Data Leadership salary
7 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for data leadership roles at lead level across the United States: 108 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $187,250 and $244,606, with a median of $217,600.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run senior $166,250 and lead $217,600. Moving from senior to lead is worth roughly 31% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 7 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
7 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $144,913 – $190,250 | $166,250 | 14 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $187,250 – $244,606 | $217,600 | 108 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$165,625 – CA$173,125 | CA$167,500 | 6hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $190,688 – $250,413 | $210,050 | 19 |
| Chicago | Lead | $123,750 – $171,700 | $144,650 | 6hint |
| New York | Lead | $170,250 – $234,063 | $207,500 | 19 |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$167,500 – CA$175,000 | CA$167,500 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
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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4 pagesOpen data leadership roles · 96 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $141,500–$305,000scale $80,000–$430,000
Director, Data & AI Services Aerospace Corporation · El Segundo New $165,100–$247,600 1d ago VP, Chief Data and AI Driven Analytics Officer Bilh · Beth Israel Lahey Health New $370,000–$400,000 1d ago Director Data Strategy LexisNexis® Risk Solutions · Alpharetta New $118,300–$219,800 1d ago Director Data Strategy RELX · Alpharetta New $118,300–$219,800 1d ago Head of Data Products Everfi · Remote · US New $160,000–$175,000 2d ago 
Director, Data Hall Design, AMERS Nscale · AMER New $170,000–$240,000 2d ago Associate Director, Data Cloud Engineering Novartis · Dublin New €83,800–€155,629 3d ago 
Director, Data Risk, Compliance and Op Model Lead Pfizer (Internaljobs) · New York New $162,900–$271,500 3d ago 
Data Analysis Manager - Office of the Chief Data Officer, Central Analytics Capital One · McLean $164,800–$188,100 4d ago VP, Data Experience Dentsuaegis · New York $136,000–$240,000 4d ago Head of Data Strategy & Governance Mizuho · New York $200,000–$250,000 4d ago Head of Data Strategy and Enablement Mmc · New York $160,200–$288,400 4d ago 
Director of Data & AI Partnerships, Life Sciences Tempus · Chicago $140,000–$210,000 4d ago 
Associate Director, Data and Digital Strategy AbbVie · Worcester $141,500–$268,500 5d ago 
IT Director, Data & AI Architecture Abbott · Waukegan $149,300–$298,700 5d ago Director, Data Foundations, Automation & Infrastructure BMO · Chicago $130,000–$270,000 5d ago Director of Data, Strategy & Performance Harlem Children's Zone · New York $90,000–$110,000 7d ago Director, Data Foundations, Automation & Infrastructure BMO · Toronto CA$120,000–CA$215,000 8d ago Assistant Director of Data, After-School Harlem Children's Zone · New York $79,000–$85,000 8d ago Director, Data Intelligence Global Development Johnson & Johnson · Madrid €98,400–€169,855 8d ago 
Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP Statestreet · Boston $225,000–$337,500 8d ago Head of Data Product & Governance, Managing Director Statestreet · Boston $170,000–$282,500 8d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Barcelona Novartis · Barcelona Gran Vía €46,300–€86,100 9d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Barcelona Novartis (Internal Careers for Acquired Entities) · Barcelona Gran Vía €46,300–€86,100 9d ago 
Managing Director, Data, AI, & Cloud TELUS Digital · Toronto $236,000–$310,000 9d ago 
Director of Data Acquisition.com · Remote · US $250,000–$275,000 11d ago 
Sr Director, Data Domain Owner (Technology) Davita · 05555 - Casa del Mundo Office (Denver HQ) $148,000–$234,000 11d ago 
Managing Director of Data & AI NTT DATA · Plano $150,000–$350,000 11d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Dublin Novartis · Dublin €55,370–€102,830 11d ago Director of Data & AI Products AbbVie · Mettawa $182,000–$346,000 12d ago 
