Median salary
$181,903
median over time
Typical range
$141.1k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
15%
480 of 3,192 roles
Live roles
3,192
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Product Operations Manager
Head of Enterprise Risk Management
Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive
Chief Scientific Officer
Research Engineer, Interpretability
Trial Attorney
Trial Attorney
Engineering Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$135,169 | 25 |
|
Anthropic
|
$287,500 | 13 |
Ashby
|
$186,500 | 13 |
Vast
|
$134,500 | 11 |
|
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
|
$300,000 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 8 |
Pylon
|
$187,500 | 7 |
Clarion
|
$160,000 | 7 |
Chief of Staff salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $226,406 | 12 |
| Seattle | $211,800 | 20 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 11 |
| San Francisco | $200,500 | 124 |
| Chicago | $193,250 | 12 |
| New York | $186,500 | 121 |
| Denver | $186,500 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $186,500 | 7 |
| London | $182,871 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $169,540 | 18 |
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How much do Chief of Staff roles pay?
The median salary for Chief of Staff roles is $181,903 per year. Most pay falls between $141,062 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $105,692 to $278,335.
These figures are computed live from 3,192 active Chief of Staff roles on JobsRadar, of which 480 (15%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Chief of Staff roles include Rain, Luminis Health, Legend Biotech US and Anthropic.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.