Senior Director salary

Average senior director salary

$152,047

$73.1 hourly rate

Entry-level senior director salary
$105,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a senior director make?

The average senior director salary in the United States is $152,047. Senior director salaries typically range between $105,000 and $219,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for senior directors is $73.1 per hour.

Senior director salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Senior directors earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Senior Director earn more?

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Senior Director salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Payscale, the average salary for a senior director typically falls between $152,047 and $299,051.
zippia
$152,047yearly
glassdoor[1]
$299,051yearly
indeed[2]
$160,113yearly
Salary.com[3]
$199,860yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$159,500yearly
payscale[5]
$162,270yearly

Average senior director salary by state

Highest paying states for senior directors

Rank
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State
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Massachusetts$158,269$76.09
2New Jersey$159,795$76.82
3West Virginia$144,316$69.38
4Oregon$153,352$73.73
5California$165,839$79.73
6Pennsylvania$147,217$70.78
7North Carolina$147,481$70.90
8Washington$155,337$74.68
9New York$154,618$74.34
10Vermont$145,387$69.90
11Illinois$144,361$69.40
12Arizona$145,160$69.79
13Rhode Island$142,687$68.60
14Delaware$144,306$69.38
15Maine$144,906$69.67
16Nevada$143,981$69.22
17New Hampshire$144,009$69.24
18Indiana$143,526$69.00
19Arkansas$141,349$67.96
20District of Columbia$143,021$68.76
21South Carolina$137,899$66.30
22Maryland$150,292$72.26
23Virginia$143,825$69.15
24Texas$139,975$67.30
25Ohio$138,846$66.75
26Michigan$139,566$67.10
27Wyoming$135,312$65.05
28Wisconsin$137,299$66.01
29Connecticut$138,405$66.54
30Georgia$137,001$65.87
31Alaska$139,848$67.23
32Utah$132,967$63.93
33Iowa$136,908$65.82
34Kentucky$134,344$64.59
35South Dakota$129,311$62.17
36Tennessee$133,137$64.01
37North Dakota$133,699$64.28
38Minnesota$133,367$64.12
39Louisiana$130,153$62.57
40Alabama$128,649$61.85
41Idaho$132,378$63.64
42New Mexico$133,758$64.31
43Oklahoma$127,511$61.30
44Florida$132,429$63.67
45Montana$128,268$61.67
46Colorado$132,474$63.69
47Kansas$128,169$61.62
48Missouri$129,809$62.41
49Nebraska$127,031$61.07
50Mississippi$128,514$61.79
51Hawaii$128,870$61.96

Highest paying cities for senior directors

The highest-paying cities for senior directors are San Francisco, CA, Trenton, NJ, and Cambridge, MA.

Rank
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City
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Hourly Rate
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1San Francisco, CA$173,909$83.61
2Trenton, NJ$160,523$77.17
3Cambridge, MA$159,467$76.67
4Seattle, WA$157,695$75.81
5Albany, NY$157,003$75.48
6Portland, OR$153,795$73.94
7Columbia, MD$150,997$72.59
8Raleigh, NC$148,740$71.51
9Philadelphia, PA$147,857$71.09
10Phoenix, AZ$145,880$70.13
11Portland, ME$145,487$69.95
12Chicago, IL$145,195$69.81
13McLean, VA$144,949$69.69
14Dover, DE$144,423$69.43
15Indianapolis, IN$143,552$69.02
16Washington, DC$143,328$68.91
17Providence, RI$143,017$68.76
18Little Rock, AR$141,492$68.03
19Austin, TX$141,374$67.97
20Hartford, CT$138,968$66.81

Senior Directors are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Trenton, NJ
  3. Cambridge, MA
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Albany, NY

Senior Director salary details

A senior director's salary ranges from $105,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $219,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Senior Director Salary Graph
Average Senior Director Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a senior director's salary?