Head of Data Feeds YipitData · Remote · US $225,000–$250,000 12d ago Enterprise Architecture and Data Lead (TS/SCI) Zadentech · BWI area $132,000–$157,000 2w ago VP, Data Intelligence Transformation LPL Financial · Fort Mill/Charlotte $163,900–$273,100 2w ago Head of Data and AI Platforms Medline · Northbrook $203,000–$305,000 2w ago 
Director, Data Architecture Phillips 66 · Houston $220,500–$269,500 2w ago Chief Data Risk Officer Truist · Charlotte $320,000–$400,000 2w ago Director, Data & Democracy Research Initiative University of Chicago · Chicago $115,000–$130,000 2w ago 
Senior Director, Data & Digital Product Architecture Cigna Group · Remote · US $184,400–$307,400 2w ago Executive Director, Data Protection & Privacy Cvshealth · Remote · US $175,100–$334,750 2w ago Associate Director, Data Products and Reproducibility Takeda · Boston $154,400–$242,550 2w ago Sr. Director, Data & Agentic AI Experience, Orthopedics Johnson & Johnson · Raritan $178,000–$307,050 3w ago Director, Data Platforms & Analytics Technology McKesson · CAN CA$126,900–CA$169,200 3w ago 
Associate Director, Data Enablement & Operations - Patient Services & Value & Access Ipsen · Cambridge $143,250–$210,100 3w ago 
Associate Director, Data Enablement & Reporting WPP Media · Chicago $75,000–$180,000 3w ago 
Senior Director, Data Analysis (BI Shared Analyst Team) Travelers · Hartford $132,800–$219,100 3w ago 
Director Data Stewardship and Commercial Solutions Mars (External) · Illinois-Chicago $192,560–$264,770 3w ago Director of Data Sciences - Supply Chain Network Planning and Design Target · 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542 $168,000–$356,000 3w ago 
Director, Data & AI Curri · Remote · US $220,000–$300,000 4w ago 
Data Lead Stepful · New York City $180,000–$225,000 4w ago Director of Data & AI Management and Governance FNBO · Omaha - FN Tower $136,655–$232,313 4w ago Director, Data Strategy, Data Products & Activation Prudential Financial · Newark $158,800–$238,200 4w ago Director, Data & Applications Security Smithfieldfoods · Smithfield $160,000–$202,500 5w ago 
Head of Data Strategy Argenx · Remote · US $236,000–$324,500 5w ago Associate Director, Data Sciences, Safety, and Regulatory FSP Sales IQVIA · Durham $89,900–$250,400 5w ago Director, Data and AI Governance Visa · Foster City $200,000–$320,000 5w ago Director, Data & AI NetApp · Morrisville $196,350–$292,600 5w ago 
Director, Data Products & Analytics Strategy solarwinds · San Francisco $200,000–$260,000 5w ago 
Managing Director, Data, AI and Applied Technology Nature Conservancy · Remote · US $275,000–$330,000 5w ago Director, Market, Risk & Securities Data Lead - COO Group RBC · Jersey City $180,000–$250,000 6w ago Head of Data Architecture - Director Citi · Tampa Florida United States $170,000–$300,000 6w ago
Director, Data Hall Design, AMERS Nscale · AMER New $170,000–$240,000 2d ago Associate Director, Data Cloud Engineering Novartis · Dublin New €83,800–€155,629 3d ago Director, Data Risk, Compliance and Op Model Lead Pfizer (Internaljobs) · New York New $162,900–$271,500 3d ago Data Analysis Manager - Office of the Chief Data Officer, Central Analytics Capital One · McLean $164,800–$188,100 4d ago VP, Data Experience Dentsuaegis · New York $136,000–$240,000 4d ago Head of Data Strategy & Governance Mizuho · New York $200,000–$250,000 4d ago Head of Data Strategy and Enablement Mmc · New York $160,200–$288,400 4d ago Director of Data & AI Partnerships, Life Sciences Tempus · Chicago $140,000–$210,000 4d ago Associate Director, Data and Digital Strategy AbbVie · Worcester $141,500–$268,500 5d ago IT Director, Data & AI Architecture Abbott · Waukegan $149,300–$298,700 5d ago Director, Data Foundations, Automation & Infrastructure BMO · Chicago $130,000–$270,000 5d ago Director of Data, Strategy & Performance Harlem Children's Zone · New York $90,000–$110,000 7d ago Director, Data Foundations, Automation & Infrastructure BMO · Toronto