What are the main factors that influence a Site Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Site Director's salary?

A Site Director's salary grows with experience: a Field Engineer II - Construction (2-4 years)earns $87,852, a Field Engineer III - Construction (4-7 years)earns $101,198, a Field Engineer IV - Construction (7+ years)earns $127,411, a Site Director (7+ years)earns $122,284, a Field Engineering Manager - Construction (7+ years)earns $145,926,

What are the highest paying states for a Site Director?

Site Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Site Director roles are District of Columbia $136,382, California $135,864, Massachusetts $134,054. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Site Director roles make?

Salaries for Site Director level roles vary by specialization: Site Medical Director: $366,861; Associate Site Alliance Director: $209,800; Call Center Site Director: $175,658; Director, Site Reliability Engineering: $163,797; School Age Site Director: $160,058.

How do different companies affect a Site Director's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Site Director roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Site Director Salary in the United States

How much does a Site Director make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Site Director in the United States is $123,177 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

However, a Site Director's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $146,397
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $112,372 to $135,331
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $102,535

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Site Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,331	$11,278	$2,603	$65
Average	$123,177	$10,265	$2,369	$59
25th Percentile	$112,372	$9,364	$2,161	$54

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Key Factors That Influence Site Director Salaries

A Site Director'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Site Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Site Director'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $87,852
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,198
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,411
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,284
Expert (over 8 years): $145,926

Levels	Salary
Field Eng... Level Site Director	$87,852
Field Eng... Level Site Director	$101,198
Field Eng... Level Site Director	$127,411
Site Dire... Level Site Director	$122,284
Field Eng... Level Site Director	$145,926

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How Do Site Director 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 Site Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $136,382.
California: $135,864.
Massachusetts: $134,054.

District of Columbia $136,382 California $135,864 Massachusetts $134,054 Washington $133,561 New Jersey $133,512 Alaska $133,339 Connecticut $131,639 New York $130,949

Hawaii $128,745 Rhode Island $127,710 Maryland $127,008 Minnesota $126,047 Colorado $125,677 Illinois $125,554 Oregon $125,086 Delaware $124,741

New Hampshire $124,525 Virginia $124,039 Pennsylvania $122,623 Nevada $121,908 North Dakota $121,674 Michigan $121,305 Wisconsin $121,169 Vermont $120,898

Texas $120,147 Maine $120,098 Arizona $120,024 Ohio $119,937 Georgia $118,804 Indiana $118,238 Wyoming $118,127 Utah $117,954

Iowa $117,880 Kansas $117,289 Louisiana $117,117 North Carolina $117,055 Missouri $117,030 Florida $116,550 Montana $116,291 Nebraska $116,045

Kentucky $115,910 South Carolina $115,417 Tennessee $115,109 Idaho $114,986 New Mexico $114,087 Oklahoma $113,889 Alabama $113,163 South Dakota $111,943

Arkansas $111,278 West Virginia $110,921 Mississippi $109,849

Top Paying Cities for Site Directors

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: $155,363
San Francisco: $153,836
Oakland: $150,424

