Meta Engineering Director salary

Based on 101 H-1B filings by Meta, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$249,205
Middle 50%$216k–$266k
vs. all employers+36%comparison median $182,728
Filings101FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $160,202 and $314,159.
PercentileSalary
10th$182,728
25th$215,966
50th (median)$249,205
75th$266,000
90th$280,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $240k $280k FY2024: median $260,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $258,524 (52 filings) FY2026: median $224,598 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 52 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 52
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––3
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––2
FY2024$260,000$243,907$271,59512
FY2025$258,524$234,737$266,48652
FY2026$224,598$198,058$265,04549

By state

California
$253,999
Washington
$238,425
New York
$226,750
Texas
$196,580
Georgia
$250,869

Bar length: number of filings (California 46). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Menlo Park, CA$260,000 · 25 filings
New York, NY$231,299 · 18 filings
Seattle, WA$220,854 · 15 filings
Sunnyvale, CA$267,945 · 15 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified $179,005 16
Level III · Experienced $249,762 40
Level IV · Fully competent $264,353 44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a engineering director make at Meta?

In H-1B filings, Meta's median base salary for Engineering Director is $249,205; half of filings fall between $215,966 and $266,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Meta sponsor H-1B visas for engineering directors?

Yes. Meta filed 101 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 11-9041 (Architectural and Engineering Managers), so this page covers every job title Meta filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology