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Director data and ML salaries in the United States
Median $254k a year across 12 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $236k to $266k. 80% of the 15 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $236k to $266k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Internship$80k
- Mid level$180k
- Senior$195k
- Staff$249k
- Principal$260k
- Manager$255k
- Director (this page)$254k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior Director, Analytics Engineering, Data Analytics & AISnowflake · US-CA-Menlo Park$292k to $383k
- Director, Data EngineeringChime · San Francisco, CA, USA$269k to $373k
- Engineering Director, Agentic AI Data PlatformAirwallex · Remote$255k to $300k
- Principal / AD / Director, Agentic AIIambic Therapeutics · San Diego, California, United States$208k to $315k
- Director of Product, Machine Learning & Decisioning PlatformsUpstart · Remote$216k to $299k
- Director of Engineering, Data PlatformPendo · Raleigh, NC$235k to $280k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for director data and ML roles in the United States?
$254k a year in base pay, across 12 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $236k to $266k.
How many director data and ML job posts publish a salary?
80% of the 15 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for director data and ML roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Formation Bio ($240k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.