Executive Director, H-1B salary
What 1,078 H-1B filings report for “Executive Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Executive Director?
$205k median H-1B base salary for an Executive Director, typically $95k to $300k, across 1,078 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $230k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York636$230k+$25k
- 2California112$195k−$10k
- 3Georgia26$191k−$14k
- 4Texas49$170k−$35k
- 5Massachusetts21$170k−$35k
- 6New Jersey29$155k−$50k
- 7District of Columbia20$147k−$58k
- 8Florida29$120k−$85k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $205kfor 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 Executive Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Executive Director roles are Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Macquarie Group, MSCI, and Mizuho, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Executive 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 Stanley479 filings$234k
- 2JPMorgan Chase63 filings$220k
- 3Macquarie Group23 filings$400k
- 4MSCI21 filings$152k
- 5Mizuho15 filings$220k
- 6IFM Investors12 filings$337k
- 7Nomura9 filings$230k
- 8Moelis & Company7 filings$275k
- 9Capco7 filings$256k
- 10Botanical Hospitality Group7 filings$210k
- 11Cifc Asset Management7 filings$250k
- 12Ellucian7 filings$139k
- 13Arizona State University7 filings$156k
- 14AQR Capital6 filings$211k
- 15Alumni Association of the School of Medicine of Loma Linda6 filings$90k
- 16Cerebral Palsy Foundation5 filings$185k
- 17Anderson Kill PC5 filings$305k
- 18Process Work Institute5 filings$57k
- 19Texas Health Institute5 filings$200k
- 20University of California, Los Angeles5 filings$215k
- 21VAStek5 filings$260k
- 22Cristo Rey Boston Corporate Work Study4 filings$88k
- 23Frameline, Inc.4 filings$98k
- 24First State Squash, Inc.4 filings$64k
- 25Hodges Foundation, Inc.4 filings$73k
- 26Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust4 filings$107k
- 27University of Chicago4 filings$102k
- 28Center for Art Law4 filings$130k
- 29Mader4 filings$168k
- 30Friends of HEC, Inc.4 filings$225k
- 31Piedmont Lithium Inc4 filings$170k
- 32Abri Foundation3 filings$138k
- 33Australians in Film3 filings$80k
- 34Alma Fuerte Public School3 filings$143k
- 35American Wheelchair Foundation3 filings$150k
- 36Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope3 filings$222k
- 37Mora Creative Council3 filings$56k
- 38Movement for Community-led Development3 filings$151k
- 39PDT Partners3 filings$250k
- 40Roswell Park3 filings$212k
- 41Society of Economic Geologists, Inc.3 filings$175k
- 42Sun Kyeong Inc.3 filings$95k
- 43Victoria One Investments LLC3 filings$120k
- 44Atlanta Music Project, Inc.3 filings$54k
- 45Animal & Vegan Advocacy International3 filings$131k
- 46Crisis Action3 filings$159k
- 47Home Improvement and Maintenance Enterprise, LLC3 filings$100k
- 48Hult International Business School3 filings$188k
- 49New York University3 filings$105k
- 50Huneeus Wines3 filings$218k
Related titles in this family
3,216 filings carry “Executive Director” in the title, across 1,051 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Executive Director, Software Engineer59 filings$215k
- 2Executive Director, Software Engineering42 filings$200k
- 3Executive Director, Product Director40 filings$225k
- 4Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer38 filings$215k
- 5Executive Director, Director of Software Engineering34 filings$216k
- 6Executive Director, Director of Software Engineeri32 filings$218k
- 7Executive Director, Origination/Client Manager27 filings$325k
- 8Executive Director, Research Analyst17 filings$225k
- 9Executive Director, Quantitative Research16 filings$235k
- 10Executive Director, Business Management15 filings$215k
- 11Executive Director, Data Science14 filings$257k
- 12Executive Director, Investment Banking13 filings$300k
Figures are for the exact title “Executive 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.