What are the main factors that influence a Head of Data Management's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Head of Data Management's salary?

A Head of Data Management's salary grows with experience: starting around $152,400 for beginners, reaching about $157,073 at mid-level, and approach $164,809 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Head of Data Management?

Head of Data Management salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Head of Data Management roles are District of Columbia $185,601, California $184,897, Massachusetts $182,433. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Head of Data Management roles make?

Salaries for Head of Data Management level roles vary by specialization: Head of Merchandising: $435,623; Head of Sales: $340,450; Head of Revenue Management: $337,400; Head of Category Management: $281,000; Head of Advertising: $275,872.

Head of Data Management Salary in the United States

How much does a Head of Data Management make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Head of Data Management in the United States is $167,631 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $81.

However, a Head of Data Management's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $197,487
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $150,063 to $183,259
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $134,068

10% $134,068

50% (Median) $167,631

90% $197,487

Head of Data Management Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$183,259	$15,272	$3,524	$88
Average	$167,631	$13,969	$3,224	$81
25th Percentile	$150,063	$12,505	$2,886	$72

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Key Factors That Influence Head of Data Management Salaries

A Head of Data Management's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Head of Data Management Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Head of Data Management's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $152,400
Early Career (1-2 years): $154,152
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $157,073
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $159,994
Expert (over 8 years): $164,809

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Head of Data Management	less than 1 year	$152,400
Early Career Level Head of Data Management	1-2 years	$154,152
Mid-Level Level Head of Data Management	2-4 years	$157,073
Senior-Level Level Head of Data Management	5-8 years	$159,994
Expert Level Head of Data Management	over 8 years	$164,809

How Do Head of Data Management Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Head of Data Managements. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $185,601.
California: $184,897.
Massachusetts: $182,433.

District of Columbia $185,601 California $184,897 Massachusetts $182,433 Washington $181,762 New Jersey $181,695 Alaska $181,461 Connecticut $179,147 New York $178,209

Hawaii $175,208 Rhode Island $173,800 Maryland $172,844 Minnesota $171,537 Colorado $171,034 Illinois $170,866 Oregon $170,229 Delaware $169,760

New Hampshire $169,465 Virginia $168,804 Pennsylvania $166,877 Nevada $165,904 North Dakota $165,586 Michigan $165,083 Wisconsin $164,899 Vermont $164,530

Texas $163,507 Maine $163,440 Arizona $163,340 Ohio $163,222 Georgia $161,680 Indiana $160,909 Wyoming $160,758 Utah $160,523

Iowa $160,423 Kansas $159,618 Louisiana $159,384 North Carolina $159,300 Missouri $159,266 Florida $158,612 Montana $158,260 Nebraska $157,925

Kentucky $157,741 South Carolina $157,070 Tennessee $156,651 Idaho $156,484 New Mexico $155,260 Oklahoma $154,992 Alabama $154,003 South Dakota $152,343

Arkansas $151,438 West Virginia $150,952 Mississippi $149,493

Top Paying Cities for Head of Data Management

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $211,433
San Francisco: $209,118
Oakland: $204,711

