What is the H-1B salary for a Director, Engineering?

The median offered base salary across 268 certified H-1B filings for Director, Engineering (FY2023–FY2026) is $212,894. The middle 50% range from $180,000 to $260,650.

Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Director, Engineering roles?

The largest sponsors by filings are Target Enterprise, Inc., DocuSign Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc.

Director, Engineering H-1B Salary

268 certified H-1B filings list the job title Director, Engineering (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $212,894; the middle half of filings fall between $180,000 and $260,650. The largest sponsor for this title is Target Enterprise, Inc. (11 filings).

268

certified filings

$212,894

Median base salary

$180,000

25th pct

$260,650

75th pct

$303,300

90th pct

$150,000

10th pct

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.

Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026

$150,000$212,894 median$303,300

Salary by fiscal year

Year	Filings	Median
FY2026	59	$221,000
FY2025	84	$210,764
FY2024	69	$210,413
FY2023	56	$205,550

Top cities

City	Filings	Median
San Francisco, CA	23	$275,000
San Jose, CA	10	$266,002
Seattle, WA	9	$268,000
Irvine, CA	7	$220,626
Minneapolis, MN	7	$187,075
New York, NY	7	$235,370
Detroit, MI	6	$180,000
Austin, TX	5	$191,433
Fremont, CA	5	$239,200
Sunnyvale, CA	5	$280,000
Chicago, IL	4	$155,350
Menlo Park, CA	4	$348,590
Milpitas, CA	4	$250,103
Mountain View, CA	4	$290,500
Pleasanton, CA	4	$255,054
Brooklyn Park, MN	3	$187,075
Cary, NC	3	$145,704
Foster City, CA	3	$273,915
Greenwood Village, CO	3	$161,886
Irving, TX	3	$133,318

Director, Engineering salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

Employer	Filings	Median salary
Target Enterprise, Inc.	11	$187,075
DocuSign Inc.	7	$273,130
Meta Platforms, Inc	7	$352,310
F5, Inc.	5	$267,491
GlobalLogic Inc.	5	$124,030
Akamai Technologies, Inc.	4	$246,590
Charter Communications, Inc.	4	$161,886
Cisco Systems, Inc.	4	$231,150
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.	4	$174,856
FedEx Dataworks, Inc.	4	$186,264
Ingram Micro Inc.	4	$223,330
Rocket Limited Partnership	4	$180,000
Databricks, Inc.	3	$280,000
Electronic Arts Inc.	3	$219,000
NAGARRO, INC	3	$139,152
Nordstrom, Inc.	3	$285,000
Panasonic Avionics Corporation	3	$225,000
Reltio, Inc.	3	$182,000
RockLoans Marketplace, LLC	3	$165,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	3	$303,300
3D Systems, Inc.	2	$142,463
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.	2	$250,103
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	2	$203,000
Augmented Reality Concepts, Inc.	2	$177,538
AVL TEST SYSTEMS, INC.	2	$171,732
Brillio, LLC	2	$171,621
Dictionary.com, LLC	2	$231,000
EAB Global, Inc.	2	$128,104
Eli Lilly and Company	2	$217,282
Endeavour Energy, LLC	2	$200,000
Fiserv Solutions, LLC	2	$176,727
Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc.	2	$280,000
GroundGame.Health, inc.	2	$150,000
iCims, Inc.	2	$198,984
Kinesso, LLC	2	$212,500
LendingClub Bank National Association	2	$260,800
MACY'S SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY, INC.	2	$249,600
News Corporate Services, Inc.	2	$200,000
Papa John's International, Inc.	2	$171,396
PDI Technologies, Inc.	2	$181,702
Proofpoint, Inc.	2	$272,927
QuinStreet, Inc.	2	$157,684
Reputation.com Inc.	2	$170,125
Rocket Mortgage, LLC	2	$180,000
Safeway Inc.	2	$250,210
Thumbtack, Inc.	2	$297,500
TigerConnect, Inc.	2	$206,000
Turo, Inc.	2	$284,258
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.	2	$236,082
ZipRecruiter, Inc.	2	$240,000

Related job titles

Engineering Director $202,625 Director, Software Engineering $177,979 Director of Engineering $203,736 Director, Data Engineering $180,000 Software Engineering Director $160,627 Director, Cloud Engineering $159,596 Senior Director, Engineering $240,000 Director $181,813 Director, Full Stack Engineering $157,187 Senior Director, Software Engineering $232,790