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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$219,000$18,250$105
75th Percentile$184,000$15,333$88
Average$152,047$12,671$73
25th Percentile$125,000$10,417$60
10th Percentile$105,000$8,750$50

Highest paying senior director jobs

The highest paying types of senior directors are senior director of marketing, global director, and product management director.

Job Title
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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Job Openings
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Director Of Operations And Finance$118,503$9,875$56.97186,569
Director Of Business Operations$111,945$9,329$53.82202,032
Director Of Project Management$126,958$10,580$61.04200,498
Director Of Managed Services$120,859$10,072$58.11117,659
Director Program Management$141,289$11,774$67.93142,312
Director, Product Marketing$141,699$11,808$68.12173,038

Top companies hiring senior directors now:

  1. Edwards Lifesciences Jobs (54)
  2. Walmart Jobs (139)
  3. Ralph Lauren Jobs (58)
  4. Microsoft Jobs (146)
  5. Pfizer Jobs (122)

Which companies pay senior directors the most?

Senior director salaries at Apple and Mayo Clinic are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average senior director salary at companies like Dermalogica and PVH are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Apple$253,784$122.01
2Mayo Clinic$242,901$116.78
3Dermalogica$241,549$116.13
4PVH$239,222$115.01
5Van Ness Feldman$239,146$114.97
6PayPal$238,357$114.59
7Genentech$236,499$113.70
8eBay$231,636$111.36
9Lyft$229,571$110.37
10Biogen$229,072$110.13
11Mercy Corps$228,732$109.97
12Roku$227,079$109.17
13Etsy$227,041$109.15
14Pure Storage$226,028$108.67
15Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners$225,471$108.40
16Google$225,170$108.25
17Revlon$224,901$108.13
18NVIDIA$224,875$108.11
19Coty$224,860$108.11
20Brookfield Properties$224,588$107.97

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$154,000$152,200$150,400$148,600$146,800$145,000
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Senior Director salary by industry

The average senior director salary varies across industries:

  • The average senior director salary in the pharmaceutical industry is $180,537, the highest of any industry.
  • The average senior director salary in the finance industry is $165,897.
  • Senior directors in the media industry earn an average salary of $153,759, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for senior directors

Rank
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Industry
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Pharmaceutical$180,537$86.80
2Retail$165,897$79.76
3Manufacturing$165,724$79.67
4Technology$165,666$79.65
5Finance$160,879$77.35
6Professional$156,908$75.44
7Health Care$155,036$74.54
8Hospitality$154,240$74.15
9Media$153,759$73.92

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Senior Director salary trends

The average senior director salary has risen by $27,977 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average senior director earned $124,070 annually, but today, they earn $152,047 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for senior directors over the last decade.

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Average senior director salary over time

Compare senior director salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Senior Director salary by year

Year
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$152,000$73.10+3.7%
2024$146,000$70.36+1.9%
2023$144,000$69.05+1.5%
2022$141,000$67.99+0.8%
2021$140,000$67.45+1.9%

Recently added senior director salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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GenesysSenior Director, Customer SuccessRowe, MA12/18/2024$165,600
GenesysSenior Director, Customer SuccessGeorgiana, AL12/18/2024$165,600
American Institutes for ResearchSenior Director, Talent ManagementSacramento, CA12/18/2024$200,000
American Institutes for ResearchSenior Director, Talent ManagementArlington, VA12/18/2024$200,000
Contact Government ServicesSenior Director of EdiscoveryNew Orleans, LA12/18/2024$161,279
Contact Government ServicesSenior Director of EdiscoveryWilliamsport, PA12/18/2024$161,279
Contact Government ServicesSenior Director of EdiscoveryKansas City, MO12/18/2024$161,279
Contact Government ServicesSenior Director of EdiscoveryPierre, SD12/18/2024$161,279
eBay Inc.SR. Director Customer AnalyticsSan Jose, CA12/17/2024$184,000
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