Rivian Engineering Director salary

Based on 27 H-1B filings by Rivian, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$203,000
Middle 50%$186.5k–$289.8k
vs. all employers+11%comparison median $182,728
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $158,156 and $345,349.
PercentileSalary
10th$174,163
25th$186,457
50th (median)$203,000
75th$289,750
90th$327,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $180k $210k FY2021: median $175,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $182,907 (14 filings) FY2025: median $197,583 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 19
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–––2
FY2021$175,000$150,000$200,00011
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––8
FY2024$182,907$165,820$213,05014
FY2025$197,583$184,866$260,20019
FY2026–––8

By state

California
$242,940
Illinois
$184,811
Michigan
$215,850

Bar length: number of filings (California 23). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Irvine, CA$187,967 · 13 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 3
Level II · Qualified $186,684 12
Level III · Experienced too few 9
Level IV · Fully competent too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a engineering director make at Rivian?

In H-1B filings, Rivian's median base salary for Engineering Director is $203,000; half of filings fall between $186,457 and $289,750. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Rivian filed 27 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 Rivian 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