Director, H-1B salary
What 4,659 H-1B filings report for “Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Director?
$167k median H-1B base salary for a Director, typically $108k to $255k, across 4,659 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Illinois at $200k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Illinois227$200k+$33k
- 2New Jersey284$186k+$19k
- 3Washington63$185k+$18k
- 4District of Columbia65$183k+$16k
- 5Massachusetts123$180k+$13k
- 6Florida88$175k+$8k
- 7Minnesota29$172k+$5k
- 8New York1,687$170k+$3k
- 9California847$169k+$2k
- 10Texas389$163k−$4k
- 11North Carolina59$160k−$7k
- 12Georgia281$156k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $167kfor 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 Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Director roles are Morgan Stanley, PwC, KPMG, Visa, and BlackRock, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Morgan Stanley643 filings$147k
- 2PwC507 filings$248k
- 3KPMG476 filings$192k
- 4Visa468 filings$152k
- 5BlackRock306 filings$169k
- 6Cognizant168 filings$112k
- 7Credit Suisse128 filings$223k
- 8FTI Consulting104 filings$140k
- 9BNP Paribas87 filings$250k
- 10Deutsche Bank75 filings$278k
- 11Alvarez & Marsal59 filings$175k
- 12MetLife53 filings$125k
- 13CyberSource35 filings$147k
- 14Willis Towers Watson32 filings$161k
- 15TransUnion32 filings$150k
- 16Mizuho30 filings$198k
- 17DB USA Core28 filings$230k
- 18The Hackett Group27 filings$190k
- 19Apollo Global Management25 filings$230k
- 20UBS23 filings$125k
- 21GlobalLogic20 filings$126k
- 22Perficient19 filings$170k
- 23Guidehouse18 filings$180k
- 24Fitch Ratings18 filings$155k
- 25Capgemini17 filings$157k
- 26Mezocliq15 filings$180k
- 27Nisum14 filings$190k
- 28LTIMindtree13 filings$145k
- 29Tredence13 filings$191k
- 30KKR12 filings$252k
- 31Matrix-IFS12 filings$178k
- 32Qualitest11 filings$149k
- 33Wayfair10 filings$216k
- 34Lazard9 filings$250k
- 35Mount Sinai Health System9 filings$144k
- 36New York Life Insurance Company9 filings$143k
- 37Scotiabank9 filings$200k
- 38A.T. Kearney8 filings$170k
- 39Community Counselling Service Co8 filings$108k
- 40Brillio8 filings$111k
- 41Incandescent Technologies8 filings$120k
- 42Kroll Bond Rating Agency8 filings$176k
- 43Kent State University8 filings$157k
- 44Credit Agricole CIB7 filings$220k
- 45Hexaware7 filings$129k
- 46Cumming Group6 filings$179k
- 47Mood Studio6 filings$87k
- 48Peloton Group6 filings$214k
- 49S&P Global6 filings$224k
- 50Linesight6 filings$166k
Related titles in this family
105,026 filings carry “Director” in the title, across 34,401 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Director2,963 filings$125k
- 2Director, Software Engineering1,560 filings$170k
- 3Director, Product Management1,119 filings$189k
- 4Executive Director1,078 filings$205k
- 5Managing Director1,067 filings$248k
- 6Director of Engineering944 filings$190k
- 7Creative Director710 filings$135k
- 8Art Director640 filings$90k
- 9Director of Operations640 filings$120k
- 10Director, Engineering629 filings$200k
- 11Program Director467 filings$100k
- 12Senior Director433 filings$180k
Figures are for the exact title “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.