Hourly Wage for Director M&A Salary in the United States

What is the hourly salary range of Director M&A?

As of August 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Director M&A in the United States is $90, which translates to an annual salary of about $187,200.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84 to $96 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78 per hour

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Director M&A Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$199,700	$16,642	$3,840	$96
Average	$187,200	$15,600	$3,600	$90
25th Percentile	$174,300	$14,525	$3,352	$84

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Key Factors That Influence Director M&A Salaries

A Director M&A's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Director M&A Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Director M&A's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Lead Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst (7-10 years): $175,297
Manager M&A (10+ years): $136,882
Senior Manager M&A (10+ years): $169,381
Director M&A (10+ years): $187,169
Mergers and Acquisitions - SVP (10+ years): $278,385

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Lead Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst	7-10 years	$175,297
Manager M&A	10+ years	$136,882
Senior Manager M&A	10+ years	$169,381
Director M&A	10+ years	$187,169
Mergers and Acquisitions - SVP	10+ years	$278,385

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How Do Director M&A Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Director M&As. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $207,300.
California: $206,500.
Massachusetts: $203,700.

District of Columbia $207,300 California $206,500 Massachusetts $203,700 Washington $203,000 New Jersey $202,900 Alaska $202,700 Connecticut $200,100 New York $199,000

Hawaii $195,700 Rhode Island $194,100 Maryland $193,000 Minnesota $191,600 Colorado $191,000 Illinois $190,800 Oregon $190,100 Delaware $189,600

New Hampshire $189,300 Virginia $188,500 Pennsylvania $186,400 Nevada $185,300 North Dakota $184,900 Michigan $184,400 Wisconsin $184,200 Vermont $183,800

Texas $182,600 Maine $182,500 Arizona $182,400 Ohio $182,300 Georgia $180,600 Indiana $179,700 Wyoming $179,500 Utah $179,300

Iowa $179,200 Kansas $178,300 Louisiana $178,000 North Carolina $177,900 Missouri $177,900 Florida $177,100 Montana $176,800 Nebraska $176,400

Kentucky $176,200 South Carolina $175,400 Tennessee $175,000 Idaho $174,800 New Mexico $173,400 Oklahoma $173,100 Alabama $172,000 South Dakota $170,100

Arkansas $169,100 West Virginia $168,600 Mississippi $167,000

Top Paying Cities for Director M&As

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $236,100
San Francisco: $233,500
Oakland: $228,600

