Data Director Salary in Chicago, Illinois

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Data Director in Chicago, IL is $202,921. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $183,016 to $223,584, with most professionals earning between $164,895 and $242,398.

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Provide ongoing visibility into data related risks across the enterprise and partner with stewards and other business/IT stakeholders to support operational risk reporting and audit situations.

October 27, 2022

Lead and/or support the development of epidemiological, data, and public health skills-based trainings in coordination with tribal public health programs, academic partners, and others to increase the capacity of the public health workforce in the Great Plains.

December 17, 2022

Demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically, including the ability to translate long-term goals and objectives into short-term tactical plans and operational activities.

January 14, 2023

Support the data domain owners and stewards in the application, development and promotion of data governance practices that will enhance the business value of their data assets.

January 31, 2023

Assist in defining and implementing enterprise data management strategies and processes to effectively govern enterprise data including both the accountability model and data policies/standards.

February 03, 2023

Creates effective process foundation to enable the team to effectively process, review, and receive patient data and records and organizes clinical data forms from particular therapeutic groups and outside investigators.

March 10, 2023

Builds effective relationships with Reserve Bank peers and management as well as partnerships with external researchers from think tanks, universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other related organizations.

April 02, 2023

Manage DCU project/grant budgets and ensure financial transactions are handled in a timely manner and consistent with GPTCHB and funding agency policies.

April 17, 2023

Understand the needs of internal users (engineers, data scientists, data analysts, finance, and business teams) and the needs and use cases of customers that depend on that data.

May 08, 2023

Develop a roadmap for the data and analytics function that clearly defines ownership and responsibility between the central data function and the functional groups.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Data Director in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

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183016

223584

202921

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

202087

265464

231060

What is the average salary for Data Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Director in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Data Director ranges from $183,016 to $223,584 with the average base salary of $202,921. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $202,087 to $265,464 with the average total cash compensation of $231,060.

View Average Salary for Data Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$202,921	$183,016 - $223,584
Bonus	$28,139	$19,071 - $41,879
Total Pay	$231,060	$202,087 - $265,464

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Data Director Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,016 - $223,584	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,016 - $223,584	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $182,804 - $223,325	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $182,946 - $223,498	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $182,946 - $223,498	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $179,191 - $218,911	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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