Sr Director Engineering, H-1B salary
What 36 H-1B filings report for “Sr Director Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Director Engineering?
$225k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Director Engineering, typically $166k to $300k, across 36 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California21$272k+$47k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $225kfor 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 Sr Director Engineering?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Director Engineering roles are Fiserv, Uber, and Elevance Health, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Director Engineering filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Fiserv3 filings$211k
- 2Uber3 filings$410k
- 3Elevance Health3 filings$168k
- 4Highspot2 filings$285k
- 5QuinStreet2 filings$184k
- 6Hemisphere GNSS2 filings$169k
- 7Adcolony1 filings$154k
- 8Acxiom1 filings$260k
- 9Aledade1 filings$267k
- 10Apartment List1 filings$275k
- 11Aviatrix Systems1 filings$283k
- 12Conviva1 filings$275k
- 13Care.com1 filings$265k
- 14Dow Jones1 filings$164k
- 15Eightfold AI1 filings$300k
- 16Equinox Holdings1 filings$185k
- 17Grubhub1 filings$241k
- 18ID Logistics Warehousing1 filings$190k
- 19InvenSense1 filings$205k
- 20Kibo Software1 filings$201k
- 21Nutanix1 filings$300k
- 22Nexxen1 filings$200k
- 23Palo Alto Networks1 filings$265k
- 24Quantum Secure1 filings$175k
- 25Reputation.Com1 filings$250k
- 26SunPower1 filings$272k
- 27Walmart1 filings$239k
Related titles in this family
45 filings carry “Sr Director Engineering” in the title, across 10 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Director, Engineering, AI1 filings$250k
- 2Sr. Director, Engineering and Project Development1 filings$185k
- 3Sr. Director, Engineering - Apps1 filings$285k
- 4Sr Director, Engineering, Audio Systems and Software1 filings$307k
- 5Sr. Director, Engineering End User Technology1 filings$220k
- 6Sr. Director, Engineering – Head of Billing Technology1 filings$360k
- 7Sr. Director, Engineering Operations1 filings$186k
- 8Sr. Director, Engineering Platforms & Program1 filings$210k
- 9Sr. Director Engineering Tech Lead1 filings$275k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Director Engineering”; 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.