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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.
The average senior director salary in California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average senior director salary states are Alabama, Mississippi, and Montana.
Rank![]() ![]() | State![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Massachusetts | $158,269 | $76.09 |
2 | New Jersey | $159,795 | $76.82 |
3 | West Virginia | $144,316 | $69.38 |
4 | Oregon | $153,352 | $73.73 |
5 | California | $165,839 | $79.73 |
6 | Pennsylvania | $147,217 | $70.78 |
7 | North Carolina | $147,481 | $70.90 |
8 | Washington | $155,337 | $74.68 |
9 | New York | $154,618 | $74.34 |
10 | Vermont | $145,387 | $69.90 |
11 | Illinois | $144,361 | $69.40 |
12 | Arizona | $145,160 | $69.79 |
13 | Rhode Island | $142,687 | $68.60 |
14 | Delaware | $144,306 | $69.38 |
15 | Maine | $144,906 | $69.67 |
16 | Nevada | $143,981 | $69.22 |
17 | New Hampshire | $144,009 | $69.24 |
18 | Indiana | $143,526 | $69.00 |
19 | Arkansas | $141,349 | $67.96 |
20 | District of Columbia | $143,021 | $68.76 |
21 | South Carolina | $137,899 | $66.30 |
22 | Maryland | $150,292 | $72.26 |
23 | Virginia | $143,825 | $69.15 |
24 | Texas | $139,975 | $67.30 |
25 | Ohio | $138,846 | $66.75 |
26 | Michigan | $139,566 | $67.10 |
27 | Wyoming | $135,312 | $65.05 |
28 | Wisconsin | $137,299 | $66.01 |
29 | Connecticut | $138,405 | $66.54 |
30 | Georgia | $137,001 | $65.87 |
31 | Alaska | $139,848 | $67.23 |
32 | Utah | $132,967 | $63.93 |
33 | Iowa | $136,908 | $65.82 |
34 | Kentucky | $134,344 | $64.59 |
35 | South Dakota | $129,311 | $62.17 |
36 | Tennessee | $133,137 | $64.01 |
37 | North Dakota | $133,699 | $64.28 |
38 | Minnesota | $133,367 | $64.12 |
39 | Louisiana | $130,153 | $62.57 |
40 | Alabama | $128,649 | $61.85 |
41 | Idaho | $132,378 | $63.64 |
42 | New Mexico | $133,758 | $64.31 |
43 | Oklahoma | $127,511 | $61.30 |
44 | Florida | $132,429 | $63.67 |
45 | Montana | $128,268 | $61.67 |
46 | Colorado | $132,474 | $63.69 |
47 | Kansas | $128,169 | $61.62 |
48 | Missouri | $129,809 | $62.41 |
49 | Nebraska | $127,031 | $61.07 |
50 | Mississippi | $128,514 | $61.79 |
51 | Hawaii | $128,870 | $61.96 |
The highest-paying cities for senior directors are San Francisco, CA, Trenton, NJ, and Cambridge, MA.
Rank![]() ![]() | City![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $173,909 | $83.61 |
2 | Trenton, NJ | $160,523 | $77.17 |
3 | Cambridge, MA | $159,467 | $76.67 |
4 | Seattle, WA | $157,695 | $75.81 |
5 | Albany, NY | $157,003 | $75.48 |
6 | Portland, OR | $153,795 | $73.94 |
7 | Columbia, MD | $150,997 | $72.59 |
8 | Raleigh, NC | $148,740 | $71.51 |
9 | Philadelphia, PA | $147,857 | $71.09 |
10 | Phoenix, AZ | $145,880 | $70.13 |
11 | Portland, ME | $145,487 | $69.95 |
12 | Chicago, IL | $145,195 | $69.81 |
13 | McLean, VA | $144,949 | $69.69 |
14 | Dover, DE | $144,423 | $69.43 |
15 | Indianapolis, IN | $143,552 | $69.02 |
16 | Washington, DC | $143,328 | $68.91 |
17 | Providence, RI | $143,017 | $68.76 |
18 | Little Rock, AR | $141,492 | $68.03 |
19 | Austin, TX | $141,374 | $67.97 |
20 | Hartford, CT | $138,968 | $66.81 |
Senior Directors are the most in-demand in these five cities:
A senior director's salary ranges from $105,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $219,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | 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 |
The highest paying types of senior directors are senior director of marketing, global director, and product management director.
