Associate Director, H-1B salary
What 2,963 H-1B filings report for “Associate Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Director?
$125k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Director, typically $96k to $192k, across 2,963 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $153k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York559$153k+$28k
- 2Massachusetts143$141k+$16k
- 3New Jersey378$136k+$11k
- 4California313$135k+$10k
- 5Washington49$132k+$7k
- 6Virginia92$123k−$2k
- 7District of Columbia26$123k−$2k
- 8Colorado50$123k−$2k
- 9Texas283$121k−$4k
- 10Maryland40$121k−$4k
- 11Pennsylvania100$119k−$6k
- 12Minnesota25$114k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $125kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Associate Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Director roles are Cognizant, Macquarie Group, KPMG, Fitch Ratings, and UBS, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cognizant1,300 filings$112k
- 2Macquarie Group162 filings$218k
- 3KPMG110 filings$166k
- 4Fitch Ratings57 filings$140k
- 5UBS48 filings$105k
- 6Scotiabank47 filings$225k
- 7Wayfair47 filings$175k
- 8Willis Towers Watson43 filings$126k
- 9CrossCountry Consulting42 filings$128k
- 10Credit Suisse39 filings$135k
- 11Incedo26 filings$130k
- 12Turner & Townsend25 filings$158k
- 13The Siegfried Group24 filings$175k
- 14S&P Global24 filings$139k
- 15Cumming Group21 filings$145k
- 16LTIMindtree21 filings$133k
- 17Apollo Global Management20 filings$190k
- 18Linesight19 filings$139k
- 19Kroll Bond Rating Agency19 filings$127k
- 20Westpac16 filings$152k
- 21AstraZeneca15 filings$147k
- 22Applexus Technologies14 filings$180k
- 23Guidehouse13 filings$155k
- 24Aon13 filings$124k
- 25RBC11 filings$150k
- 26Brillio11 filings$108k
- 27Starcom Worldwide11 filings$110k
- 28Xebia9 filings$174k
- 29Harman International9 filings$111k
- 30Birlasoft9 filings$140k
- 31WPP Media9 filings$120k
- 32Yardi8 filings$180k
- 33CRISIL8 filings$137k
- 34GSK8 filings$145k
- 35Australia and New Zealand Banking Group7 filings$170k
- 36Innova Solutions7 filings$136k
- 37CCC Intelligent Solutions7 filings$166k
- 38Endava7 filings$144k
- 39Cnm6 filings$115k
- 40Frontage Laboratories6 filings$130k
- 41Wavicle Data Solutions6 filings$183k
- 42Commonwealth Bank of Australia6 filings$134k
- 43Liazon6 filings$136k
- 44Accenture6 filings$232k
- 45Mace6 filings$150k
- 46Prodapt North America6 filings$140k
- 47Takeda6 filings$187k
- 48Eli Lilly6 filings$143k
- 49Gartner6 filings$132k
- 50Pfizer6 filings$118k
Related titles in this family
14,567 filings carry “Associate Director” in the title, across 4,815 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Director - Technology188 filings$133k
- 2Associate Director Jc40 - IT Project Managers155 filings$115k
- 3Associate Director Jc40 - Management Analysts129 filings$132k
- 4Associate Director, Statistical Programming120 filings$169k
- 5Associate Director, Software Engineer116 filings$139k
- 6Associate Director, IT Software Engineer114 filings$139k
- 7Associate Director, Biostatistics112 filings$175k
- 8Associate Director, Software Engineering102 filings$163k
- 9Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs95 filings$160k
- 10Associate Director Jc40 - Sales Engineers85 filings$136k
- 11Associate Director Product Management84 filings$161k
- 12Associate Director, Analytics81 filings$132k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Director”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.