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Executive Director salary in California

A real-employer view of Executive Director pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Executive Director in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $202,738. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$150,738
Level II — qualified2$232,585
Level III — experienced1$281,050

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Executive Director in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Vastek IncExecutive Director2$241,894
Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc.Executive Director1$131,477
Animal & Vegan Advocacy InternationalExecutive Director1$131,477
Avatar Advisors LLCExecutive Director1$220,000
Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum InstituteExecutive Director1$170,000
The Sunrise Project Inc.Executive Director1$262,433

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Executive Director at Vastek Inc
    $281,050
    Chula VistaWage Level IIIDecided Jul 23, 2025I-200-25197-179391
  • Executive Director at Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc.
    $131,477
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-095449
  • Executive Director at Animal & Vegan Advocacy International
    $131,477
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Apr 2, 2025I-200-25085-805079
  • Executive Director at Avatar Advisors LLC
    $220,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Apr 1, 2025I-200-25084-803080
  • Executive Director at Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute
    $170,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Nov 1, 2024I-200-24299-434456
  • Executive Director at The Sunrise Project Inc.
    $262,433
    OaklandWage Level IIDecided Oct 21, 2024I-203-24285-400937
  • Executive Director at Vastek Inc
    $202,738
    FriscoWage Level IIDecided Jul 16, 2025I-200-25190-163626

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.