CA$120,000–CA$215,000 8d ago Assistant Director of Data, After-School Harlem Children's Zone · New York $79,000–$85,000 8d ago Director, Data Intelligence Global Development Johnson & Johnson · Madrid €98,400–€169,855 8d ago Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP Statestreet · Boston $225,000–$337,500 8d ago Head of Data Product & Governance, Managing Director Statestreet · Boston $170,000–$282,500 8d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Barcelona Novartis · Barcelona Gran Vía €46,300–€86,100 9d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Barcelona Novartis (Internal Careers for Acquired Entities) · Barcelona Gran Vía €46,300–€86,100 9d ago Managing Director, Data, AI, & Cloud TELUS Digital · Toronto $236,000–$310,000 9d ago Director of Data Acquisition.com · Remote · US $250,000–$275,000 11d ago Sr Director, Data Domain Owner (Technology) Davita · 05555 - Casa del Mundo Office (Denver HQ) $148,000–$234,000 11d ago Managing Director of Data & AI NTT DATA · Plano $150,000–$350,000 11d ago Clinical Study Data Lead - Dublin Novartis · Dublin €55,370–€102,830 11d ago Director of Data & AI Products AbbVie · Mettawa $182,000–$346,000 12d ago Head of Data Feeds YipitData · Remote · US $225,000–$250,000 12d ago Enterprise Architecture and Data Lead (TS/SCI) Zadentech · BWI area $132,000–$157,000 2w ago VP, Data Intelligence Transformation LPL Financial · Fort Mill/Charlotte $163,900–$273,100 2w ago Head of Data and AI Platforms Medline · Northbrook $203,000–$305,000 2w ago Director, Data Architecture Phillips 66 · Houston $220,500–$269,500 2w ago Chief Data Risk Officer Truist · Charlotte $320,000–$400,000 2w ago Director, Data & Democracy Research Initiative University of Chicago · Chicago $115,000–$130,000 2w ago Senior Director, Data & Digital Product Architecture Cigna Group · Remote · US $184,400–$307,400 2w ago Executive Director, Data Protection & Privacy Cvshealth · Remote · US $175,100–$334,750 2w ago Associate Director, Data Products and Reproducibility Takeda · Boston $154,400–$242,550 2w ago Sr. Director, Data & Agentic AI Experience, Orthopedics Johnson & Johnson · Raritan $178,000–$307,050 3w ago Director, Data Platforms & Analytics Technology McKesson · CAN CA$126,900–CA$169,200 3w ago Associate Director, Data Enablement & Operations - Patient Services & Value & Access Ipsen · Cambridge $143,250–$210,100 3w ago Associate Director, Data Enablement & Reporting WPP Media · Chicago $75,000–$180,000 3w ago Senior Director, Data Analysis (BI Shared Analyst Team) Travelers · Hartford $132,800–$219,100 3w ago Director Data Stewardship and Commercial Solutions Mars (External) · Illinois-Chicago $192,560–$264,770 3w ago Director of Data Sciences - Supply Chain Network Planning and Design Target · 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542 $168,000–$356,000 3w ago Director, Data & AI Curri · Remote · US $220,000–$300,000 4w ago Data Lead Stepful · New York City $180,000–$225,000 4w ago Director of Data & AI Management and Governance FNBO · Omaha - FN Tower $136,655–$232,313 4w ago Director, Data Strategy, Data Products & Activation Prudential Financial · Newark $158,800–$238,200 4w ago Director, Data & Applications Security Smithfieldfoods · Smithfield $160,000–$202,500 5w ago Head of Data Strategy Argenx · Remote · US $236,000–$324,500 5w ago Associate Director, Data Sciences, Safety, and Regulatory FSP Sales IQVIA · Durham $89,900–$250,400 5w ago Director, Data and AI Governance Visa · Foster City $200,000–$320,000 5w ago Director, Data & AI NetApp · Morrisville $196,350–$292,600 5w ago Director, Data Products & Analytics Strategy solarwinds · San Francisco $200,000–$260,000 5w ago Managing Director, Data, AI and Applied Technology Nature Conservancy · Remote · US $275,000–$330,000 5w ago Director, Market, Risk & Securities Data Lead - COO Group RBC · Jersey City $180,000–$250,000 6w ago Head of Data Architecture - Director Citi · Tampa Florida United States $170,000–$300,000 6w ago 60 of 145 open roles. 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