Project Director, H-1B salary
What 271 H-1B filings report for “Project Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Director?
$119k median H-1B base salary for a Project Director, typically $61k to $190k, across 271 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $143k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas32$143k+$24k
- 2New York56$110k−$9k
- 3California60$108k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $119kfor 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 Project Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Director roles are Hexaware, Thornton Tomasetti, Addforce, RIOS, and Psalm 128 Missions, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Project Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Hexaware16 filings$141k
- 2Thornton Tomasetti11 filings$100k
- 3Addforce11 filings$107k
- 4RIOS8 filings$95k
- 5Psalm 128 Missions7 filings$43k
- 6Polaris Forensics6 filings$120k
- 7Benjamin Harry Peikin Foundation6 filings$63k
- 8Legal Services NYC5 filings$167k
- 9Stantec5 filings$153k
- 10Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture4 filings$41k
- 11Candle A Light Project4 filings$61k
- 12Great Estate Builders, LLC4 filings$112k
- 13Webcor4 filings$195k
- 14Gorham Export Packing4 filings$138k
- 15Newspring Church4 filings$45k
- 16The University of Texas at Austin4 filings$108k
- 17Fluence Energy3 filings$155k
- 18Grey Global Group3 filings$160k
- 19Invisible Dynamics3 filings$160k
- 20National Radio Astronomy Observatory3 filings$110k
- 21Sagitec Solutions3 filings$125k
- 22Structural Group3 filings$155k
- 23Light a Candle Project3 filings$58k
- 24SHoP Architects3 filings$111k
- 25The Mitchell Group3 filings$223k
- 26Elevance Health3 filings$126k
- 27Acid US LLC2 filings$105k
- 28Attitude Is Altitude, Inc.2 filings$120k
- 29Avora Holdings2 filings$88k
- 30Air Liquide2 filings$183k
- 31Clinical Trial Media2 filings$153k
- 32Creative 7 Designs, Inc.2 filings$55k
- 33Designola LLC2 filings$80k
- 34Dataalpha AI2 filings$159k
- 35Desai Foundation2 filings$104k
- 36GTL Americas2 filings$117k
- 37HNTB2 filings$266k
- 38HTC Global Services2 filings$127k
- 39Huex2 filings$119k
- 40Home EC2 filings$135k
- 41International Research & Exchanges Board2 filings$83k
- 42Lucky Pulse Medical Consultation, Inc.2 filings$60k
- 43Odara Construction LLC2 filings$80k
- 44PMY ETS2 filings$135k
- 45Pacific Rim Constructors2 filings$137k
- 46Roxul2 filings$166k
- 47Sapiens2 filings$150k
- 48Research Foundation for SUNY2 filings$156k
- 49Linesight2 filings$152k
- 50Unispace2 filings$190k
Related titles in this family
529 filings carry “Project Director” in the title, across 136 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Project Director23 filings$140k
- 2Associate Project Director12 filings$123k
- 3Project Director Development12 filings$174k
- 4Research Project Director7 filings$78k
- 5Project Director, Forensics6 filings$93k
- 6Assistant Project Director5 filings$105k
- 7IT Project Director5 filings$94k
- 8Sr. Project Director5 filings$148k
- 9Deputy Project Director4 filings$107k
- 10Project Director/Bim Manager4 filings$95k
- 11Senior Project Director, Forensics4 filings$115k
- 12Technical Project Director4 filings$131k
Figures are for the exact title “Project 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.