Head of Data and Analytics salary: $203K median
The median advertised Head of Data and Analytics salary is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $168K to $250K: counted from 140 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $98 an hour or $16,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $315K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
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$203Kmedian advertised salary
$168K – $250Kmiddle half of roles
$216Kaverage advertised salary
140roles counted
Head of Data and Analytics salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $265K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸California | $260K | 25 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $211K | 54 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $204K | 124 |
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $203K | 16 |
Skills that pay more for Head of Data and Analytics roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | $240K | +$38K | 19 |
| Machine Learning | $238K | +$34K | 33 |
| Airflow | $238K | +$34K | 15 |
| dbt | $235K | +$32K | 27 |
| SQL | $220K | +$17K | 59 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Formation Bio | $240K | 3 |
| Accordion | $212K | 3 |
| Veeva | $185K | 4 |
| MrBeast | $174K | 3 |
| Fortitude Re | $170K | 3 |
| Kepler Group | $150K | 3 |
| Omnicom Media | $120K | 9 |
Highest-paying open Head of Data and Analytics roles
All head of data and analytics jobs- Head of Data Science, Strategic FinanceOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$459K - $536KLead and above
- Data Engineering Manager, Growth & RevenueOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$459K - $536KPythonSQLScala
- Director, Data AnalyticsPolymarket · 🇺🇸New York$400K - $500KLead and aboveSQL
- VP, Data EngineeringConfido · 🇺🇸NYC Office$350K - $450KLead and aboveSQLAirflowdbt
- Head of Insights & AnalyticsTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$275K - $413KLead and aboveProduct marketingDemand planningClinical trials
- Director of Data ScienceMotional · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada…$288K - $396KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLAWS
- Vice President, Insights & AnalyticsVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States$325K - $385KLead and aboveTableauPower BIProduct marketing
- Senior Director, Analytics Engineering, Data Analytics & AISnowflake · 🇺🇸US-CA-Menlo Park$292K - $383KLead and aboveAirflowdbtCI/CD
- Director, Data ScienceFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$290K - $376KLead and aboveLLMLLM evaluationData quality
- Director, Analytics, DashOSDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA$255K - $375KLead and aboveSQL
- Head of DataCrosby · 🇺🇸New York City$220K - $375KLead and aboveMachine LearningData qualityStorage systems
- Director, Data EngineeringChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$269K - $373KLead and aboveLLM
- Senior Director, Analytics & Data ScienceCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$310K - $355KLead and abovePythonSQLGCP
- Head of Data & MLPosh · 🇺🇸New York City$300K - $350KLead and aboveSQLMachine LearningLLM evaluation
- Head of Data (Data Science and Data Engineering)Aircall.io, Inc. · 🇺🇸New York Office; San Francisco Office$300K - $350KLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- GM, Head of DataTalos Trading · 🇬🇧🇺🇸London, NYC$280K - $350KHybridLead and above
- Data Science Manager - FraudPlaid · 🇺🇸New York City Office$216K - $329KHybridPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director of Data and Analytics, Self Service CloudElastic · 🇺🇸United States$170K - $323KLead and aboveSQLAirflowdbt
- Managing Director, Data, AI, & CloudTelus Digital · 🇺🇸Charlottesville, VA$250K - $320KHybridLead and aboveAgileAI
- Senior Director, Data Science, Core Insurance & NetworkOscar Health · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$240K - $315KLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
Questions about Head of Data and Analytics pay
- What is the average Head of Data and Analytics salary?
- $216K a year on average and $203K at the median, across 140 open Head of Data and Analytics postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $168K to $250K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Head of Data and Analytics pay?
- Formation Bio ($240K), Accordion ($212K), Veeva ($185K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a head of data and analytics a high-paying job?
- The median Head of Data and Analytics posting advertises $203K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a head of data and analytics?
- A tenth of the postings offer $315K a year or more; the highest open Head of Data and Analytics role advertises up to $536K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Head of Data and Analytics salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $203K a year is about $98 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $81 to $120 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Head of Data and Analytics roles?
- Postings that ask for Statistics (+$38K, 19 postings), Machine Learning (+$34K, 33 postings), Airflow (+$34K, 15 postings) advertise more than the $203K median of all Head of Data and Analytics postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Head of Data and Analytics roles at companies is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $168K to $250K. Counted from 140 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/data-leader/
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