Department Head salary at San Francisco

The average department head salary at San Francisco was $313,608 , which is 21 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 255 percent higher than the national average for this job . Department Head salaries at San Francisco typically range from $272,541 to $365,702 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported department head salary was $499,542. There are 39 employees at San Francisco with the job title department head.