Engineering Director salary
Typical advertised pay for Engineering Director roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$307,000
Most postings fall between $257,000 and $341,925.
Based on 31 postings across 22 companies. Updated September 10, 2026.
As of September 2026, the median advertised base salary for Engineering Director roles is $307,000, based on 31 live job postings from 22 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | $256,000 | $265,125 | $332,700 | 22 |
Top companies hiring Engineering Directors
- Adobe 5 postings · median $352,775
- Pinterest 2 postings · median $410,338
- Qualcomm 2 postings · median $259,500
- Oracle 2 postings · median $283,300
- Applied Materials 2 postings · median $216,750
- Adyen 2 postings · median $333,500
- CVS Health 1 postings · median $216,300
- Cisco 1 postings · median $350,350
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The postings these numbers come from — see all Engineering Director jobs.
- Senior Director, Engineering, Customer Engineering AI Team Cisco · Remote (Milpitas, CA) View →
- Director of Engineering, Core & Ads Serving Platform Pinterest · Remote (San Francisco, CA) View →
- Senior Director, Engineering Pinterest · San Francisco, CA View →
- Senior Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform Adobe · San Jose, CA View →
- Director of Engineering, Electrical Controls & OT Cybersecurity The Coca‑Cola Company · Remote View →
- Director of Engineering, Automotive Platform SW Qualcomm · San Diego, CA View →
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Engineering Director job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.