Department Chair Salary

What is the salary of a Department Chair? In the United States, a Department Chair earns an average salary of $171,091. The salary range for a Department Chair is usually between $93,938 and $217,033 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $252,467. The highest Department Chair salary in the United States was $1,260,407. The average hourly pay for a Department Chair is $82.26.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Department Chair Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Department Chair salary are Iowa, with an average salary of $217,450, followed by California, with an average salary of $209,259, and Utah, with an average salary of $309,033. Employers paying the highest salary for a Department Chair job are University of Utah (UT), Los Angeles Community College District (CA) and Santa Monica College (CA).

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Average Salary

$171,091/yr

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1,184

Employers Number

Job Pay Rank

4,216^th

Department Chair Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Department Chair Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
University of Utah, UT	$309,032
Los Angeles Community College District, CA	$253,018
Santa Monica College, CA	$222,054
Iowa State University, IA	$217,450
California State University, CA	$207,745
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture - Cooperative Extension Service, AR	$197,600
Centinela Valley Union High, CA	$139,388
Ball State University, IN	$137,630
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, PA	$119,400
Fort Hays State University, KS	$113,889

Similar Jobs

Job Title	Average Salary
Department Head	$65,980
Department Director	$128,548
Department Clerk	$30,033
Department Assistant	$40,062
Department Secretary	$50,002
Department Manager	$81,044
Department Administrator	$80,649
Department Specialist	$45,491
Department Coordinator	$56,749
Department Supervisor	$54,405

Department Chair Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
Arkansas	$137,707	27
California	$209,259	585
Colorado	$5,534	16
Florida	$63,032	5
Iowa	$217,450	49
Indiana	$97,734	36
Kansas	$113,889	29
Kentucky	$107,059	6
Louisiana	$73,492	1
Massachusetts	$2,266	42
Maryland	$85,461	269
Montana	$5,000	1
New Mexico	$3,000	8
Ohio	$102,242	1
Oregon	$13,403	18
Pennsylvania	$119,400	52
South Dakota	$6,570	1
Tennessee	$103,651	7
Texas	$3,726	30
Utah	$309,033	21
Virginia	$42,878	1
Washington	$4,520	44
Wyoming	$15,963	1

Top Paid Department Chair

Name	State	Employer
Robert Weinreb N. University of California, CA	Robert Weinreb N.	CA	University of California	View Details
Mitchel Berger S University of California, CA	Mitchel Berger S	CA	University of California	View Details
Christopher Kane J. University of California, CA	Christopher Kane J.	CA	University of California	View Details
Darrel Brodke S University of Utah, UT	Darrel Brodke S	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Robert Wachter M University of California, CA	Robert Wachter M	CA	University of California	View Details
Darrel Brodke S University of Utah, UT	Darrel Brodke S	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Bryan Clary M. University of California, CA	Bryan Clary M.	CA	University of California	View Details
Thomas Vail P University of California, CA	Thomas Vail P	CA	University of California	View Details
Dennis Charles Shrieve University of Utah, UT	Dennis Charles Shrieve	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Wolfgang Heinric Dillmann University of California, CA	Wolfgang Heinric Dillmann	CA	University of California	View Details
Dennis Charles Shrieve University of Utah, UT	Dennis Charles Shrieve	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Dennis Charles Shrieve University of Utah, UT	Dennis Charles Shrieve	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Fiemu Nwariaku E University of Utah, UT	Fiemu Nwariaku E	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Peter Carroll R University of California, CA	Peter Carroll R	CA	University of California	View Details
Gabriel Haddad G University of California, CA	Gabriel Haddad G	CA	University of California	View Details
Dennis Charles Shrieve Univeristy Of Utah, UT	Dennis Charles Shrieve	UT	Univeristy Of Utah	View Details
Julie Ann Sosa University of California, CA	Julie Ann Sosa	CA	University of California	View Details
Mark Hyman Rapaport University of Utah, UT	Mark Hyman Rapaport	UT	University of Utah	View Details
Johnny Delashaw B University of California, CA	Johnny Delashaw B	CA	University of California	View Details
Alexander Norbash University of California, CA	Alexander Norbash	CA	University of California	View Details

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