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VP of Data Salary
by City (2026)

Executive responsible for data strategy, infrastructure, and analytics organization. National median: $255K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$255K

Top 10% earn

$428K

Entry level

$195K

Salary growth

+8%/yr

VP of Data salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$322K	$421K	$548K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$308K	$403K	$525K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$290K	$379K	$494K	187	6.85%
Oakland, CA	$289K	$377K	$491K	185	9.3%
Cambridge, MA	$288K	$377K	$490K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$288K	$377K	$490K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$277K	$363K	$472K	175	None ✓
Seattle, WA	$277K	$362K	$471K	150	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$274K	$359K	$467K	172	9.3%
Washington, DC	$273K	$357K	$465K	152	8.5%
Boston, MA	$269K	$352K	$458K	162	5%
Jersey City, NJ	$269K	$352K	$458K	162	10.75%
Yonkers, NY	$267K	$349K	$455K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$267K	$349K	$455K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$264K	$345K	$449K	162	None ✓
Los Angeles, CA	$263K	$344K	$448K	163	9.3%
Arlington, VA	$263K	$344K	$448K	148	5.75%
Stamford, CT	$260K	$339K	$442K	158	6.99%
Newark, NJ	$257K	$337K	$438K	155	10.75%
Hilo, HI	$256K	$335K	$437K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$254K	$332K	$432K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$251K	$328K	$428K	150	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$250K	$326K	$425K	155	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$249K	$326K	$424K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$249K	$326K	$424K	148	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$246K	$321K	$418K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$246K	$321K	$418K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$240K	$314K	$409K	140	10.75%
Chula Vista, CA	$238K	$312K	$406K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$238K	$312K	$406K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$238K	$312K	$406K	138	None ✓
Austin, TX	$238K	$311K	$405K	110	None ✓
Portland, OR	$238K	$311K	$405K	130	9.9%
Sacramento, CA	$230K	$301K	$392K	128	9.3%
Tacoma, WA	$230K	$301K	$392K	128	None ✓
Denver, CO	$230K	$301K	$392K	118	4.55%
Plano, TX	$224K	$293K	$382K	105	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$224K	$293K	$382K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$224K	$293K	$382K	118	2.5%
Worcester, MA	$224K	$293K	$382K	120	5%
Salt Lake City, UT	$224K	$293K	$382K	105	4.85%
Baltimore, MD	$224K	$293K	$382K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$224K	$293K	$382K	192	11%
New Haven, CT	$222K	$290K	$377K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$219K	$287K	$374K	120	None ✓
Dallas, TX	$218K	$286K	$372K	96	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$218K	$286K	$372K	108	None ✓
Miami, FL	$218K	$286K	$372K	123	None ✓
Durham, NC	$218K	$286K	$372K	100	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$218K	$286K	$372K	110	3.07%
Minneapolis, MN	$218K	$286K	$372K	106	6.8%
Frisco, TX	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$217K	$284K	$370K	118	5.99%
Aurora, CO	$215K	$281K	$365K	112	4.55%
Atlanta, GA	$215K	$281K	$365K	99	5.75%
Raleigh, NC	$215K	$281K	$365K	102	4.75%
Provo, UT	$215K	$281K	$365K	100	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$215K	$281K	$365K	118	6.99%
Anchorage, AK	$215K	$281K	$365K	128	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$214K	$280K	$365K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$211K	$276K	$359K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$211K	$276K	$359K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$211K	$276K	$359K	112	4.75%
Irving, TX	$211K	$275K	$359K	97	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$211K	$275K	$359K	118	None ✓
Chandler, AZ	$211K	$275K	$359K	105	2.5%
St. Paul, MN	$211K	$275K	$359K	104	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$209K	$273K	$356K	110	9.9%
Round Rock, TX	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$207K	$270K	$352K	108	6.6%
Houston, TX	$205K	$268K	$349K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$205K	$268K	$349K	93	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$205K	$268K	$349K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$205K	$268K	$349K	100	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$205K	$268K	$349K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$205K	$268K	$349K	102	None ✓
Pittsburgh, PA	$205K	$268K	$349K	90	3.07%
Reno, NV	$205K	$268K	$349K	108	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$203K	$266K	$346K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$203K	$266K	$346K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$203K	$266K	$346K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$203K	$266K	$346K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$203K	$266K	$346K	105	5.8%
Carrollton, TX	$200K	$262K	$341K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$200K	$262K	$341K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$199K	$260K	$339K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$199K	$260K	$339K	91	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$199K	$260K	$339K	100	None ✓
Huntsville, AL	$199K	$260K	$339K	88	5%
