Director Engineering Salary

How much does a director engineering make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$222,333

Average Min

$282,623

Average Max

$271,869

Median Salary

$621,500

Top Salary

Entry level: $250,000

Senior level: $317,500

Top earners: $361,000

Related Director Engineering Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Director of Engineering, AI & ML, Data Collections

2 open positions

$260,000 - $340,000

salary range

Director of Engineering - Infrastructure

2 open positions

$260,000 - $320,000

salary range

Senior Director, Engineering

5 open positions

$222,000 - $286,000

salary range

Director of Engineering

12 open positions

$209,083 - $268,917

salary range

Director of Technical Support Engineering

4 open positions

$210,000 - $250,000

salary range

Director of Engineering Operations

2 open positions

$205,000 - $255,000

salary range

Director of Engineering, Data Cloud Platform

5 open positions

$193,536 - $241,920

salary range

Director Engineering Salary by Experience Level

How director engineering salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$324,207

average max salary

Range: $251,431 - $324,207

Based on 10 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Director Engineerings

Companies offering the highest director engineering salaries based on their job listings.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

1 director engineering jobs

$435,000 - $621,500

salary range

Discord

1 director engineering jobs

$400,000 - $450,000

salary range

Roblox

1 director engineering jobs

$391,590 - $448,990

salary range

Liftoff

1 director engineering jobs

$390,000 - $430,000

salary range

Snowflake

1 director engineering jobs

$268,000 - $437,000

salary range

Vercel

2 director engineering jobs

$297,500 - $385,000

salary range

teamLFG

1 director engineering jobs

$255,000 - $383,000

salary range

Modular

1 director engineering jobs

$261,000 - $363,000

salary range

PitchBook Data

4 director engineering jobs

$262,500 - $323,750

salary range

BitGo

2 director engineering jobs

$260,000 - $320,000

salary range

Director Engineering Salary by Region

Compare director engineering compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

60 jobs

$235,752 - $297,241

salary range

Worldwide

47 jobs

$205,202 - $263,961

salary range

Director Engineering Salary by Industry

How director engineering salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

90 jobs

$226,263 - $289,168

salary range

Data

5 jobs

$202,784 - $248,902

salary range

Sales

4 jobs

$184,750 - $241,500

salary range

Support

4 jobs

$210,000 - $250,000

salary range

Security

3 jobs

$197,667 - $241,667

salary range

Product

1 jobs

$240,000 - $280,000

salary range

Recent Director Engineering Jobs with Salary

Latest director engineering job postings with published compensation.

Solutions Engineering Director, Select & Territory

Verkada • San Mateo, CA United States

$275,000 - $335,000

Director of Engineering, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Huntress • Remote US

$240,000 - $300,000

Director of Engineering

Arketa • Remote

$200,000 - $260,000

Director of Engineering, v0

Vercel • Hybrid - New York City

$286,000 - $384,000

Director of Engineering, Platform and DX

You.com • San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$290,000 - $350,000

Director of Data Engineering

Red Ventures • Charlotte, NC

$145,000 - $250,000

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual director engineering job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.