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Engineering Director, H-1B salary

What 281 H-1B filings report for “Engineering Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Engineering Director?

$194k median H-1B base salary for an Engineering Director, typically $145k to $292k, across 281 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $252k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$145k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$168k–$239k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$194,233
281 filings
Top (p90)
$292k
90th percentile
p10 $145k
median $194k
p90 $292k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California85$252k+$58k
  • 2New York24$197k+$3k
  • 3Arizona81$185k−$9k
  • 4Florida29$181k−$13k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $194kfor 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 Engineering Director?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineering Director roles are American Express, Meta, Pure Storage, and Sezzle, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineering 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

650 filings carry “Engineering Director” in the title, across 126 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Engineering 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.