Director of Engineering H-1B salaries

Employers filed 275 certified H-1B applications for Director of Engineering roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $201,000. The typical offer was 9% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $201,000
Middle half earn: $167,716 to $263,000
Top 10% earn over: $290,000
Certified filings: 275

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Asterisk Green Inc.	11	$184,080	−8%	$184,080 – $184,080
Syncari Inc.	4	$200,000	0%	$200,000 – $200,000
Dil Mil, Inc.	3	$270,000	+34%	$270,000 – $277,500
Arm, Inc.	3	$240,000	+19%	$230,271 – $261,440
Snap Finance, LLC.	3	$220,000	+9%	$215,000 – $220,000
Photon Infotech, Inc.	3	$230,000	+14%	$208,787 – $230,000
Noesys,Inc	3	$111,634	−44%	$110,490 – $113,017
Robinhood Markets, Inc.	3	$278,000	+38%	$278,000 – $297,500
GBT US LLC	2	$147,586	−27%	$145,501 – $149,672
Data Safeguard, Inc.	2	$154,056	−23%	$140,437 – $167,674
DoorDash, Inc.	2	$284,252	+41%	$279,229 – $289,276
Definitive Media Corp	2	$228,000	+13%	$228,000 – $228,000
Bookkeep.com Inc	2	$149,432	−26%	$148,747 – $150,116
Cequence Security, Inc.	2	$287,730	+43%	$277,328 – $298,132
Ooga Technologies, Inc.	2	$170,000	−15%	$170,000 – $170,000
ON24, Inc.	2	$242,500	+21%	$241,250 – $243,750
Hardwick Tactical Corporation	2	$122,000	−39%	$122,000 – $122,000
Hirefly, Inc.	2	$215,000	+7%	$215,000 – $215,000
Guerra Gonzalez Engineers, LLC	2	$192,500	−4%	$192,500 – $192,500
15Five Inc	2	$225,000	+12%	$225,000 – $225,000
Air Quality Innovative Solutions, LLC	2	$127,500	−37%	$123,750 – $131,250
Arizona State University	2	$157,914	−21%	$157,914 – $157,914
Bedabox, LLC	2	$180,000	−10%	$180,000 – $180,000
Accelitas, Inc.	2	$160,000	−20%	$152,500 – $167,500
Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.	2	$200,454	0%	$200,227 – $200,680
US Mobile, Inc.	2	$210,000	+4%	$210,000 – $210,000
NumberAI, Inc.	2	$262,000	+30%	$262,000 – $262,000
Pestana CR7 Manhattan 39 LLC	2	$120,000	−40%	$120,000 – $120,000
Renewable Energy Brokerage & Advisory LLC	2	$114,899	−43%	$113,536 – $116,262
Relevantz Technology Services, Inc.	2	$205,529	+2%	$203,094 – $207,964
RudderStack Inc	2	$221,570	+10%	$217,905 – $225,235
Rafay Systems, Inc.	2	$264,514	+32%	$264,514 – $264,514
Sephora USA, Inc.	2	$188,900	−6%	$188,900 – $188,900
Voxel Labs Inc.	2	$264,514	+32%	$264,514 – $264,514
Wedbush Technology Services LLC	2	$275,000	+37%	$275,000 – $275,000
Worklytics, Co.	2	$242,000	+20%	$231,000 – $253,000
Worktrace AI, Inc.	2	$250,000	+24%	$250,000 – $250,000
Ziff Davis, LLC	2	$215,000	+7%	$215,000 – $215,000
Sunlune Corporation	2	$240,000	+19%	$240,000 – $240,000
Phil, Inc.	2	$239,200	+19%	$239,200 – $239,200
Pacific Power Source Inc	2	$265,000	+32%	$265,000 – $265,000
Oqton 3DXpert US Corp.	2	$154,500	−23%	$154,500 – $154,500
Avion Hospitality Employee Services LLC	1	$115,000	−43%	$115,000 – $115,000
Automation Anywhere, Inc.	1	$244,939	+22%	$244,939 – $244,939
Bastille Networks, Inc.	1	$254,322	+27%	$254,322 – $254,322
Aypa Power Enterprise LLC	1	$209,100	+4%	$209,100 – $209,100
Chime Financial, Inc.	1	$320,000	+59%	$320,000 – $320,000
Clerky, Inc.	1	$275,000	+37%	$275,000 – $275,000
Cloudwick Technologies Inc.	1	$274,206	+36%	$274,206 – $274,206
CNH Industrial America LLC	1	$243,600	+21%	$243,600 – $243,600

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Francisco, CA	26	$270,000	$246,250 – $288,750
New York, NY	15	$215,000	$195,000 – $275,000
Santa Clara, CA	10	$261,440	$225,000 – $294,825
Austin, TX	8	$200,800	$184,962 – $217,905
Royal Oak, MI	8	$184,080	$184,080 – $185,380
San Mateo, CA	7	$275,000	$275,000 – $347,500
Menlo Park, CA	6	$284,000	$278,000 – $310,250
San Jose, CA	6	$254,970	$230,853 – $275,200
Fremont, CA	6	$268,103	$206,180 – $278,552
Newark, CA	5	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000
Sunnyvale, CA	5	$264,514	$264,514 – $266,926
Los Angeles, CA	5	$224,000	$192,899 – $240,000
San Diego, CA	4	$245,181	$235,136 – $259,022
Orlando, FL	3	$135,000	$127,500 – $167,500
Mountain View, CA	3	$240,000	$239,600 – $279,500
Houston, TX	3	$165,000	$157,474 – $191,679
Edmond, OK	3	$111,634	$110,490 – $113,017
Detroit, MI	3	$184,080	$184,080 – $184,080
Edison, NJ	3	$150,800	$149,432 – $167,710
Palo Alto, CA	3	$273,915	$257,958 – $330,434

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	15	$146,453
Level II	43	$180,000
Level III	66	$200,000
Level IV	139	$228,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	23	$235,000
2024	93	$210,000
2025	115	$200,000
2026	44	$197,466

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