Director of Engineering, H-1B salary
What 944 H-1B filings report for “Director of Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Director of Engineering?
$190k median H-1B base salary for a Director of Engineering, typically $123k to $275k, across 944 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $215k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California458$215k+$25k
- 2New Jersey39$196k+$6k
- 3Washington40$191k+$1k
- 4Massachusetts26$190ksame
- 5Michigan28$184k−$6k
- 6New York92$180k−$10k
- 7Texas64$178k−$12k
- 8Georgia22$173k−$17k
- 9Arizona25$163k−$27k
- 10Illinois21$156k−$34k
- 11Florida25$145k−$45k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $190kfor 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 of Engineering?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Director of Engineering roles are Asterisk Green, AMFAS International, Parli, Syncari, and Relevantz Technology Services, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Director of Engineering filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Asterisk Green14 filings$184k
- 2AMFAS International6 filings$120k
- 3Parli6 filings$140k
- 4Syncari6 filings$200k
- 5Relevantz Technology Services6 filings$180k
- 6Carbitex5 filings$160k
- 7Photon Infotech5 filings$230k
- 8Roblox5 filings$425k
- 9Sunlune5 filings$240k
- 10Kaplan5 filings$144k
- 11Reddit5 filings$252k
- 12Turing Video5 filings$175k
- 13Access Health Care Physicians4 filings$125k
- 14Earnity4 filings$239k
- 15Vialto Partners4 filings$190k
- 16Rafay Systems4 filings$255k
- 17Snap Finance4 filings$215k
- 18Dil Mil4 filings$270k
- 19High Roller Group, LLC4 filings$200k
- 20Nuts.com4 filings$196k
- 21Oqton 3DXPERT US4 filings$155k
- 22Borrego Solar Systems4 filings$136k
- 23Mopro4 filings$139k
- 24Health Fidelity4 filings$194k
- 25Peel Technologies4 filings$200k
- 26Vibrant America4 filings$192k
- 27Airbnb3 filings$280k
- 28Altruist3 filings$265k
- 29Arm3 filings$240k
- 30ShipMonk3 filings$180k
- 31Capio3 filings$140k
- 32Cloudwick Technologies3 filings$237k
- 33Charter Communications3 filings$132k
- 34Chegg3 filings$219k
- 35DoorDash3 filings$294k
- 36Elite Multiphase Solutions, LLC3 filings$162k
- 37Gbt3 filings$152k
- 38Hunter Buildings & Manufacturing, LP3 filings$165k
- 39LiveVox3 filings$154k
- 40Lacework3 filings$220k
- 41Latch3 filings$290k
- 42McKinsey3 filings$260k
- 43Monetate3 filings$181k
- 44Noesys3 filings$112k
- 45ON243 filings$240k
- 46Pdgc3 filings$172k
- 47Pacific Power Source Inc3 filings$265k
- 48Palo Alto Networks3 filings$265k
- 49Pestana CR7 Manhattan 39 LLC3 filings$120k
- 50Phil3 filings$239k
Related titles in this family
1,434 filings carry “Director of Engineering” in the title, across 242 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Director of Engineering71 filings$230k
- 2Sr. Director of Engineering22 filings$206k
- 3Associate Director of Engineering15 filings$192k
- 4Director of Engineering Operations13 filings$137k
- 5Director of Engineering Services11 filings$140k
- 6Director of Engineering, Mobile8 filings$170k
- 7Director of Engineering, Data7 filings$200k
- 8Director of Engineering and Operations6 filings$150k
- 9Director of Engineering, Machine Learning6 filings$298k
- 10Director of Engineering, Platform6 filings$229k
- 11Assistant Director of Engineering5 filings$100k
- 12Director of Engineering (Infrastructure)5 filings$207k
Figures are for the exact title “Director of 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.