Seniority Profile · California

Lead / Director Financial Managers salary in California

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the California OES distribution for Financial Managers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$289,264

Across 74 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Financial Managers in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 74 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $289,264. 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 IV — fully competent	74	$289,264

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Atlantic Global Risk LLC	Senior Vice President	4	$272,334
Deloitte Tax LLP	Tax Senior Manager	3	$272,334
Brex Inc.	Chief of Staff	2	$295,641
NVIDIA Corporation	Director, Finance	2	$286,728
KPMG LLP	Director	2	$516,450
LionTree LLC	Managing Director	2	$300,000
SMA Solar Technology America LLC	Director of Finance, Americas	2	$206,372
PJT Partners Holdings LP	Managing Director	2	$375,000
CohnReznick LLP	Tax Director (C-Corp)	2	$236,038
Barclays Capital Inc.	Director	1	$400,000

Recent sample filings

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

Director at Barclays Capital Inc.
$400,000
Los AngelesWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-203-25265-325512
Chief Financial Officer at Gigacloud Technology (USA) Inc.
$300,000
El MonteWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-326198
Vice President of Finance at Sigma Computing, Inc.
$330,000
San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-323127
Head of Capital Markets at Jackson Square Aviation, LLC
$375,000
San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Sep 17, 2025I-203-25253-299759
Sr. Vice President, Finance at Sumeru Equity Partners
$298,022
San MateoWage Level IVDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-210834
Chief of Staff at Brex Inc.
$298,854
San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-166228
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Abzena (San Diego), Inc.
$276,507
San DiegoWage Level IVDecided Jul 7, 2025I-200-25178-135036
Senior Manager, Treasury at Netflix, Inc.
$286,728
Los GatosWage Level IVDecided Jul 1, 2025I-200-25175-124903

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.