
Provo, UT	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	4.85%
Round Rock, TX	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$258K	$342K	$446K	108	6.6%
Houston, TX	$258K	$341K	$445K	91	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$255K	$338K	$440K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$255K	$338K	$440K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$255K	$338K	$440K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$255K	$338K	$440K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$255K	$338K	$440K	105	5.8%
Fort Worth, TX	$253K	$335K	$437K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$253K	$335K	$437K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$253K	$335K	$437K	108	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$252K	$333K	$434K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$252K	$333K	$434K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$249K	$330K	$431K	100	6.6%
Arlington, TX	$248K	$328K	$428K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$248K	$328K	$428K	91	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$248K	$328K	$428K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$248K	$328K	$428K	98	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$248K	$328K	$428K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$248K	$328K	$428K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$248K	$328K	$428K	90	3.07%
Las Vegas, NV	$248K	$328K	$428K	102	None ✓
Charleston, SC	$248K	$328K	$428K	105	6.5%
Albany, NY	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$247K	$327K	$427K	98	7.15%
Bakersfield, CA	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$244K	$322K	$421K	95	6.5%
Virginia Beach, VA	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$243K	$321K	$419K	88	3.99%
Kansas City, MO	$243K	$321K	$419K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$243K	$321K	$419K	102	5.3%
Midland, TX	$240K	$318K	$415K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$240K	$318K	$415K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$240K	$318K	$415K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$240K	$318K	$415K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$240K	$318K	$415K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	4.95%
Colorado Springs, CO	$238K	$315K	$411K	102	4.55%
Sterling Heights, MI	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	4.25%
St. Louis, MO	$238K	$315K	$411K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$238K	$315K	$411K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$238K	$315K	$411K	88	5%
Fargo, ND	$238K	$315K	$411K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$236K	$312K	$407K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$236K	$312K	$407K	90	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$236K	$312K	$407K	93	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$236K	$312K	$407K	82	4.25%
Green Bay, WI	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	5%
Des Moines, IA	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	4.82%
Great Falls, MT	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$232K	$307K	$401K	85	4.9%
San Antonio, TX	$231K	$305K	$398K	87	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$229K	$303K	$395K	82	4.82%
Buffalo, NY	$228K	$302K	$394K	88	6.85%
Louisville, KY	$228K	$302K	$394K	85	5%
Omaha, NE	$228K	$302K	$394K	88	5.84%
Killeen, TX	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$227K	$300K	$391K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$224K	$297K	$387K	78	6.5%
Spokane, WA	$223K	$295K	$385K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$223K	$295K	$385K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	4.25%
New Orleans, LA	$223K	$295K	$385K	92	6%
Brownsville, TX	$221K	$293K	$382K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$221K	$293K	$382K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$221K	$293K	$382K	75	6.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$218K	$289K	$377K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$218K	$289K	$377K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$218K	$289K	$377K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$218K	$289K	$377K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$218K	$289K	$377K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$218K	$289K	$377K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$218K	$289K	$377K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	5.9%
Tulsa, OK	$213K	$282K	$368K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$211K	$279K	$364K	82	None ✓
Wichita, KS	$211K	$279K	$364K	82	5.7%
Lubbock, TX	$203K	$269K	$351K	78	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$193K	$256K	$334K	76	None ✓

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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is $328,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $248,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $428,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)s nationally earn $552,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Business; MBA; 20+ years revenue leadership. This role is 40% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) compensation is growing at 6.5% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)s significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary FAQ

How much does a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) make?

The median Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary in the US is $328,000 per year — about $158/hour. Most earn between $248,000 (25th percentile) and $428,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)?

Entry-level Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) positions typically start around $248,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)s earn?

The top 10% of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)s earn $552,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)s the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary at $492K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salaries going up?

Yes — Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) pay is growing about 6.5% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Salaryby City (2026)