Stripe Engineering Director salary

Based on 18 H-1B filings by Stripe, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$220,480
Middle 50%$193.6k–$254.3k
vs. all employers+21%comparison median $182,728
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $166,818 and $279,726.
PercentileSalary
10th$191,306
25th$193,643
50th (median)$220,480
75th$254,322
90th$271,116

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $190k $230k FY2021: median $168,334 (33 filings) FY2022: median $169,437 (27 filings) FY2024: median $193,773 (22 filings) FY2025: median $218,442 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 33
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$168,334$154,819$195,21433
FY2022$169,437$160,971$193,04527
FY2023–––9
FY2024$193,773$189,311$217,28222
FY2025$218,442$192,171$254,32215
FY2026–––3

By state

California
$247,929
Washington
$216,270
New York
$228,838
Arkansas
$162,136
Texas
$192,005

Bar length: number of filings (California 8). Figure: average salary in that state.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified – 0
Level III · Experienced too few 6
Level IV · Fully competent $254,322 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a engineering director make at Stripe?

In H-1B filings, Stripe, Inc.'s median base salary for Engineering Director is $220,480; half of filings fall between $193,643 and $254,322. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Stripe, Inc. filed 18 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 Stripe 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