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Director Career Market Report 2026

22,603 active jobs. 4,401 companies. Median salary $160K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

22,603
Active Job Openings
4,401
Companies Hiring
$160K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Director market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $160K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $126K to $235K.

Remote roles pay 6% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 30%

Turnertownsend leads hiring with 269 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 30% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Director1,727$125K$160K$229K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States1,065$160KUSD
Remote174$171KUSD
Canada34$140KUSD
United Kingdom11$150KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.0%
Remote11.5%
Hybrid2.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
30%
Project Management
16%
Data Analysis
7%

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-33.1ppExcel ↓-14.0ppPharmacy ↓-13.7ppProcurement ↓-13.3ppRisk Management ↓-11.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Turnertownsend2691.2%
Abbvie2030.9%
Jj1910.8%
Astrazeneca1890.8%
Wppmedia1590.7%
Bristolmyerssquibb1480.7%
Lilly1330.6%
Dstaff1310.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States9,928
Remote1,882
United Kingdom897
Canada475
India409
Singapore245
Germany184
Japan184

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree30.5%1,525
Master's Degree5.8%288
Bachelor's Degree3.4%170
PhD / Doctorate1.3%64
MBA0.9%43

Certifications

MBA (4%)CPA (1%)

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