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Director engineering salaries in the United States
Median $255k a year across 195 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $223k to $299k. 85% of the 229 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $223k to $299k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Internship$80k
- Entry level$128k
- Mid level$163k
- Senior$190k
- Staff$230k
- Principal$238k
- Manager$238k
- Director (this page)$255k
- Executive$222k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Robloxmedian of 6 published bands$429k
Snowflakemedian of 5 published bands$371k
Nuromedian of 2 published bands$339k
Harveymedian of 4 published bands$336k
Attentive Mobilemedian of 3 published bands$335k
TRM Labsmedian of 2 published bands$318k
Crusoemedian of 8 published bands$310k
DoorDashmedian of 2 published bands$302k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Engineering | $283k | 4 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior Director, Privacy, Product and Platform SecurityRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$458k to $526k
- Director, Engineering - Engineering AccelerationRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$399k to $458k
- Director of Engineering - Studio SystemsRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$399k to $458k
- Technical Director - AI Roblox StudioRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$399k to $458k
- Director, Capacity Planning & EngineeringRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$399k to $458k
- Engineering Director, StorageRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$399k to $458k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for director engineering roles in the United States?
$255k a year in base pay, across 195 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $223k to $299k.
What do the best-paid director engineering roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $340k, and one in ten sits below $183k.
How many director engineering job posts publish a salary?
85% of the 229 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote engineering roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $260k against $252k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 60 and 135 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for director engineering roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Roblox ($429k), Snowflake ($371k), Nuro ($339k).
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.