San Jose, CA $155,363

San Francisco, CA $153,836

Oakland, CA $150,424

New York, NY $142,750

Queens Village, NY $141,826

Paramus, NJ $140,841

Passaic, NJ $140,717

Bergenfield, NJ $140,594

Stamford, CT $140,409

Huntington, NY $140,286

Newark, NJ $139,486

Bridgeport, CT $139,239

New Brunswick, NJ $138,833

Vallejo, CA $138,574

Middlesex, NJ $138,500

Somerset, NJ $138,389

Petaluma, CA $138,106

Santa Cruz, CA $137,626

Boston, MA $137,379

Monterey, CA $136,763

Fairbanks, AK $136,677

Los Angeles, CA $136,443

Washington, DC $136,382

Seattle, WA $136,160

Santa Rosa, CA $136,135

Juneau, AK $135,778

Orange, CA $135,372

Anchorage, AK $135,150

Anaheim, CA $135,064

Santa Ana, CA $134,879

Nassau, NY $134,805

Long Beach, CA $134,756

Danbury, CT $134,719

Santa Maria, CA $134,300

Everett, WA $134,275

Bremerton, WA $133,672

Trenton, NJ $133,438

Sacramento, CA $133,388

San Diego, CA $133,327

Brockton, MA $133,278

Tacoma, WA $133,228

Santa Barbara, CA $133,056

Lowell, MA $132,563

New Suffolk, NY $132,514

Nashua, NH $132,366

Lompoc, CA $132,169

Ventura, CA $132,046

Stockton, CA $132,009

New Haven, CT $131,762

Atlantic City, NJ $131,442

Hartford, CT $131,171

Modesto, CA $131,110

Poughkeepsie, NY $130,839

New Britain, CT $130,777

Olympia, WA $130,605

Kennewick, WA $130,605

New London, CT $130,580

Norwich, CT $130,543

Lawrence, MA $130,481

Bakersfield, CA $130,137

Riverside, CA $129,964

New Bedford, MA $129,964

Richland, WA $129,841

Portsmouth, NH $129,742

Vineland, NJ $129,718

San Bernardino, CA $129,619

Boulder, CO $129,274

Worcester, MA $129,176

Portland, OR $129,065

Saint Paul, MN $128,917

Minneapolis, MN $128,917

Philadelphia, PA $128,745

Honolulu, HI $128,092

Springfield, MA $127,661

Providence, RI $127,648

Chicago, IL $127,291

Bellingham, WA $127,143

Baltimore, MD $127,008

Chico, CA $126,700

Wilmington, DE $126,490

Pittsfield, MA $126,367

Manchester, NH $126,133

Spokane, WA $125,591

Denver, CO $125,579

Albany, NY $125,000

Troy, NY $124,951

Schenectady, NY $124,692

Burlington, VT $124,421

Portland, ME $123,990

Salem, OR $123,891

Yakima, WA $123,867

Ann Arbor, MI $123,830

Rochester, MN $123,485

Fresno, CA $123,423

Reno, NV $123,423

Milwaukee, WI $123,312

Detroit, MI $123,189

Allentown, PA $123,152

Carson City, NV $123,140

Houston, TX $122,955

Colorado Springs, CO $122,943

Syracuse, NY $122,881

Eugene, OR $122,647

Bismarck, ND $122,500

Gary, IN $122,500

Galveston, TX $122,500

Springfield, OR $122,401

Medford, OR $122,105

Fort Collins, CO $122,056

Austin, TX $121,958

Mesa, AZ $121,699

Phoenix, AZ $121,674

Dallas, TX $121,637

Reading, PA $121,563

Saint Cloud, MN $121,514

Concord, NH $121,403

Madison, WI $121,354

Utica, NY $121,021

Raleigh, NC $120,923

Las Vegas, NV $120,911

Rochester, NY $120,824

Des Moines, IA $120,812

Atlanta, GA $120,615

Battle Creek, MI $120,578

Salt Lake City, UT $120,541

Lancaster, PA $120,356

Champaign, IL $120,332

Harrisburg, PA $120,184

Durham, NC $120,073

Kansas City, MO $120,061

Kansas City, KS $120,036

Fort Worth, TX $120,024

Boca Raton, FL $119,974

Cleveland, OH $119,962

Columbus, OH $119,937

Pittsburgh, PA $119,925

Richmond, VA $119,876

Indianapolis, IN $119,851

Cincinnati, OH $119,691

Petersburg, VA $119,506

Billings, MT $119,235

Lansing, MI $119,235

Huntsville, AL $119,235