Denton, TX	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$198K	$259K	$337K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$196K	$257K	$334K	98	7.15%
St. Petersburg, FL	$195K	$255K	$332K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$195K	$255K	$332K	98	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$195K	$255K	$332K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$195K	$255K	$332K	90	3.99%
Madison, WI	$195K	$255K	$332K	102	5.3%
Charleston, SC	$195K	$255K	$332K	105	6.5%
Bakersfield, CA	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$193K	$252K	$328K	95	6.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	$191K	$250K	$325K	102	4.55%
Virginia Beach, VA	$191K	$250K	$325K	98	5.75%
Kansas City, MO	$191K	$250K	$325K	90	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$191K	$250K	$325K	102	None ✓
Midland, TX	$190K	$248K	$323K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$190K	$248K	$323K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$190K	$248K	$323K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$190K	$248K	$323K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$190K	$248K	$323K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	4.95%
Cincinnati, OH	$187K	$245K	$319K	88	3.99%
Sterling Heights, MI	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	4.25%
St. Louis, MO	$187K	$245K	$319K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$187K	$245K	$319K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$187K	$245K	$319K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	5.3%
Fargo, ND	$188K	$245K	$319K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$185K	$243K	$316K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$185K	$242K	$315K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$185K	$242K	$315K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$185K	$242K	$315K	93	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$185K	$242K	$315K	82	4.25%
Beaumont, TX	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$182K	$238K	$310K	85	4.9%
San Antonio, TX	$179K	$235K	$305K	87	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$179K	$235K	$305K	88	6.85%
Spokane, WA	$179K	$235K	$305K	95	None ✓
Louisville, KY	$179K	$235K	$305K	85	5%
Des Moines, IA	$179K	$235K	$305K	88	4.82%
Amarillo, TX	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$179K	$234K	$305K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$177K	$232K	$301K	80	5%
Cleveland, OH	$176K	$230K	$299K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$176K	$230K	$299K	90	4.25%
New Orleans, LA	$176K	$230K	$299K	92	6%
Omaha, NE	$176K	$230K	$299K	88	5.84%
Abilene, TX	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$175K	$229K	$298K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$172K	$225K	$292K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$172K	$225K	$292K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$172K	$225K	$292K	75	6.5%
Tucson, AZ	$172K	$224K	$292K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$172K	$224K	$292K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$172K	$224K	$292K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$172K	$224K	$292K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$172K	$224K	$292K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$172K	$224K	$292K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$172K	$224K	$292K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$172K	$224K	$292K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$172K	$224K	$292K	88	5.9%
Corpus Christi, TX	$166K	$217K	$282K	84	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$166K	$217K	$282K	80	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$166K	$217K	$282K	82	5.7%
El Paso, TX	$160K	$209K	$272K	82	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$160K	$209K	$272K	82	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$156K	$204K	$266K	78	None ✓
Laredo, TX	$146K	$191K	$249K	76	None ✓

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VP of Data Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a VP of Data is $255,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $195,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $332,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of VP of Datas nationally earn $428,000+.

Education and requirements

Master's in Data Science; PhD preferred; 15+ years data leadership. This role is 62% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

VP of Data compensation is growing at 8% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified VP of Datas significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

VP of Data salary FAQ

How much does a VP of Data make?

The median VP of Data salary in the US is $255,000 per year — about $123/hour. Most earn between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $332,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a VP of Data?

Entry-level VP of Data positions typically start around $195,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid VP of Datas earn?

The top 10% of VP of Datas earn $428,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays VP of Datas the most?

San Francisco has the highest median VP of Data salary at $421K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are VP of Data salaries going up?

Yes — VP of Data pay is growing about 8% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

VP of Data Salaryby City (2026)