Senior Director, H-1B salary
What 433 H-1B filings report for “Senior Director” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Director?
$180k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Director, typically $120k to $252k, across 433 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $194k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California86$194k+$14k
- 2New York108$188k+$8k
- 3Texas37$185k+$5k
- 4Illinois35$182k+$2k
- 5New Jersey39$175k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $180kfor 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 Senior Director?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Director roles are FTI Consulting, Visa, Cognizant, Alvarez & Marsal, and LTIMindtree, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Director filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1FTI Consulting48 filings$182k
- 2Visa24 filings$185k
- 3Cognizant19 filings$113k
- 4Alvarez & Marsal18 filings$223k
- 5LTIMindtree16 filings$168k
- 6Nisum10 filings$194k
- 7Willis Towers Watson9 filings$193k
- 8Tredence8 filings$215k
- 9Relevantz Technology Services8 filings$161k
- 10The Hackett Group7 filings$240k
- 11University of Pennsylvania6 filings$155k
- 12Fitch Ratings6 filings$229k
- 13Incedo6 filings$202k
- 14Broadridge Financial Solutions5 filings$161k
- 15TransUnion5 filings$175k
- 16Apple5 filings$330k
- 17Capgemini5 filings$174k
- 18Brillio4 filings$130k
- 19Levy Gorvy4 filings$180k
- 20NYC Health + Hospitals4 filings$130k
- 21Bowergroupasia4 filings$150k
- 22Community Counselling Service Co4 filings$116k
- 23BlackRock3 filings$235k
- 24Bond Global3 filings$103k
- 25DHL3 filings$204k
- 26Hexaware3 filings$131k
- 27L&T Technology Services3 filings$178k
- 28Light & Wonder3 filings$200k
- 29PayPal3 filings$220k
- 30TCG Digital Solutions3 filings$175k
- 31Astellas Pharma3 filings$117k
- 32TEKsystems3 filings$190k
- 33Paramount Skydance3 filings$129k
- 34Kantar3 filings$140k
- 35ADP2 filings$159k
- 36Albright Stonebridge Group2 filings$120k
- 37Atlas Systems2 filings$100k
- 38Biogen2 filings$270k
- 39Boston Strategic Partners2 filings$140k
- 40Bristlecone2 filings$200k
- 41Carlsberg USA, Inc.2 filings$191k
- 42Flywheel Partner2 filings$220k
- 43Gagosian Gallery2 filings$275k
- 44Genentech2 filings$233k
- 45Harman International2 filings$203k
- 46Hitachi America2 filings$221k
- 47Infinite Computer Solutions2 filings$180k
- 48JLL2 filings$151k
- 49KPIT2 filings$151k
- 50Mclarty Associates2 filings$155k
Related titles in this family
5,308 filings carry “Senior Director” in the title, across 2,327 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Director, Software Engineering200 filings$228k
- 2Senior Director, Product Management166 filings$226k
- 3Senior Director, Engineering100 filings$235k
- 4Senior Director of Engineering71 filings$230k
- 5Senior Director, Technology55 filings$197k
- 6Senior Director, Business Development47 filings$170k
- 7Senior Director, Data Science43 filings$208k
- 8Senior Director of Product Management34 filings$221k
- 9Senior Director, Analytics32 filings$200k
- 10Senior Director of Operations28 filings$156k
- 11Senior Director - Sales25 filings$154k
- 12Senior Director, Finance24 filings$213k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.