Director salary in California
A real-employer view of 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.
Director in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $200,000. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level II — qualified | 1 | $116,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $179,832 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 28 | $218,600 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Director in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | Director | 4 | $234,050 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Director | 4 | $185,689 |
| KPMG LLP | Director | 3 | $210,000 |
| FTI, LLC | Director | 2 | $185,250 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA), INC. | Director, Equity Research Analyst | 2 | $300,000 |
| TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC | Director, Emerging Technologies | 2 | $268,520 |
| Accordion Partners LLC | Director, Transaction Execution Services | 1 | $200,000 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | Director, Operations, Strategy, and Investor Relations | 1 | $190,934 |
| BlackRock Corporation US, Inc. | Director | 1 | $235,500 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Director | 1 | $230,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Director at Visa U.S.A. Inc.$188,400Foster CityWage Level IVDecided —I-200-26084-728293
- Director at KPMG LLP$200,000Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-725344
- Associate Director, Energy & Environment at Emerson Collective, LLC$250,000Palo AltoWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26069-692197
- Director, Operations, Strategy, and Investor Relations at Arista Networks, Inc.$190,934Santa ClaraWage Level IIIDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-674587
- Director, Emerging Technologies at TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC$261,040San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Nov 20, 2025I-202-25317-404979
- Sr. Director, Corporate Development at STEM US Operations Inc$195,280San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Nov 18, 2025I-203-25314-391821
- Senior Director at FTI, LLC$170,500IrvineWage Level IVDecided Nov 17, 2025I-203-25311-387223
- Director, Risk Modeling at Santander Bank, N.A.$185,000San JoseWage Level IVDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-389113
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.