Director Engineering, H-1B salary
What 629 H-1B filings report for “Director Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Director Engineering?
$200k median H-1B base salary for a Director Engineering, typically $136k to $284k, across 629 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $245k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington41$245k+$45k
- 2California263$230k+$30k
- 3New York39$200ksame
- 4New Jersey24$198k−$2k
- 5Massachusetts22$196k−$4k
- 6Minnesota24$187k−$13k
- 7Georgia22$175k−$25k
- 8Texas53$167k−$33k
- 9Michigan21$165k−$35k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $200kfor 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 Engineering?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Director Engineering roles are GlobalLogic, Target, Nagarro, Meta, and Cisco, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Director Engineering filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1GlobalLogic21 filings$121k
- 2Target18 filings$187k
- 3Nagarro18 filings$138k
- 4Meta18 filings$346k
- 5Cisco16 filings$205k
- 6Docusign10 filings$266k
- 7Nutanix9 filings$275k
- 8Capgemini7 filings$128k
- 9Dun & Bradstreet6 filings$164k
- 10HP6 filings$178k
- 11MediaMath6 filings$177k
- 12American Express6 filings$198k
- 13Blackhawk Network6 filings$223k
- 14Charter Communications6 filings$151k
- 15Akamai Technologies5 filings$243k
- 16Fiserv5 filings$171k
- 17Uber5 filings$303k
- 18Hewlett Packard Enterprise5 filings$242k
- 19Hired5 filings$215k
- 20LendingClub5 filings$201k
- 21Agilysys5 filings$158k
- 22Macy's5 filings$239k
- 23Databricks4 filings$278k
- 24FedEx4 filings$186k
- 25Hero Digital4 filings$195k
- 26Hortonworks4 filings$209k
- 27Rocket Limited Partnership4 filings$180k
- 28Walmart4 filings$270k
- 29Yelp4 filings$273k
- 30Elevance Health4 filings$164k
- 31Electronic Arts4 filings$215k
- 32Harness4 filings$251k
- 33Lam Research4 filings$203k
- 34Xenith4 filings$148k
- 35Mavenir Systems4 filings$148k
- 36Nordstrom4 filings$210k
- 37VMware4 filings$271k
- 38Cardlytics3 filings$270k
- 39EAB3 filings$128k
- 40Rakuten3 filings$207k
- 41F53 filings$280k
- 42Ingram Micro3 filings$221k
- 43Reltio3 filings$182k
- 44RockLoans Marketplace3 filings$165k
- 45Tagnos3 filings$120k
- 46Bill.com3 filings$243k
- 47Headspace3 filings$265k
- 48News3 filings$200k
- 49Tibco Software3 filings$226k
- 50WebMD3 filings$151k
Related titles in this family
1,105 filings carry “Director Engineering” in the title, across 193 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Director, Engineering100 filings$235k
- 2Associate Director, Engineering66 filings$168k
- 3Sr. Director, Engineering36 filings$225k
- 4Executive Director, Engineering10 filings$185k
- 5Associate Director, Engineering, Development & Integration7 filings$139k
- 6Director, Engineering and Technology6 filings$85k
- 7Director - Engineering - Applications4 filings$169k
- 8Director, Engineering Chapter Lead4 filings$153k
- 9Director Engineering I4 filings$234k
- 10Director, Engineering Operations4 filings$178k
- 11Director, Engineering Services4 filings$188k
- 12Associate Director - Engineering Solutions Delivery3 filings$150k
Figures are for the exact title “Director Engineering”; 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.