Data Governance Lead salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 13, 2026
The one range measured here is for data governance lead roles at senior level across the United States: 12 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $120,770 and $166,000, with a median of $150,662.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on at least 10 postings.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $120,770 – $166,000 | $150,662 | 12 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open data governance lead roles · 11 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $105,000–$225,000scale $60,000–$320,000
Data Governance Lead (MS Purview) OpenDataJobs · Washington $150,000–$175,000 2w ago 
Data Governance Lead Syngenta Group · Atessa €42,000–€56,000 2w ago Data Governance Lead Bah · McLean $99,000–$225,000 3w ago Data Governance Lead Aresmgmt · New York $200,000–$220,000 3w ago 
Principal Data Governance Lead Ventura Foods · Irvine $130,874–$171,772 3w ago Data Governance Lead NetApp · Morrisville $170,000–$253,000 5w ago Data Governance Lead Bah · McLean $99,000–$225,000 8w ago Data Governance Lead Fa Emkq Saasfaprod1 · Chicago $140,000–$160,000 2mo ago Data Governance Lead Bank of America · New York $105,000–$135,000 1y ago Data Governance Lead Deloitte Canada · Toronto CA$85,000–CA$156,000 Data Governance Lead Karo Healthcare · Stockholm Pay not stated 2w ago Data Governance Lead modo · Capital Federal Pay not stated 4w ago Data Governance Lead Prominence Advisors · Remote · US $130,000–$181,000e 4w ago 
Data Governance Lead Simplot Company · Boise $130,000–$181,000e 7w ago Risk Data Governance Lead [Integrated Risk Management] Plata Card · Worldwide Pay not stated 6mo ago 
Data Governance Lead ProSidian Consulting, LLC · Alexandria $130,000–$181,000e 6mo ago