Pay by state · 48 states
Chief Sustainability Officer Salary by State (2026)
Chief Sustainability Officers earn the most in Oregon at $341,630 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $97,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $213,990. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $341,630Oregon
- National median
- $213,990BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $97,510Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Chief Sustainability Officer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of chief sustainability officers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OROregon | $341,630 | $217,050 | $520,980 | 910 | $330,521 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $339,810 | $216,230 | $442,180 | 3,170 | $317,541 |
| 3 | ILIllinois | $331,920 | $186,440 | $428,710 | 4,620 | $332,059 |
| 4 | NCNorth Carolina | $314,290 | $182,980 | $442,080 | 1,930 | $333,196 |
| 5 | VAVirginia | $310,740 | $193,700 | $434,580 | 4,870 | $307,347 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $310,440 | $207,160 | $448,910 | 2,430 | $285,318 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $295,120 | $203,990 | $456,890 | 1,660 | $284,837 |
| 8 | HIHawaii | $281,640 | $169,240 | $394,780 | 470 | $256,150 |
| 9 | SDSouth Dakota | $280,900 | $211,870 | $428,840 | 510 | $317,093 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $257,980 | $178,980 | $419,730 | 8,430 | $239,045 |
| 11 | TXTexas | $257,850 | $172,490 | $399,880 | 8,780 | $265,669 |
| 12 | MIMichigan | $255,560 | $160,010 | $405,120 | 4,950 | $265,608 |
| 13 | INIndiana | $254,180 | $134,000 | $377,760 | 1,820 | $272,348 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $248,660 | $188,890 | $396,650 | 3,180 | $236,912 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $235,360 | $181,270 | $414,180 | 460 | $230,113 |
| 16 | PAPennsylvania | $232,560 | $162,920 | $397,100 | 8,850 | $238,347 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $218,600 | $133,610 | $351,090 | 34,700 | $197,435 |
| 18 | NENebraska | $214,680 | $150,160 | $335,760 | 2,510 | $238,261 |
| 19 | COColorado | $213,370 | $134,380 | $302,380 | N/A | $207,051 |
| 20 | IAIowa | $211,190 | $136,440 | $331,660 | 3,050 | $240,639 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $208,350 | $152,760 | $318,910 | N/A | $221,425 |
| 22 | GAGeorgia | $208,180 | $109,290 | $378,450 | 4,080 | $216,194 |
| 23 | DEDelaware | $199,990 | $148,830 | $360,810 | 390 | $200,375 |
| 24 | TNTennessee | $198,830 | $113,110 | $307,390 | 4,700 | $216,425 |
| 25 | MNMinnesota | $195,670 | $138,060 | $313,510 | 6,740 | $198,406 |
| 26 | MTMontana | $182,340 | $104,490 | $312,050 | 670 | $192,657 |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $179,530 | $119,990 | $298,750 | 2,070 | $199,126 |
| 28 | IDIdaho | $177,210 | $133,310 | $296,580 | 2,920 | $185,572 |
| 29 | OHOhio | $176,440 | $123,200 | $350,670 | 4,470 | $190,183 |
| 30 | VTVermont | $175,070 | $138,160 | $303,920 | 360 | $178,719 |
| 31 | MOMissouri | $172,320 | $111,070 | $275,660 | 2,550 | $189,744 |
| 32 | UTUtah | $171,880 | $109,240 | $299,040 | 3,140 | $173,855 |
| 33 | SCSouth Carolina | $168,840 | $109,000 | $258,950 | 1,740 | $180,098 |
| 34 | NHNew Hampshire | $168,590 | $139,360 | $232,570 | N/A | $161,849 |
| 35 | AKAlaska | $166,710 | $121,990 | $262,750 | 640 | $162,868 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $166,420 | $134,650 | $222,490 | 810 | $187,361 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $164,560 | $129,610 | $240,090 | 380 | $184,984 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $163,790 | $104,740 | $240,480 | 2,390 | $186,458 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $158,100 | $111,660 | $283,880 | 1,960 | $175,534 |
| 40 | WVWest Virginia | $151,950 | $97,550 | $253,870 | 1,700 | $169,782 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $149,770 | $99,340 | $279,600 | 1,370 | $149,801 |
| 42 | WYWyoming | $147,940 | $123,790 | $205,620 | 60 | $159,606 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $139,250 | $119,580 | $185,680 | 310 | $160,144 |
| 44 | MEMaine | $138,770 | $92,240 | $233,540 | 1,580 | $142,988 |
| 45 | NMNew Mexico | $123,500 | $43,710 | $195,970 | 100 | $133,931 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $119,990 | $72,580 | $196,800 | 3,550 | $138,019 |
| 47 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $104,010 | $82,430 | $143,670 | 130 | N/A |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $97,510 | $71,840 | $155,990 | 2,690 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Chief Sustainability Officers, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $341,630, while North Carolina leads once prices are taken into account at $333,196.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Chief Sustainability Officer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Chief Sustainability Officers the most?
Oregon reports the highest median wage for Chief Sustainability Officers at $341,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($339,810) and Illinois ($331,920).
Which state pays Chief Sustainability Officers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Chief Sustainability Officers at $97,510 a year, $244,120 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Chief Sustainability Officers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Carolina first at $333,196 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $314,290. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.