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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Data Governance Analyst

Maintains data quality, lineage, and governance standards.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$165k

Mean

$171k

10th–90th pct

$125k–$228k

Observations

329

Confidence: 33% · based on 329 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Core
SQL
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
60% require · 23% prefer
Master's Degree
10% require · 33% prefer
No College
11% require · 15% prefer
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Common next roles
Master Data Manager+160.0%Director of Data Science+155.4%Analytics Manager+176.0%Chief Data Officer+327.5%Data Privacy Analyst+8.5%
Common previous roles
Master Data Manager+61.5%Data Privacy Analyst+7.8%Chief Data Officer+76.6%Analytics Manager+63.8%Director of Data Science+60.8%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,915
Posting growth+25.4%
Median days to fill42 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)82,838
Projected growth8.1%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness70%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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