San Jose, CA $211,433

San Francisco, CA $209,118

Oakland, CA $204,711

New York, NY $193,009

Paramus, NJ $190,662

Queens Village, NY $190,653

Passaic, NJ $190,494

Bergenfield, NJ $190,479

Stamford, CT $190,110

Huntington, NY $190,042

Newark, NJ $188,803

Bridgeport, CT $188,449

Vallejo, CA $188,116

New Brunswick, NJ $188,048

Petaluma, CA $187,948

Middlesex, NJ $187,629

Somerset, NJ $187,512

Santa Cruz, CA $187,294

Boston, MA $186,272

Monterey, CA $185,683

Seattle, WA $185,299

Santa Rosa, CA $185,266

Los Angeles, CA $185,215

Juneau, AK $184,780

Washington, DC $184,595

Orange, CA $183,998

Santa Ana, CA $183,556

Long Beach, CA $183,388

Anaheim, CA $183,355

Anchorage, AK $183,271

Santa Maria, CA $182,768

Everett, WA $182,735

Danbury, CT $182,144

Bremerton, WA $181,913

Tacoma, WA $181,310

New Suffolk, NY $181,306

Sacramento, CA $181,259

Santa Barbara, CA $181,075

San Diego, CA $180,891

Trenton, NJ $180,891

Brockton, MA $180,706

Fairbanks, AK $180,296

Lompoc, CA $179,868

Lowell, MA $179,732

Ventura, CA $179,700

Nashua, NH $179,667

Stockton, CA $179,650

Modesto, CA $178,426

Poughkeepsie, NY $178,058

Olympia, WA $177,739

Kennewick, WA $177,739

New Haven, CT $177,672

Lawrence, MA $177,069

Hartford, CT $176,901

Riverside, CA $176,867

New Bedford, MA $176,700

Richland, WA $176,700

Bakersfield, CA $176,465

San Bernardino, CA $176,398

New Britain, CT $176,381

Atlantic City, NJ $176,381

New London, CT $176,314

Norwich, CT $176,264

Portsmouth, NH $176,230

Boulder, CO $175,875

Portland, OR $175,644

Worcester, MA $175,627

Minneapolis, MN $175,107

Philadelphia, PA $174,873

Honolulu, HI $174,319

Saint Paul, MN $174,239

Vineland, NJ $174,202

Providence, RI $173,716

Chicago, IL $173,230

Bellingham, WA $173,029

Springfield, MA $172,895

Baltimore, MD $172,844

Chico, CA $172,425

Pittsfield, MA $171,973

Manchester, NH $171,654

Spokane, WA $170,917

Denver, CO $170,900

Albany, NY $170,112

Troy, NY $170,045

Nassau, NY $169,866

Schenectady, NY $169,693

Wilmington, DE $169,559

Burlington, VT $169,324

Salem, OR $169,257

Portland, ME $168,737

Yakima, WA $168,570

Rochester, MN $168,050

Reno, NV $167,966

Fresno, CA $167,966

Milwaukee, WI $167,815

Detroit, MI $167,648

Ann Arbor, MI $167,619

Allentown, PA $167,597

Colorado Springs, CO $167,313

Syracuse, NY $167,229

Carson City, NV $167,229

Houston, TX $166,994

Eugene, OR $166,910

Gary, IN $166,709

Springfield, OR $166,575

Bismarck, ND $166,541

Galveston, TX $166,424

Medford, OR $166,173

Fort Collins, CO $166,106

Concord, NH $166,022

Austin, TX $165,971

Mesa, AZ $165,619

Reading, PA $165,603

Phoenix, AZ $165,586

Dallas, TX $165,536

Saint Cloud, MN $165,375

Madison, WI $165,150

Utica, NY $164,697

Rochester, NY $164,429

Des Moines, IA $164,412

Raleigh, NC $164,396

Atlanta, GA $164,144

Battle Creek, MI $164,094

Salt Lake City, UT $164,044

Lancaster, PA $163,792

Harrisburg, PA $163,558

Kansas City, MO $163,390

Kansas City, KS $163,356

Champaign, IL $163,356

Fort Worth, TX $163,340

Columbus, OH $163,311

Boca Raton, FL $163,273

Pittsburgh, PA $163,206

Richmond, VA $163,138

Indianapolis, IN $163,105

Cleveland, OH $163,088

Las Vegas, NV $162,887

Cincinnati, OH $162,887

Petersburg, VA $162,636

Huntsville, AL $162,384

Lansing, MI $162,272

Lebanon, PA $162,250

Pueblo, CO $162,233

Appleton, WI $162,183

Buffalo, NY $162,116

Dayton, OH $162,066

Racine, WI $162,032

Charlotte, NC $162,015

Saint Louis, MO $161,965

York, PA $161,864

Elkhart, IN $161,864

Gastonia, NC $161,833

Billings, MT $161,792

Beaumont, TX $161,747

Lorain, OH $161,714

Benton Harbor, MI $161,680

Toledo, OH $161,647

Binghamton, NY $161,563

Rock Hill, SC $161,546

Rockford, IL $161,462

Springfield, IL $161,395

Elyria, OH $161,378

Fargo, ND $161,378

Flagstaff, AZ $161,261

Fort Lauderdale, FL $161,160

Duluth, MN $161,060

Miami, FL $161,060

Grand Forks, ND $160,943

Cheyenne, WY $160,943

Bangor, ME $160,574

Cedar Rapids, IA $160,389

Durham, NC $160,319

Louisville, KY $160,306

Grand Rapids, MI $160,272

Hialeah, FL $160,255

Casper, WY $160,021

Scranton, PA $159,819

New Orleans, LA $159,769

Virginia Beach, VA $159,752

Akron, OH $159,669

Peoria, IL $159,451

Sarasota, FL $159,417

Nashville, TN $159,300

Omaha, NE $159,300

Green Bay, WI $159,300

Baton Rouge, LA $159,216

Charleston, SC $159,182

Davenport, IA $159,099

Jamestown, NY $159,099

Tucson, AZ $159,015

Saint Petersburg, FL $158,914

Tampa, FL $158,881

Evansville, IN $158,780

Port Arthur, TX $158,780

Bradenton, FL $158,713

Santa Fe, NM $158,411

Orlando, FL $158,110

Clearwater, FL $158,059