Job Title![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | Job Openings![]() ![]() |
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Director Of Operations And Finance | $118,503 | $9,875 | $56.97 | 186,569 |
Director Of Business Operations | $111,945 | $9,329 | $53.82 | 202,032 |
Director Of Project Management | $126,958 | $10,580 | $61.04 | 200,498 |
Director Of Managed Services | $120,859 | $10,072 | $58.11 | 117,659 |
Director Program Management | $141,289 | $11,774 | $67.93 | 142,312 |
Director, Product Marketing | $141,699 | $11,808 | $68.12 | 173,038 |
Top companies hiring senior directors now:
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![]() ![]() | Company![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Apple | $253,784 | $122.01 |
2 | Mayo Clinic | $242,901 | $116.78 |
3 | Dermalogica | $241,549 | $116.13 |
4 | PVH | $239,222 | $115.01 |
5 | Van Ness Feldman | $239,146 | $114.97 |
6 | PayPal | $238,357 | $114.59 |
7 | Genentech | $236,499 | $113.70 |
8 | eBay | $231,636 | $111.36 |
9 | Lyft | $229,571 | $110.37 |
10 | Biogen | $229,072 | $110.13 |
11 | Mercy Corps | $228,732 | $109.97 |
12 | Roku | $227,079 | $109.17 |
13 | Etsy | $227,041 | $109.15 |
14 | Pure Storage | $226,028 | $108.67 |
15 | Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners | $225,471 | $108.40 |
16 | $225,170 | $108.25 | |
17 | Revlon | $224,901 | $108.13 |
18 | NVIDIA | $224,875 | $108.11 |
19 | Coty | $224,860 | $108.11 |
20 | Brookfield Properties | $224,588 | $107.97 |
The average senior director salary varies across industries:
Rank![]() ![]() | Industry![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Pharmaceutical | $180,537 | $86.80 |
2 | Retail | $165,897 | $79.76 |
3 | Manufacturing | $165,724 | $79.67 |
4 | Technology | $165,666 | $79.65 |
5 | Finance | $160,879 | $77.35 |
6 | Professional | $156,908 | $75.44 |
7 | Health Care | $155,036 | $74.54 |
8 | Hospitality | $154,240 | $74.15 |
9 | Media | $153,759 | $73.92 |
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.
Compare senior director salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare senior director salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | % 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% |
Company![]() ![]() | Job![]() ![]() | Location![]() ![]() | Date Added![]() ![]() | Salary![]() ![]() |
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Genesys | Senior Director, Customer Success | Rowe, MA | 12/18/2024 | $165,600 |
Genesys | Senior Director, Customer Success | Georgiana, AL | 12/18/2024 | $165,600 |
American Institutes for Research | Senior Director, Talent Management | Sacramento, CA | 12/18/2024 | $200,000 |
American Institutes for Research | Senior Director, Talent Management | Arlington, VA | 12/18/2024 | $200,000 |
Contact Government Services | Senior Director of Ediscovery | New Orleans, LA | 12/18/2024 | $161,279 |
Contact Government Services | Senior Director of Ediscovery | Williamsport, PA | 12/18/2024 | $161,279 |
Contact Government Services | Senior Director of Ediscovery | Kansas City, MO | 12/18/2024 | $161,279 |
Contact Government Services | Senior Director of Ediscovery | Pierre, SD | 12/18/2024 | $161,279 |
eBay Inc. | SR. Director Customer Analytics | San Jose, CA | 12/17/2024 | $184,000 |
General Dynamics Information Technology | SR. Capture Director Intel Community | Herndon, VA | 12/17/2024 | $203,112 |
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