Department Head Salary


What is the salary of a Department Head? In the United States, a Department Head earns an average salary of $74,676. The salary range for a Department Head is usually between $66,500 and $93,983 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $141,269. The highest Department Head salary in the United States was $456,000. The average hourly pay for a Department Head is $35.90.

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 $259,423, followed by Ohio, with an average salary of $190,776, and Pennsylvania, with an average salary of $136,483. Employers paying the highest salary for a Department Head job are Cupertino (CA), San Francisco (CA) and University of Arizona (Tucson) (AZ).

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Average Salary
$74,676/yr
Records Number
688
Employers Number
180
Job Pay Rank
50,735th

Department Head Salary Statistics


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Department Head Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Arkansas$69,9304
Arizona$70,64518
California$259,42384
Colorado$60,0001
Connecticut$32,26311
Florida$61,92410
Georgia$54,5267
Iowa$53,98518
Idaho$57,39714
Indiana$71,53094
Kansas$140,11613
Kentucky$95,75124
Louisiana$69,38913
Massachusetts$161,04551
Maryland$87,6994
Michigan$64,3754
Minnesota$89,86412
Missouri$149,65719
Mississippi$74,2601
Montana$111,69919
North Dakota$63,60413
Nebraska$68,35427
New Jersey$153,76213
New Mexico$14,0002
Nevada$49,8547
New York$105,3726
Ohio$190,7762
Oklahoma$59,3448
Oregon$115,04818
Pennsylvania$136,48328
South Carolina$62,1701
South Dakota$96,38311
Tennessee$78,00910
Texas$73,802352
Virginia$117,46814
Washington$106,9528
Wisconsin$67,167448
Wyoming$64,8813

Top Paid Department Head

NameStateEmployer
Ivar Satero
San Francisco, CA
Ivar SateroCASan FranciscoView Details
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan FranciscoView Details
Trent Rhorer E
San Francisco, CA
Trent Rhorer ECASan FranciscoView Details
Trent Rhorer
San Francisco, CA
Trent RhorerCASan FranciscoView Details
Carmen Chu
San Francisco, CA
Carmen ChuCASan FranciscoView Details
Ivar Satero C
San Francisco, CA
Ivar Satero CCASan 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
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
Shireen McSpadden
San Francisco, CA
Shireen McSpaddenCASan 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
Philip Ginsburg
San Francisco, CA
Philip GinsburgCASan FranciscoView Details
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