Managing Director, H-1B salary
What 1,067 H-1B filings report for “Managing Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Managing Director?
$248k median H-1B base salary for a Managing Director, typically $113k to $400k, across 1,067 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $300k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington20$300k+$52k
- 2New York423$285k+$37k
- 3Connecticut20$253k+$5k
- 4Illinois41$240k−$8k
- 5Texas68$239k−$9k
- 6Massachusetts38$225k−$23k
- 7California210$222k−$26k
- 8New Jersey35$215k−$33k
- 9District of Columbia27$200k−$48k
- 10Florida56$180k−$68k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $248kfor 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 Managing Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Managing Director roles are Morgan Stanley, KPMG, Deloitte, FTI Consulting, and Incandescent Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Managing 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 Stanley62 filings$400k
- 2KPMG52 filings$289k
- 3Deloitte47 filings$279k
- 4FTI Consulting24 filings$293k
- 5Incandescent Technologies21 filings$139k
- 6BlackRock18 filings$232k
- 7Evercore Partners14 filings$254k
- 8Credit Suisse11 filings$350k
- 9Ikons Guasch & Associates11 filings$100k
- 10Goldman Sachs10 filings$400k
- 11Union Square Capital Advisors9 filings$165k
- 12FiunEx9 filings$120k
- 13Matrix-IFS9 filings$210k
- 14Scotiabank8 filings$346k
- 15JPMorgan Chase8 filings$425k
- 16PwC8 filings$344k
- 17Jefferies8 filings$275k
- 18Lazard7 filings$400k
- 19SHL Investment Group7 filings$416k
- 20Paxos Technology Solutions7 filings$214k
- 21Citadel7 filings$300k
- 22Cremore Partners7 filings$116k
- 23Brydge Technologies6 filings$200k
- 24Companyon6 filings$165k
- 25Deutsche Bank6 filings$500k
- 26Heavybit6 filings$238k
- 27Accenture5 filings$316k
- 28General Atlantic5 filings$800k
- 29Houlihan Lokey5 filings$290k
- 30LionTree5 filings$300k
- 31Slalom5 filings$300k
- 32Denham Capital Management LP5 filings$297k
- 33PJT Partners5 filings$260k
- 34BEST RV Center5 filings$151k
- 35Charles Schwab5 filings$330k
- 36Emerald Partners US5 filings$100k
- 37Guy Carpenter & Company5 filings$216k
- 38Joffroy Warehouse5 filings$119k
- 39Macquarie Group5 filings$310k
- 40Tanda5 filings$100k
- 41The Blueshirt Group5 filings$165k
- 42B & J5 filings$144k
- 43Arna Pharma4 filings$350k
- 44EOPTIC, Inc.4 filings$160k
- 45Fig4 filings$161k
- 46Health Global Access Project Inc.4 filings$92k
- 47Hyperion Maritime Holdings4 filings$233k
- 48BCG4 filings$294k
- 49AArete4 filings$375k
- 50BNP Paribas4 filings$365k
Related titles in this family
2,634 filings carry “Managing Director” in the title, across 770 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Extended Managing Director166 filings$400k
- 2Senior Managing Director33 filings$345k
- 3Consulting Managing Director23 filings$153k
- 4Managing Director, North America21 filings$237k
- 5Managing Director and Partner16 filings$300k
- 6Participating Managing Director16 filings$950k
- 7Tax Managing Director16 filings$214k
- 8Associate Managing Director15 filings$146k
- 9Managing Director ; Sr Investment Banker II13 filings$400k
- 10Advisory Managing Director12 filings$185k
- 11Managing Director, Head of Construction, Self-Storage10 filings$117k
- 12Managing Director, Product Head9 filings$400k
Figures are for the exact title “Managing 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.