San Jose, CA $236,100

San Francisco, CA $233,500

Oakland, CA $228,600

New York, NY $215,600

Paramus, NJ $212,900

Queens Village, NY $212,900

Passaic, NJ $212,700

Bergenfield, NJ $212,700

Stamford, CT $212,300

Huntington, NY $212,200

Newark, NJ $210,900

Bridgeport, CT $210,500

Vallejo, CA $210,100

New Brunswick, NJ $210,000

Petaluma, CA $209,900

Middlesex, NJ $209,500

Somerset, NJ $209,400

Santa Cruz, CA $209,200

Boston, MA $208,000

Monterey, CA $207,400

Seattle, WA $206,900

Santa Rosa, CA $206,900

Los Angeles, CA $206,900

Juneau, AK $206,400

Washington, DC $206,200

Orange, CA $205,500

Santa Ana, CA $205,000

Long Beach, CA $204,800

Anaheim, CA $204,800

Anchorage, AK $204,700

Santa Maria, CA $204,100

Everett, WA $204,100

Danbury, CT $203,400

Bremerton, WA $203,200

Tacoma, WA $202,500

New Suffolk, NY $202,500

Sacramento, CA $202,400

Santa Barbara, CA $202,200

Trenton, NJ $202,000

San Diego, CA $202,000

Brockton, MA $201,800

Fairbanks, AK $201,400

Lompoc, CA $200,900

Lowell, MA $200,700

Ventura, CA $200,700

Nashua, NH $200,700

Stockton, CA $200,600

Modesto, CA $199,300

Poughkeepsie, NY $198,900

Kennewick, WA $198,500

Olympia, WA $198,500

New Haven, CT $198,400

Lawrence, MA $197,800

Hartford, CT $197,600

Riverside, CA $197,500

New Bedford, MA $197,300

Richland, WA $197,300

Bakersfield, CA $197,100

Atlantic City, NJ $197,000

San Bernardino, CA $197,000

New Britain, CT $197,000

New London, CT $196,900

Norwich, CT $196,900

Portsmouth, NH $196,800

Boulder, CO $196,400

Portland, OR $196,200

Worcester, MA $196,100

Minneapolis, MN $195,600

Philadelphia, PA $195,300

Honolulu, HI $194,700

Saint Paul, MN $194,600

Vineland, NJ $194,600

Providence, RI $194,000

Chicago, IL $193,500

Bellingham, WA $193,200

Springfield, MA $193,100

Baltimore, MD $193,000

Chico, CA $192,600

Pittsfield, MA $192,100

Manchester, NH $191,700

Spokane, WA $190,900

Denver, CO $190,900

Albany, NY $190,000

Troy, NY $189,900

Nassau, NY $189,700

Schenectady, NY $189,500

Wilmington, DE $189,400

Burlington, VT $189,100

Salem, OR $189,000

Portland, ME $188,500

Yakima, WA $188,300

Rochester, MN $187,700

Reno, NV $187,600

Fresno, CA $187,600

Milwaukee, WI $187,400

Ann Arbor, MI $187,200

Allentown, PA $187,200

Detroit, MI $187,200

Colorado Springs, CO $186,900

Syracuse, NY $186,800

Carson City, NV $186,800

Houston, TX $186,500

Eugene, OR $186,400

Gary, IN $186,200

Bismarck, ND $186,000

Springfield, OR $186,000

Galveston, TX $185,900

Medford, OR $185,600

Fort Collins, CO $185,500

Concord, NH $185,400

Austin, TX $185,400

Mesa, AZ $185,000

Reading, PA $185,000

Phoenix, AZ $184,900

Dallas, TX $184,900

Saint Cloud, MN $184,700

Madison, WI $184,400

Utica, NY $183,900

Rochester, NY $183,600

Des Moines, IA $183,600

Raleigh, NC $183,600

Atlanta, GA $183,300

Battle Creek, MI $183,300

Salt Lake City, UT $183,200

Lancaster, PA $182,900

Harrisburg, PA $182,700

Kansas City, MO $182,500

Kansas City, KS $182,400

Champaign, IL $182,400

Fort Worth, TX $182,400

Columbus, OH $182,400

Boca Raton, FL $182,400

Pittsburgh, PA $182,300

Richmond, VA $182,200

Indianapolis, IN $182,200

Cleveland, OH $182,100

Cincinnati, OH $181,900

Las Vegas, NV $181,900

Petersburg, VA $181,600

Huntsville, AL $181,400

Lansing, MI $181,200

Lebanon, PA $181,200

Pueblo, CO $181,200

Appleton, WI $181,100

Buffalo, NY $181,100

Racine, WI $181,000

Dayton, OH $181,000

Charlotte, NC $180,900

Saint Louis, MO $180,900

York, PA $180,800

Elkhart, IN $180,800

Gastonia, NC $180,700

Billings, MT $180,700

Lorain, OH $180,600

Benton Harbor, MI $180,600

Beaumont, TX $180,600

Toledo, OH $180,500

Rock Hill, SC $180,400

Binghamton, NY $180,400

Rockford, IL $180,300

Springfield, IL $180,300

Elyria, OH $180,200

Fargo, ND $180,200

Flagstaff, AZ $180,100

Fort Lauderdale, FL $180,000

Duluth, MN $179,900

Miami, FL $179,900

Cheyenne, WY $179,800

Grand Forks, ND $179,800

Bangor, ME $179,300

Cedar Rapids, IA $179,100

Durham, NC $179,100

Louisville, KY $179,000

Grand Rapids, MI $179,000

Hialeah, FL $179,000

Casper, WY $178,700

Scranton, PA $178,500

Virginia Beach, VA $178,400

New Orleans, LA $178,400

Akron, OH $178,300

Peoria, IL $178,100

Sarasota, FL $178,000

Nashville, TN $177,900

Omaha, NE $177,900

Green Bay, WI $177,900

Baton Rouge, LA $177,800

Charleston, SC $177,800

Jamestown, NY $177,700

Davenport, IA $177,700

Tucson, AZ $177,600

Saint Petersburg, FL $177,500

Tampa, FL $177,400

Evansville, IN $177,300

Port Arthur, TX $177,300

Bradenton, FL $177,300

Santa Fe, NM $176,900

Orlando, FL $176,600

Clearwater, FL $176,500

La Crosse, WI $176,100

Canton, OH $176,100

Albuquerque, NM $176,000

Newport News, VA $176,000

High Point, NC $176,000

Ogden, UT $175,900

Corpus Christi, TX $175,700

Norfolk, VA $175,600

Laramie, WY $175,600

Saginaw, MI $175,500

Rock Island, IL $175,500

Jacksonville, FL $175,400

Salisbury, NC $175,400

Boise, ID $175,400

Moline, IL $175,300

Fort Myers, FL $175,200

Memphis, TN $175,200

Tulsa, OK $175,100

Waterloo, IA $175,000

Spartanburg, SC $174,800

Lincoln, NE $174,700

Fort Wayne, IN $174,700

Provo, UT $174,600

Cedar Falls, IA $174,400

San Antonio, TX $174,300

Greensboro, NC $174,300

South Bend, IN $174,200

Savannah, GA $174,000

Muskegon, MI $174,000

Winston Salem, NC $173,900

Birmingham, AL $173,900

Lake Charles, LA $173,400

Anderson, IN $173,400

Lexington, KY $173,300

Augusta, GA $173,300

Greenville, SC $173,300

Lima, OH $173,100

Wichita, KS $173,100

Tuscaloosa, AL $173,100

Springfield, OH $172,900

Columbia, SC $172,900

