Head of Data Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Head of Data make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Data in Chicago, IL is $205,449. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $184,648 to $227,936, with most professionals earning between $165,709 and $248,409.

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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 Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

184648

227936

205449

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

210462

266851

237145

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 Chicago, IL. The base salary for Head of Data ranges from $184,648 to $227,936 with the average base salary of $205,449. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $210,462 to $266,851 with the average total cash compensation of $237,145.

View Average Salary for Head of Data as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$205,449	$184,648 - $227,936
Bonus	$31,695	$25,814 - $38,915
Total Pay	$237,145	$210,462 - $266,851

* 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 Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,648 - $227,936	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,648 - $227,936	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,434 - $227,671	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,576 - $227,848	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,576 - $227,848	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $180,788 - $223,172	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen), locally also /-ˈkɔː-/), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North A...

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