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Director, Systems Engineering

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Only 86 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Director of Engineering profile (1,729 filings).
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86

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$195,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$153,872

25th Percentile

$170,707

Median (50th)

$195,000

75th Percentile

$211,526

90th Percentile

$236,712

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Top Employers Hiring Director, Systems Engineering
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
CHARLES SCHWAB CO., INC. 9 $200,000 $127,504 - $235,000 100.0%
DUN BRADSTREET, INC. 3 $171,200 $169,229 - $184,961 100.0%
Yext, Inc. 3 $255,944 $203,674 - $255,944 66.7%
ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. 3 $157,000 $155,000 - $210,000 100.0%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 3 $212,742 $208,000 - $284,700 100.0%
FORTINET, INC. 2 $174,574 $158,454 - $190,694 100.0%
Ally Bank 2 $153,675 $132,350 - $175,000 100.0%
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC. 2 $233,500 $207,000 - $260,000 100.0%
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 $166,417 $154,588 - $178,246 100.0%
Carrier Corporation 2 $184,642 $184,642 - $184,642 50.0%
FIDELITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC 2 $143,167 $131,851 - $154,482 100.0%
ACI Worldwide Corp. 2 $200,000 $200,000 - $200,000 0.0%
Illumio, Inc. 2 $203,726 $199,500 - $207,952 100.0%
Salesforce.com, Inc. 2 $189,000 $148,000 - $230,000 50.0%
Salesforce, Inc. 2 $223,060 $211,120 - $235,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Director 60 $195,000 $127,504 - $284,700
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Geographic Distribution
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
New York NY 8 $199,337
Durham NC 4 $151,432
San Francisco CA 3 $212,742
Sunnyvale CA 3 $207,952
Austin TX 3 $200,000
Charlotte NC 3 $184,642
Norcross GA 2 $200,000
Florham Park NJ 2 $178,081
Lone Tree CO 2 $179,784
Greensboro NC 2 $166,417
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of Director, Systems Engineering with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
Director, Systems Engineering 75 $186,894
Director – Systems Engineer 11 $200,780
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 6 $200,896 83.3%
2022 17 $190,694 100.0%
2023 13 $194,704 92.3%
2024 12 $200,000 66.7%
2025 8 $219,408 75.0%
2026 4 $189,139 75.0%
Company Comparison - Director, Systems Engineering

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
CHARLES SCHWAB CO., INC. 9 $200,000 100.0%
DUN BRADSTREET, INC. 3 $171,200 100.0%
Yext, Inc. 3 $255,944 66.7%
ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. 3 $157,000 100.0%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 3 $212,742 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.