Asheville, NC $172,600

Bloomington, IN $172,500

Knoxville, TN $171,800

Shreveport, LA $171,800

Wilmington, NC $171,500

Roanoke, VA $171,500

Topeka, KS $171,200

Frankfort, KY $171,200

Chillicothe, OH $171,000

Oklahoma City, OK $171,000

Longview, TX $170,900

Melbourne, FL $170,900

Sioux Falls, SD $170,600

Mobile, AL $170,600

Terre Haute, IN $170,500

Altoona, PA $170,400

Amarillo, TX $170,300

Killeen, TX $170,200

Fayetteville, AR $170,100

Chattanooga, TN $170,000

Sioux City, IA $169,800

Idaho Falls, ID $169,800

Lynchburg, VA $169,700

Gainesville, FL $169,400

Portsmouth, OH $169,300

Little Rock, AR $169,300

Lafayette, LA $169,200

Youngstown, OH $169,200

Temple, TX $169,100

Pensacola, FL $169,100

Daytona Beach, FL $169,100

Clarksville, TN $169,100

Hopkinsville, KY $168,500

Erie, PA $168,500

Florence, SC $168,400

Charleston, WV $168,100

Great Falls, MT $168,000

Fayetteville, NC $167,700

Tallahassee, FL $167,700

Macon, GA $167,700

Waco, TX $167,600

Helena, MT $167,500

Pine Bluff, AR $167,400

Vincennes, IN $167,200

Lubbock, TX $167,100

Alamogordo, NM $167,000

Twin Falls, ID $166,900

Rapid City, SD $166,800

Jackson, MS $166,500

Huntington, WV $166,400

Greenville, MS $166,400

Parkersburg, WV $166,300

Montgomery, AL $166,200

Wichita Falls, TX $166,000

Springfield, MO $166,000

Biloxi, MS $165,900

Monroe, LA $165,800

Johnstown, PA $165,600

Sumter, SC $165,500

Columbus, GA $165,500

Pascagoula, MS $165,200

Abilene, TX $165,200

Kingsport, TN $164,700

Albany, GA $164,700

Gulfport, MS $164,600

Alexandria, LA $164,000

Fort Smith, AR $163,500

El Paso, TX $163,000

Las Cruces, NM $162,200

Harlingen, TX $161,700

Pocatello, ID $161,700

Florence, AL $161,400

Brownsville, TX $161,400

Mcallen, TX $161,000

Dothan, AL $160,800

Columbus, MS $159,600

Altus, OK $158,800

Lawton, OK $158,400

Pierre, SD $157,700

What Skills Can Increase a Director M&A's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 10.15% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Economics (Mentioned in 2.03% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.
Financial Modeling (Mentioned in 1.52% Job Postings): Financial modeling is the task of building an abstract representation (a model) of a real world financial situation. This is a mathematical model designed to represent (a simplified version of) the performance of a financial asset or portfolio of a business, project, or any other investment. Typically, then, financial modeling is understood to mean an exercise in either asset pricing or corporate finance, of a quantitative nature. It is about translating a set of hypotheses about the behavior of markets or agents into numerical predictions. At the same time, "financial modeling" is a general term that means different things to different users; the reference usually relates either to accounting and corporate finance applications, or to quantitative finance applications. While there has been some debate in the industry as to the nature of financial modeling—whether it is a tradecraft, such as welding, or a science—the task of financial modeling has been gaining acceptance and rigor over the years.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	10.15%
Economics	2.03%
Financial Modeling	1.52%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Director M&A's salary.

Brokerage: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Call Center: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Brokerage	$209,664	12%
Team Operations	$207,792	11%
Call Center	$202,176	8%
Prioritization	$198,432	6%
Corporate Strategy	$198,432	6%
Underwriting	$196,560	5%

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Director M&A Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Director M&A salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $209,560. While startup companies pay approximate $177,282.

Director M&A Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$177,282
Growth Stage	51~500	$187,497
Established	501~5000	$202,367
Enterprise	5000+	$209,560

Director M&A Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Director M&A roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 43% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Director M&A positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Director M&A as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Director M&A

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$224,640	$108.0	20%
Financial Services	$224,640	$108.0	20%
Software & Networking	$224,640	$108.0	20%
Biotechnology	$220,896	$106.0	18%
Pharmaceuticals	$209,664	$101.0	12%

Director M&A Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Director M&A's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$174,300

Average $187,200/year

$199,700

$14,525

Average $15,600/month

$16,642

$3,352

Average $3,600/week

$3,840

$84

Average $90/hour

$96

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$199,700	$16,642	$3,840	$96
Average	$187,200	$15,600	$3,600	$90
25th Percentile	$174,300	$14,525	$3,352	$84

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Salary Trends for Director M&A

Salaries for a Director M&A can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $208,714 in 2023 to around $199,905 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Director M&A salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Director M&A Over Time

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2023

$208,714

2024

$202,913

2025

$199,905

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2023	$208,714
2024	$202,913
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