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M6 - Sr. Director
The median salary range for Software Engineering (M6) roles disclosed in public job postings is $244k - $330k as of Aug 2026, based on 413 job postings from 99 companies.
Salary Range
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$244,000
15%
Mid
$287,000
15%
High
$330,000
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Senior Director, Software Development Engineering
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$231k - $330k
$231,000 - $330,000
Senior Director, Software Development Engineering
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$231k - $330k
$231,000 - $330,000
Director, Chief Engineering (R4667)
Washington, DC
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$230k - $330k
$230,000 - $330,000
Director, Chief Engineering (R4667)
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$230k - $330k
$230,000 - $330,000
Sr. Director, Engineering, Labs & Membership
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$270k - $320k
$270,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
Jersey City
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
Manhattan
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
New York City
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
Brooklyn
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
New York City
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Sr. Director of Product Engineering
New York City
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$260k - $320k
$260,000 - $320,000
Senior Director of Engineering - Next-generation Network OS for Switching and routing Infrastructure-10393
United States
·20+ Years Experience
$250k - $310k
$250,000 - $310,000
Senior Director of Engineering - Next-generation Network OS for Switching and routing Infrastructure-10393
San Jose
·20+ Years Experience
$250k - $310k
$250,000 - $310,000
Sr. Director, Applications Engineering
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
$284k - $423k
$284,400 - $423,475
Sr. Director, SRE Platform Engineering
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$212k - $343k
$212,100 - $342,650
Senior Director, Engineering - Identity
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$205k - $327k
$205,100 - $327,250
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
California
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$205k - $327k
$205,100 - $327,250
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$205k - $327k
$205,100 - $327,250
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
New York City
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$205k - $290k
$205,100 - $289,625
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$185k - $290k
$185,400 - $289,625
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
Seattle
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$185k - $290k
$185,400 - $289,625
Senior Director, Engineering - Identity
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$185k - $290k
$185,400 - $289,625
Senior Director, Engineering - Sign
Colorado
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$185k - $262k
$185,400 - $261,900
Senior Director, Screening Platform Technology
Redwood City
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$244k - $305k
$244,000 - $305,000
Senior Director, Screening Platform Technology
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$244k - $305k
$244,000 - $305,000
Senior Director of Engineering
Santa Clara
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2025
$280k - $300k
$280,000 - $300,000
Senior Director of Cloud Operations
Remote
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$250k - $300k
$250,000 - $300,000
Senior Director, SRE & Cloud Infrastructure
Remote
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$250k - $300k
$250,000 - $300,000
Senior Director, Performance Engineering
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$240k - $300k
$240,000 - $300,000
Senior Director, Performance Engineering
Santa Clara
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$240k - $300k
$240,000 - $300,000
Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Productivity
United States
·12+ Years Experience
$210k - $300k
$210,000 - $300,000
Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Productivity
Columbia
·12+ Years Experience
$210k - $300k
$210,000 - $300,000
Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Productivity
Columbia
·12+ Years Experience
$210k - $300k
$210,000 - $300,000
Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Productivity
Columbia
·12+ Years Experience
$210k - $300k
$210,000 - $300,000
Sr. Dir, Customer Platform Engineering
Santa Clara
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$180k - $300k
$180,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineering Manager- Windows Commercial
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Software Engineering Manager- Windows Commercial
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Senior Principal Engineering Manager
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Senior Principal Engineering Manager
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager - FastTrack
Redmond
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Group Engineering Manager - FastTrack
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Software Engineering Manager - CTJ - Top Secret
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$143k - $275k
$142,800 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineering Manager - CTJ - Top Secret
Reston
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$143k - $275k
$142,800 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineering Manager - CTJ - Top Secret
Redmond
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$143k - $275k
$142,800 - $274,800
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Hyderabad
·9+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Republic of India
·9+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Hyderabad
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Republic of India
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Hyderabad
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Republic of India
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Senior Director, Engineering Operations & Platform
Remote
·Last Posted: May 2026
$260k - $290k
$260,000 - $290,000
Sr. Director of Engineering, Managed PostgreSQL and AI-Native Database Platform
Seattle
·15+ Years Experience
$262k - $327k
$261,600 - $327,000
Sr. Director Engineering, Head of Internal Technology
Austin
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$221k - $277k
$221,000 - $277,000
Sr. Director Engineering, Head of Internal Technology
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$221k - $277k
$221,000 - $277,000
Sr. Director Engineering, Head of Internal Technology
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$221k - $277k
$221,000 - $277,000
Sr. Director Engineering, Head of Internal Technology
Denver
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$221k - $277k
$221,000 - $277,000
Sr. Director Engineering, Head of Internal Technology
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$221k - $277k
$221,000 - $277,000
Senior Director of Engineering – Storage Products
Bengaluru
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 446 Data Points | $100,000 | $117,500 | $135,000 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 1,844 Data Points | $125,000 | $143,250 | $161,500 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 1,783 Data Points | $140,000 | $162,500 | $185,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 3,733 Data Points | $150,000 | $173,053 | $196,107 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 1,381 Data Points | $180,000 | $205,000 | $230,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 1,136 Data Points | $185,000 | $214,000 | $243,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 880 Data Points | $182,000 | $208,000 | $234,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 509 Data Points | $195,200 | $227,600 | $260,000 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 341 Data Points | $218,000 | $256,000 | $294,000 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Very Large 104 Data Points | $244,000 | $287,000 | $330,000 |