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Data leadership salary in the US
Data leadership postings across the US stated a median base salary of $185K. The middle half stated $154K to $225K, across 2,958 postings from the last year.
- Median
- $185K
- Middle half
- $154K–$225K
- Postings
- 2,958
Base pay that employers stated in their own postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title. These are pay ranges in job ads, not what anyone was paid. Updated . How we count
Open data leadership jobs
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What employers state for data leadership roles
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix | $614K | 8 |
| OpenAI | $381K | 6 |
| Nvidia | $352K | 5 |
| Estée Lauder Companies | $299K | 5 |
| $298K | 6 | |
| Argenx | $280K | 5 |
| Airwallex | $278K | 7 |
| Socure | $275K | 5 |
| Qualcomm | $265K | 7 |
| Nvidia | $261K | 7 |
| CBOE | $255K | 8 |
| Chubb | $255K | 6 |
| Alphabet | $254K | 58 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | $251K | 6 |
| Regeneron | $244K | 23 |
| Salesforce | $243K | 13 |
| Revolution Medicines | $238K | 7 |
| Snowflake | $231K | 17 |
| Novartis | $229K | 7 |
| ServiceNow | $229K | 5 |
| Visa | $225K | 26 |
| AstraZeneca | $225K | 18 |
| Gilead Sciences | $224K | 38 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $223K | 11 |
| Merck | $223K | 45 |
Employers with five or more data leadership postings that listed pay. Who pays data people the most
Data leadership salaries by city
| City | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $196K | $156K–$235K |
| Boston, Massachusetts | $184K | $160K–$229K |
| San Francisco, California | $253K | $200K–$307K |
| Chicago, Illinois | $168K | $154K–$200K |
| Mettawa, Illinois | $181K | $170K–$205K |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | $182K | $170K–$216K |
| Atlanta, Georgia | $174K | $147K–$185K |