Microsoft senior director salary

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Average Microsoft senior director salary

$184,834yearly

$73.1 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft senior director salary

$136,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay senior directors?

The average salary for Microsoft senior directors is $184,834 per year. Microsoft senior director salaries range between $136,000 to $250,000 per year. Microsoft senior directors earn 22% more than the national average salary for senior directors of $152,047.

Location impacts how much a senior director at Microsoft can expect to make. Senior directors at Microsoft make the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Cambridge, MA.

How much does Microsoft pay senior directors by location?

Microsoft pays senior directors the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Cambridge, MA. Additionally, cities like Iselin and Tempe also report highly competitive salaries for senior directors at Microsoft.

Senior director Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$222,707	$107.07
2	Redmond, WA	$211,491	$101.68
3	Cambridge, MA	$188,398	$90.58
4	Iselin, NJ	$186,842	$89.83
5	Tempe, AZ	$182,724	$87.85
6	New York, NY	$180,474	$86.77
7	Chevy Chase, MD	$173,353	$83.34
8	Chicago, IL	$167,805	$80.68
9	Reston, VA	$166,534	$80.06
10	Irving, TX	$165,861	$79.74

Highest-paid Microsoft senior directors by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Executive Vice President	$230,123	$111	-
2	President & Chief Operating Officer	$221,323	$106	-
3	Senior Director Of Engineering	$211,058	$101	-
4	Senior Director, Product	$204,339	$98	-
5	Product Management Director	$200,932	$97	2
6	Vice President, Product Management	$198,373	$95	-
7	Product Director	$189,272	$91	-
8	Senior Director, Product Management	$188,777	$91	-
9	Senior Vice President	$186,244	$90	-
10	Senior Director, Product Development	$182,140	$88	-

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Recent salaries for senior directors at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Senior Director, Chief Economist-AI for Good Lab	Redmond, WA	06/25/2025	$220,800
Senior Director, Short Form Skilling	Redmond, WA	05/25/2025	$199,600
Senior Director, Workforce Skilling Futures	Mountain View, CA	05/24/2025	$199,600
Senior Director, Workforce Skilling Futures	New York, NY	05/23/2025	$199,600
Senior Director, Workforce Skilling Futures	Miami, FL	05/23/2025	$199,600

Senior director salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$227,917	$110	116
2	Google	$225,170	$108	170
3	NVIDIA	$224,875	$108	30
4	Cisco	$218,282	$105	27
5	LinkedIn	$206,923	$99	24
6	Box	$200,769	$97	-
7	Adobe	$191,638	$92	77
8	VMware	$190,962	$92	-
9	Sophos	$189,032	$91	-
10	Amd	$187,443	$90	28
11	HP	$176,541	$85	32
12	Intel	$174,911	$84	7
13	Oracle	$172,154	$83	1536
14	Salesforce	$168,328	$81	165
15	Dell	$167,613	$81	-
16	Lockheed Martin	$163,173	$78	24
17	Red Hat	$162,233	$78	-
18	IBM	$161,368	$78	14
19	Northrop Grumman	$156,414	$75	21
20	Cognizant	$145,179	$70	18

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