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Design Director, H-1B salary

What 280 H-1B filings report for “Design Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Design Director?

$125k median H-1B base salary for a Design Director, typically $75k to $200k, across 280 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$75k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$93k–$158k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$125,250
280 filings
Top (p90)
$200k
90th percentile
p10 $75k
median $125k
p90 $200k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California71$150k+$25k
  • 2New York156$125ksame

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 a Design Director?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Design Director roles are R/GA, Gensler, Envogue International, and Oliver Wyman, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Design Director filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

517 filings carry “Design Director” in the title, across 112 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Design 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.