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Director of Engineering salary in United States
The median salary in Director of Engineering job ads in United States is $299,500 a year (about $24,958 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $270,000 to $357,500, based on 29 salaries from 26 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $299,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $312,750
- Oct 2026
- Low $312,750 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 29
- from 26 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $245,240
- 25th percentile
- $270,000
- Median
- $299,500
- 75th percentile
- $357,500
- 90th percentile
- $404,536
29 salaries · 34 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 29 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Director of Engineering salary brackets in United States
How the 29 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $240K | 10% 3 listings | |
| $240K–$260K | 14% 4 listings | |
| $260K–$280K | 14% 4 listings | |
| $280K–$300KMedian here | 14% 4 listings | |
| $300K–$320K | 10% 3 listings | |
| $320K–$340K | 7% 2 listings | |
| $340K–$360K | 7% 2 listings | |
| $360K–$380K | 4% 1 listing | |
| $380K–$400K | 10% 3 listings | |
| $400K–$420K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $420K and over | 10% 3 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Director of Engineering jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Director of Engineering, Assets & IssuancePaxos · Director · posted 7 Nov 2026$284,000 – $325,650
- Director of Engineering, ModulesHelion · Director · posted 7 Nov 2026$272,000 – $320,000
- Director of Engineering, Data ProductsClover Health · Director · posted 7 Nov 2026$223,100 – $290,000
- Director of Engineering, PaymentsPatreon · Director · posted 7 Nov 2026$340,000 – $425,000
- Director of Engineering, TorcOSTorc Robotics · Director · posted 6 Nov 2026$226,400 – $271,700
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
29 salaries from 26 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 90%
- Pay read from posting text 3%
- Other sources 7%
Live jobs
Director of Engineering jobs in United States
- Director of Engineering, Product
Turnkey · United States
$250K – $290K/yr · listed by the employer
- Director of Engineering (Product)
Timely · Boston, MA, United States
$210K – $240K/yr · listed by the employer
- Director of Engineering
Zania · Palo Alto, California, United States
$230K – $280K/yr · listed by the employer
- Director of Engineering, Fan Experience
Gametime United · United States - Remote
$256.9K – $302.2K/yr · listed by the employer
- Director of Engineering, Growth
Poshmark · Redwood City, California, United States
- Director of Engineering, Assets & Issuance
Paxos · United States of America
$284K – $325.7K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Director of Engineering salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Director of Engineering salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Director of Engineering in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $299,500 a year, based on 29 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $270,000 and $357,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Director of Engineering salary in United States?
From 29 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.