What is the average Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary in the US?

The national median Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary is $328,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $248,000, while senior professionals earn $552,000 or more.

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

New York City offers the highest median Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salary at $613K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salaries growing?

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) salaries are growing at 6.5% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

Business40% remote-eligible+6.5% YoY growth

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
New York City, NY	$464K	$613K	$800K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$459K	$607K	$792K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$459K	$607K	$792K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$434K	$574K	$749K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$427K	$564K	$736K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$409K	$541K	$706K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$409K	$541K	$706K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$402K	$531K	$693K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$392K	$518K	$676K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$384K	$508K	$663K	155	11%
San Francisco, CA	$372K	$492K	$642K	224	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$372K	$492K	$642K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$367K	$485K	$633K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$367K	$485K	$633K	148	5.75%
San Jose, CA	$360K	$476K	$621K	210	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$360K	$476K	$621K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$360K	$476K	$621K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$347K	$459K	$599K	140	10.75%
Oakland, CA	$342K	$453K	$591K	185	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$342K	$453K	$591K	138	9.3%
Washington, DC	$342K	$453K	$591K	152	8.5%
Edison, NJ	$342K	$453K	$591K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$342K	$453K	$591K	138	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$335K	$443K	$578K	162	10.75%
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%
Newark, NJ	$317K	$420K	$548K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$310K	$410K	$535K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$303K	$400K	$522K	155	9.3%
New Haven, CT	$303K	$400K	$522K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$298K	$394K	$514K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$293K	$387K	$505K	128	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	5%
Portland, OR	$293K	$387K	$505K	130	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$293K	$387K	$505K	118	5.99%
Austin, TX	$285K	$377K	$492K	110	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	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%
Lakewood, CO	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$285K	$377K	$492K	115	5.99%
Miami, FL	$278K	$367K	$479K	123	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$278K	$367K	$479K	112	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$278K	$367K	$479K	128	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$278K	$367K	$479K	112	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$278K	$367K	$479K	120	5%
Cary, NC	$278K	$367K	$479K	112	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$278K	$367K	$479K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$278K	$367K	$479K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$278K	$367K	$479K	192	11%
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%
Eugene, OR	$273K	$361K	$471K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$273K	$361K	$471K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$273K	$361K	$471K	118	6.99%
McKinney, TX	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$268K	$354K	$462K	118	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	2.5%
Aurora, CO	$268K	$354K	$462K	112	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	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%
Boise, ID	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$268K	$354K	$462K	108	6.6%
Anchorage, AK	$268K	$354K	$462K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$260K	$344K	$449K	97	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$260K	$344K	$449K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	2.5%
Springfield, MA	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$260K	$344K	$449K	102	None ✓
Salem, OR	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	None ✓
Provo, UT	$260K	$344K	$449K	100	4.85%
Meridian, ID	$260K	$344K	$449K	105	5.8%
Houston, TX	$258K	$341K	$445K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$253K	$335K	$437K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$253K	$335K	$437K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$253K	$335K	$437K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$253K	$335K	$437K	108	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$253K	$335K	$437K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$248K	$328K	$428K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$248K	$328K	$428K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	9.3%
St. Petersburg, FL	$248K	$328K	$428K	105	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$248K	$328K	$428K	98	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	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%
Rochester, MN	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	6.8%
Las Vegas, NV	$248K	$328K	$428K	102	None ✓
West Jordan, UT	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$248K	$328K	$428K	105	6.5%
Overland Park, KS	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$248K	$328K	$428K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, 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%
North Las Vegas, NV	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$243K	$321K	$419K	98	7.15%
Colorado Springs, CO	$238K	$315K	$411K	102	4.55%
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%
Huntsville, AL	$238K	$315K	$411K	88	5%
Fresno, CA	$236K	$312K	$407K	102	9.3%
Bakersfield, CA	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$236K	$312K	$407K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$236K	$312K	$407K	93	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	5.75%
Detroit, MI	$236K	$312K	$407K	82	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$236K	$312K	$407K	95	6.5%
Des Moines, IA	$236K	$312K	$407K	88	4.82%
San Antonio, TX	$231K	$305K	$398K	87	None ✓
Midland, TX	$228K	$302K	$394K	92	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$228K	$302K	$394K	88	6.85%
Athens, GA	$228K	$302K	$394K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$228K	$302K	$394K	92	6.8%
Louisville, KY	$228K	$302K	$394K	85	5%
Greenville, SC	$228K	$302K	$394K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$228K	$302K	$394K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$228K	$302K	$394K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	4.95%
Spokane, WA	$223K	$295K	$385K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$223K	$295K	$385K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	5.3%
New Orleans, LA	$223K	$295K	$385K	92	6%
Fargo, ND	$223K	$295K	$385K	90	2.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$218K	$289K	$377K	84	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$218K	$289K	$377K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$218K	$289K	$377K	92	5.75%
Greensboro, NC	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	4.75%
Memphis, TN	$218K	$289K	$377K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$218K	$289K	$377K	85	None ✓
Chattanooga, TN	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	5%
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%
Great Falls, MT	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$218K	$289K	$377K	88	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$213K	$282K	$368K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$211K	$279K	$364K	82	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$211K	$279K	$364K	82	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$211K	$279K	$364K	85	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$203K	$269K	$351K	78	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.82%
Little Rock, AR	$203K	$269K	$351K	82	4.9%
Killeen, TX	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$198K	$262K	$342K	80	5%
Laredo, TX	$193K	$256K	$334K	76	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$193K	$256K	$334K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$186K	$246K	$321K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$186K	$246K	$321K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$186K	$246K	$321K	75	6.5%

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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) Salaryby City (2026)