Chief executives and legislators

This post summarizes key statistics on Chief executives and legislators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 27,009
25 67,192
30 108,040
35 136,088
40 164,787
45 180,236
50 187,121
55 185,385
60 176,104
65 158,769


Hours Worked Share
0-20 4.50
20-39 5.30
39-41 35.40
41-50 31.30
50-60 17.30
More than 60 6.10

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Chief executives and legislators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
8.80 140,625 All construction
7.40 210,104 Computer and data processing services
4.10 160,585 Management and public relations services
3.50 216,078 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
3.40 148,563 Banking
2.80 216,078 Insurance
2.80 167,460 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
2.80 142,644 Membership organizations, n.e.c.
2.40 67,192 General government, n.e.c.
2.20 175,024 Health services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Chief executives and legislators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Chief executives and legislators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Chief executives and legislators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Chief executives and legislators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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