Director of Engineering H-1B Salary

366 certified H-1B filings list the job title Director of Engineering (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $203,736; the middle half of filings fall between $165,467 and $253,472. The largest sponsor for this title is Asterisk Green Inc. (11 filings).

366
certified filings
$203,736
Median base salary
$165,467
25th pct
$253,472
75th pct
$290,000
90th pct
$125,909
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
$125,909$203,736 median$290,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202673$200,907
FY2025102$194,511
FY202495$220,000
FY202396$203,736

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Francisco, CA33$270,000
New York, NY14$212,500
San Jose, CA11$227,000
Royal Oak, MI10$184,080
Sunnyvale, CA10$264,514
Santa Clara, CA9$220,000
Fremont, CA8$258,500
Austin, TX7$192,500
Alpharetta, GA6$195,325
Los Angeles, CA6$189,950
Houston, TX5$165,000
Jersey City, NJ5$230,000
Mountain View, CA5$239,200
San Diego, CA5$220,542
San Mateo, CA5$285,000
Dublin, CA4$220,454
Menlo Park, CA4$297,500
Palo Alto, CA4$212,116
Boston, MA3$221,000
Brooklyn, NY3$200,000

Director of Engineering salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Asterisk Green Inc.11$184,080
Relevantz Technology Services, Inc.5$180,250
PHOTON INFOTECH, INC.4$230,000
Syncari Inc.4$200,000
Arm, Inc.3$240,000
Dil Mil, Inc.3$270,000
Hunter Buildings & Manufacturing, LP3$165,000
Monetate, Inc.3$181,200
Noesys,Inc3$111,634
ON24, Inc.3$240,000
Phil, Inc.3$239,200
Robinhood Markets, Inc.3$278,000
Snap Finance, LLC.3$220,000
Unravel Data Systems, Inc.3$192,941
15Five Inc2$225,000
Accelitas, Inc.2$160,000
AIR QUALITY INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC2$127,500
Aledade, Inc.2$230,000
Altruist Corporation2$266,270
Arizona State University2$157,914
Bookkeep.com Inc2$149,432
Carbitex, Inc.2$167,500
Cequence Security, Inc.2$287,730
Charter Communications, Inc.2$147,322
Data Safeguard, Inc.2$154,056
Definitive Media Corp2$228,000
DoorDash, Inc.2$284,252
GBT US LLC2$147,586
Grindr, LLC2$273,838
Guerra Gonzalez Engineers, LLC2$192,500
Hardwick Tactical Corporation2$122,000
Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.2$200,454
Lendbuzz, Inc.2$217,500
MAXITROL COMPANY2$169,884
MERCURY HEALTHCARE INC.2$175,000
Meta Platforms, Inc2$350,554
NumberAI, Inc.2$262,000
Ooga Technologies, Inc.2$170,000
Pacific Power Source Inc2$265,000
Parsec Technologies, Inc.2$147,500
Pestana CR7 Manhattan 39 LLC2$120,000
Rafay Systems, Inc.2$264,514
Renewable Energy Brokerage & Advisory LLC2$114,899
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.2$284,000
Sephora USA, Inc.2$188,900
Sigma Computing, Inc.2$330,000
Skillsoft Services Company LLC2$214,729
Sunlune Corporation2$240,000
Tebra Technologies, Inc.2$205,000
TradeSun, Inc.2$120,411

Related job titles

Director of Software Engineering $204,500Director, Engineering $212,894Engineering Director $202,625Director, Software Engineering $177,979Director, Data Engineering $180,000Director of Operations $132,002Software Engineering Director $160,627Director of Finance $150,000Head of Engineering $200,500Director, Cloud Engineering $159,596

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer