NVIDIA Engineering Director salary

Based on 248 H-1B filings by NVIDIA Corporation, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$224,000
Middle 50%$198.5k–$248.2k
vs. all employers+23%comparison median $182,728
Filings248FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,131 and $314,360.
PercentileSalary
10th$178,919
25th$198,485
50th (median)$224,000
75th$248,186
90th$278,387

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $190k $240k FY2020: median $166,322 (44 filings) FY2021: median $189,883 (25 filings) FY2022: median $189,883 (51 filings) FY2023: median $206,000 (64 filings) FY2024: median $208,125 (88 filings) FY2025: median $220,106 (119 filings) FY2026: median $224,000 (129 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 64 filings FY23 FY2024: 88 filings FY24 FY2025: 119 filings FY25 FY2026: 129 filings FY26 129
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$166,322$165,027$200,83044
FY2021$189,883$168,334$208,00025
FY2022$189,883$169,922$222,43651
FY2023$206,000$190,123$228,00064
FY2024$208,125$192,085$226,68288
FY2025$220,106$192,088$243,256119
FY2026$224,000$213,512$248,186129

By state

California
$223,920
Texas
$217,913
Washington
$222,782
Colorado
$224,000
Illinois
$168,000

Bar length: number of filings (California 199). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Santa Clara, CA$223,915 · 193 filings
Austin, TX$223,808 · 11 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $178,818 23
Level II · Qualified $213,512 77
Level III · Experienced $248,186 60
Level IV · Fully competent $282,880 39

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a engineering director make at NVIDIA?

In H-1B filings, NVIDIA Corporation's median base salary for Engineering Director is $224,000; half of filings fall between $198,485 and $248,186. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. NVIDIA Corporation filed 248 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 NVIDIA 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