Department Head Salary


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.

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

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).

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Average Salary
$65,980/yr
Records Number
3,928
Employers Number
279
Job Pay Rank
59,380th

Department Head Salary Statistics


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Department Head Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Arkansas$62,1655
Arizona$70,64518
California$261,61084
Connecticut$32,26311
Florida$58,24211
Georgia$32,9797
Iowa$53,98518
Idaho$50,1128
Indiana$66,873151
Kansas$140,11613
Kentucky$100,19022
Louisiana$68,10810
Massachusetts$122,809143
Maryland$87,6994
Michigan$64,3754
Minnesota$89,86412
Missouri$125,91932
Montana$104,67825
North Dakota$63,60413
Nebraska$63,82317
New Jersey$153,76213
New Mexico$14,0002
Nevada$49,8547
New York$96,0126
Ohio$190,7762
Oklahoma$50,3677
Oregon$164,35213
Pennsylvania$109,18430
South Dakota$78,63310
Tennessee$75,32510
Texas$66,3382868
Virginia$117,46814
Washington$106,9528
Wisconsin$65,811474
Wyoming$64,8813

Top Paid Department Head

NameStateEmployer
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan FranciscoView Details
Trent Rhorer E
San Francisco, CA
Trent Rhorer ECASan FranciscoView Details
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan FranciscoView Details
Carmen Chu
San Francisco, CA
Carmen ChuCASan FranciscoView Details
Joshua Pauli
University of Arizona (Tucson), AZ
Joshua PauliAZUniversity of Arizona (Tucson)View Details
Sankaran Thayumanavan
University of Massachusetts System, MA
Sankaran ThayumanavanMAUniversity of Massachusetts SystemView Details
Trent Rhorer E
San Francisco, CA
Trent Rhorer ECASan FranciscoView Details
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan FranciscoView Details
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan FranciscoView Details
Carmen Chu
San Francisco, CA
Carmen ChuCASan FranciscoView Details
Jay Huish P
San Francisco, CA
Jay Huish PCASan FranciscoView Details
Sankaran Thayumanavan
University of Massachusetts System, MA
Sankaran ThayumanavanMAUniversity of Massachusetts SystemView Details
Trent Rhorer E
San Francisco, CA
Trent Rhorer ECASan FranciscoView Details
Jay Huish P
San Francisco, CA
Jay Huish PCASan FranciscoView Details
John Martin L
San Francisco, CA
John Martin LCASan FranciscoView Details
Trent Rhorer E
San Francisco, CA
Trent Rhorer ECASan FranciscoView Details
Naomi Kelly M
San Francisco, CA
Naomi Kelly MCASan FranciscoView Details
Naomi Kelly M
San Francisco, CA
Naomi Kelly MCASan FranciscoView Details
Philip Ginsburg A
San Francisco, CA
Philip Ginsburg ACASan FranciscoView Details
Jay Huish P
San Francisco, CA
Jay Huish PCASan FranciscoView Details
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