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Director of Clinical Operations salary: median $82,500 a year

Director of Clinical Operations listings that state pay run from $82,500 to $82,500 for the middle half, based on 55 current job listings. 79 director of clinical operations roles are open now.

Director of Clinical Operations pay range

From 55 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$82,500
Median
$82,500
Upper quarter
$82,500

Do AI skills change director of clinical operations pay?

For Operations roles in general, as of November 6, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for director of clinical operations alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Operations listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +23.3% (about $32.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$160,000
median, from 510 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$113,000
median, from 2,427 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Operations pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Open director of clinical operations jobs

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Operations jobs in the rankings

Rankings about operations jobs

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Director of Clinical Operations salary questions

How much does a director of clinical operations make?
Among 55 open director of clinical operations listings that state pay, the median is $82,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $82,500 and $82,500.
Where does this director of clinical operations pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays director of clinical operationss the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Maryland has the highest median listed pay at $82,500.

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