La Crosse, WI $157,707

Canton, OH $157,707

Albuquerque, NM $157,607

Newport News, VA $157,590

High Point, NC $157,540

Ogden, UT $157,473

Corpus Christi, TX $157,338

Norfolk, VA $157,238

Laramie, WY $157,238

Rock Island, IL $157,137

Saginaw, MI $157,104

Jacksonville, FL $157,087

Salisbury, NC $157,053

Boise, ID $157,020

Moline, IL $156,936

Fort Myers, FL $156,886

Memphis, TN $156,852

Tulsa, OK $156,769

Waterloo, IA $156,668

Spartanburg, SC $156,500

Lincoln, NE $156,416

Fort Wayne, IN $156,383

Provo, UT $156,366

Cedar Falls, IA $156,165

San Antonio, TX $156,098

Greensboro, NC $156,031

South Bend, IN $156,014

Savannah, GA $155,830

Muskegon, MI $155,763

Birmingham, AL $155,746

Winston Salem, NC $155,664

Lake Charles, LA $155,260

Anderson, IN $155,226

Lexington, KY $155,176

Augusta, GA $155,126

Greenville, SC $155,126

Lima, OH $154,992

Wichita, KS $154,975

Tuscaloosa, AL $154,975

Columbia, SC $154,824

Springfield, OH $154,790

Asheville, NC $154,522

Bloomington, IN $154,405

Knoxville, TN $153,801

Shreveport, LA $153,785

Wilmington, NC $153,567

Roanoke, VA $153,567

Topeka, KS $153,265

Frankfort, KY $153,247

Oklahoma City, OK $153,131

Chillicothe, OH $153,064

Longview, TX $153,047

Melbourne, FL $153,030

Sioux Falls, SD $152,762

Mobile, AL $152,745

Terre Haute, IN $152,678

Altoona, PA $152,578

Amarillo, TX $152,460

Killeen, TX $152,410

Fayetteville, AR $152,276

Chattanooga, TN $152,226

Sioux City, IA $152,075

Idaho Falls, ID $152,041

Lynchburg, VA $151,907

Gainesville, FL $151,689

Portsmouth, OH $151,605

Little Rock, AR $151,572

Lafayette, LA $151,505

Youngstown, OH $151,505

Daytona Beach, FL $151,404

Clarksville, TN $151,388

Pensacola, FL $151,371

Temple, TX $151,359

Hopkinsville, KY $150,868

Erie, PA $150,834

Florence, SC $150,767

Charleston, WV $150,499

Great Falls, MT $150,415

Macon, GA $150,181

Tallahassee, FL $150,164

Fayetteville, NC $150,130

Waco, TX $150,097

Helena, MT $149,979

Pine Bluff, AR $149,916

Vincennes, IN $149,711

Lubbock, TX $149,644

Alamogordo, NM $149,544

Twin Falls, ID $149,393

Rapid City, SD $149,342

Jackson, MS $149,041

Huntington, WV $149,029

Greenville, MS $149,024

Parkersburg, WV $148,853

Montgomery, AL $148,823

Wichita Falls, TX $148,655

Springfield, MO $148,655

Biloxi, MS $148,571

Monroe, LA $148,404

Johnstown, PA $148,286

Sumter, SC $148,219

Columbus, GA $148,203

Pascagoula, MS $147,884

Abilene, TX $147,884

Kingsport, TN $147,448

Albany, GA $147,448

Gulfport, MS $147,398

Alexandria, LA $146,845

Fort Smith, AR $146,426

El Paso, TX $145,973

Las Cruces, NM $145,219

Harlingen, TX $144,793

Pocatello, ID $144,766

Florence, AL $144,548

Brownsville, TX $144,515

Mcallen, TX $144,163

Dothan, AL $143,928

Columbus, MS $142,932

Altus, OK $142,151

Lawton, OK $141,833

Pierre, SD $141,229

How Education impacts a Head of Data Management's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Head of Data Management professionals enter the field with a Bachelor's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Head of Data Management with a Bachelor's is between $133,539 and $147,934.

Head of Data Management Salaries by Degree Level

$152,300
$149,600
$146,900
$144,300
$141,600
$138,900
$136,300
$133,600

Typical Education for Head of Data Management
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	4.5%
High School	22.7%
Associate's Degree	4.5%
Bachelor's Degree	22.7%
Master's Degree or MBA	45.5%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	27.3%

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Head of Data Management Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Head of Data Management's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$150,063

Average $167,631/year

$183,259

$12,505

Average $13,969/month

$15,272

$2,886

Average $3,224/week

$3,524

$72

Average $81/hour

$88

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$183,259	$15,272	$3,524	$88
Average	$167,631	$13,969	$3,224	$81
25th Percentile	$150,063	$12,505	$2,886	$72

Salary Trends for Head of Data Management

Salaries for a Head of Data Management can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $133,847 in 2023 to around $126,282 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Head of Data Management salary trends, click here.

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2023	$133,847
2024	$131,426
2025	$126,282

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Common company salaries for Head of Data Management

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

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