What is the salary of a Department Head? In the United States, a Department Head earns an average salary of $65,980. The salary range for a Department Head is usually between $60,200 and $74,549 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $90,996. The highest Department Head salary in the United States was $481,317. The average hourly pay for a Department Head is $31.72.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Department Head salary are California, with an average salary of $261,610, followed by Ohio, with an average salary of $190,776, and Oregon, with an average salary of $164,352. Employers paying the highest salary for a Department Head job are San Francisco (CA), Cupertino (CA) and Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (CA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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San Francisco, CA | $315,819 |
Cupertino, CA | $314,637 |
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, CA | $205,362 |
Long Beach City College, CA | $204,786 |
University of Massachusetts System, MA | $180,363 |
Oregon State University, OR | $179,971 |
Kansas State University (KSU), KS | $153,538 |
Town of Brookline, MA | $139,153 |
James Madison University, VA | $131,309 |
Newton Public Schools, MA | $130,489 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Department Director | $128,548 |
Department Chair | $171,091 |
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 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Arkansas | $62,165 | 5 |
Arizona | $70,645 | 18 |
California | $261,610 | 84 |
Connecticut | $32,263 | 11 |
Florida | $58,242 | 11 |
Georgia | $32,979 | 7 |
Iowa | $53,985 | 18 |
Idaho | $50,112 | 8 |
Indiana | $66,873 | 151 |
Kansas | $140,116 | 13 |
Kentucky | $100,190 | 22 |
Louisiana | $68,108 | 10 |
Massachusetts | $122,809 | 143 |
Maryland | $87,699 | 4 |
Michigan | $64,375 | 4 |
Minnesota | $89,864 | 12 |
Missouri | $125,919 | 32 |
Montana | $104,678 | 25 |
North Dakota | $63,604 | 13 |
Nebraska | $63,823 | 17 |
New Jersey | $153,762 | 13 |
New Mexico | $14,000 | 2 |
Nevada | $49,854 | 7 |
New York | $96,012 | 6 |
Ohio | $190,776 | 2 |
Oklahoma | $50,367 | 7 |
Oregon | $164,352 | 13 |
Pennsylvania | $109,184 | 30 |
South Dakota | $78,633 | 10 |
Tennessee | $75,325 | 10 |
Texas | $66,338 | 2868 |
Virginia | $117,468 | 14 |
Washington | $106,952 | 8 |
Wisconsin | $65,811 | 474 |
Wyoming | $64,881 | 3 |