Head of Data Salary in Austin, Texas

How much does a Head of Data make in Austin, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Data in Austin, TX is $196,841. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $176,911 to $218,385, with most professionals earning between $158,766 and $238,000.

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Understanding of principles, practices, theories, and/or methodologies associated with the professional disciplines, as outlined in Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK2).

June 24, 2022

Develop the team to be well-positioned to establish technical credibility in sales cycles, so that they can stand toe to toe with any and all CTOs, CIOs, Chief Architects, Senior Developers, etc.

July 28, 2022

Provide thought leadership to operationalize digital data model needs of CCB core markets, trends and executing on internal system integrations.

January 19, 2023

Build out in-depth knowledge of the business success drivers (including determining the KPIs that will help meet our forecasts) and deliver value added solutions that have a measurable impact on the business.

January 20, 2023

Demonstrated success in a sales support role working independently but also demonstrating strong ability to work within a team and gain alignment across functions and teams.

March 09, 2023

Lead the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide RWD acquisition/partnership strategy and strategic data alliances, working directly with senior stakeholders in VEO, GCSP, US-Pharma, OCMO, medical and R&D TA Leads, Global Franchise Platform, for both foundational data assets as well as fit for purpose disease/product specific data assets.

March 11, 2023

Manage projects to implement abuse detection tactics and systems to improve workflows and to support policy enforcement at scale.

March 30, 2023

Collaborates with IT and Data Architects in providing requirements for enabling technologies to support data governance processes, data standards and mastering, data quality and data management.

April 10, 2023

Act as single point of contact for VEO Data and Analytics across the enterprise (including VEO, Medical & Safety, Biostats, Data and Computational sciences, Market Access & other commercial partners, Safety etc.

April 24, 2023

Drive maturity in data-led innovative thinking amongst our top business execs and ops stakeholders through new tangible, market-leading initiatives and capability build followed by their full roll-out for different NAM/Global Ops business areas.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of Data in Austin, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

176911

218385

196841

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

201643

255670

227208

What is the average salary for Head of Data in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of Data in Austin, TX. The base salary for Head of Data ranges from $176,911 to $218,385 with the average base salary of $196,841. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $201,643 to $255,670 with the average total cash compensation of $227,208.

View Average Salary for Head of Data as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$196,841	$176,911 - $218,385
Bonus	$30,367	$24,732 - $37,285
Total Pay	$227,208	$201,643 - $255,670

* 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.

Head of Data Salary Near Austin, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Round Rock, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $176,250 - $217,569	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Killeen, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $162,456 - $200,541	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Temple, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,420 - $199,262	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE San Antonio, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $166,387 - $205,394	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Waco, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $159,990 - $197,498	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Houston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $178,358 - $220,172	COMPARE TO Austin, TX

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About Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center ...

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