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Chief of Staff Career Market Report 2026

446 active jobs. 313 companies. Median salary $148K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

446
Active Job Openings
313
Companies Hiring
$148K
Median Salary (US)
82%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Chief of Staff market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 82% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $148K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $116K to $220K.

Remote roles pay 27% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 57%

AI/LLM demand rose +14.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Humanagency leads hiring with 32 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Staff → Director (+$25K, +18%)

Salary increase: +$25K · Sample: Staff → Director

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 57% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Staff101$100K$140K$216K
Director7$158K$165K$196K

What jumps out

Staff → Director: +$25K (18%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States82$150KUSD
Remote8$190KUSD
United Kingdom4$100KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site14.1%
Remote17.5%
Hybrid3.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
57%
Project Management
23%
Fundraising
14%
Program Management
9%
Logistics
8%
Go
6%
Procurement
5%
Quality Assurance
5%
Data Analysis
4%
Supply Chain
3%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+14.8ppProject Management ↑+9.8ppLogistics ↑+8.2ppFundraising ↑+6.3ppGo ↑+6.0pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-24.6ppStrategic Planning ↓-14.3ppInvestment Banking ↓-11.3ppActing ↓-8.4ppAttention to Detail ↓-7.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Humanagency327.2%
Cityofnewyork132.9%
Cvx40.9%
Jack Jill External Ats40.9%
Gem Test Board30.7%
Hitt30.7%
Zeneducate30.7%
Careersactivatetalent30.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States245
Remote23
Germany15
United Kingdom12
Canada12
France6
Portugal4
Netherlands4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree63.8%234
Master's Degree9.0%33
Bachelor's Degree3.0%11
MBA2.5%9

Certifications

MBA (7%)

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