Lebanon, PA $119,223

Dayton, OH $119,211

Pueblo, CO $119,211

Appleton, WI $119,174

Buffalo, NY $119,124

Racine, WI $119,063

Charlotte, NC $119,051

Saint Louis, MO $119,014

Springfield, IL $118,964

Elkhart, IN $118,940

York, PA $118,940

Gastonia, NC $118,927

Benton Harbor, MI $118,927

Beaumont, TX $118,853

Lorain, OH $118,829

Toledo, OH $118,780

Binghamton, NY $118,718

Rock Hill, SC $118,706

Rockford, IL $118,644

Fargo, ND $118,582

Elyria, OH $118,582

Flagstaff, AZ $118,496

Fort Lauderdale, FL $118,422

Miami, FL $118,348

Duluth, MN $118,151

Bangor, ME $117,991

Cedar Rapids, IA $117,856

Louisville, KY $117,794

Grand Rapids, MI $117,770

Hialeah, FL $117,757

Casper, WY $117,585

Scranton, PA $117,437

New Orleans, LA $117,400

Virginia Beach, VA $117,388

Akron, OH $117,326

Peoria, IL $117,166

Sarasota, FL $117,141

Green Bay, WI $117,055

Baton Rouge, LA $116,994

Charleston, SC $116,969

Nashville, TN $116,932

Jamestown, NY $116,907

Davenport, IA $116,907

Tucson, AZ $116,846

Cheyenne, WY $116,809

Saint Petersburg, FL $116,772

Tampa, FL $116,747

Omaha, NE $116,723

Port Arthur, TX $116,673

Evansville, IN $116,673

Bradenton, FL $116,624

Santa Fe, NM $116,402

Orlando, FL $116,279

Clearwater, FL $116,144

Canton, OH $115,885

La Crosse, WI $115,885

Grand Forks, ND $115,848

Albuquerque, NM $115,811

Tulsa, OK $115,811

Newport News, VA $115,799

High Point, NC $115,762

Ogden, UT $115,712

Corpus Christi, TX $115,614

Laramie, WY $115,540

Norfolk, VA $115,540

Rock Island, IL $115,466

Saginaw, MI $115,441

Jacksonville, FL $115,429

Salisbury, NC $115,405

Memphis, TN $115,380

Moline, IL $115,318

Fort Myers, FL $115,281

Waterloo, IA $115,121

Spartanburg, SC $114,998

Lincoln, NE $114,936

Fort Wayne, IN $114,912

Birmingham, AL $114,776

Cedar Falls, IA $114,752

Provo, UT $114,739

Springfield, OH $114,727

San Antonio, TX $114,702

Greensboro, NC $114,653

South Bend, IN $114,641

Winston Salem, NC $114,629

Boise, ID $114,592

Savannah, GA $114,505

Muskegon, MI $114,284

Lima, OH $114,136

Lake Charles, LA $114,087

Anderson, IN $114,062

Lexington, KY $114,025

Augusta, GA $113,988

Greenville, SC $113,988

Wichita, KS $113,877

Tuscaloosa, AL $113,877

Columbia, SC $113,766

Bloomington, IN $113,458

Roanoke, VA $113,384

Asheville, NC $113,224

Knoxville, TN $113,015

Shreveport, LA $113,003

Wilmington, NC $112,842

Frankfort, KY $112,608

Oklahoma City, OK $112,522

Chillicothe, OH $112,473

Longview, TX $112,461

Topeka, KS $112,424

Mobile, AL $112,239

Terre Haute, IN $112,190

Erie, PA $112,177

Altoona, PA $112,116

Melbourne, FL $112,079

Amarillo, TX $112,029

Killeen, TX $111,993

Fayetteville, AR $111,894

Sioux Falls, SD $111,808

Chattanooga, TN $111,734

Idaho Falls, ID $111,722

Gainesville, FL $111,463

Portsmouth, OH $111,401

Little Rock, AR $111,377

Lynchburg, VA $111,377

Lafayette, LA $111,327

Youngstown, OH $111,327

Temple, TX $111,278

Daytona Beach, FL $111,253

Clarksville, TN $111,241

Pensacola, FL $111,229

Hopkinsville, KY $110,859

Charleston, WV $110,847

Florence, SC $110,785

Sioux City, IA $110,711

Macon, GA $110,354

Tallahassee, FL $110,342

Fayetteville, NC $110,317

Waco, TX $110,293

Wichita Falls, TX $110,293

Pine Bluff, AR $110,243

Vincennes, IN $110,009

Lubbock, TX $109,960

Great Falls, MT $109,886

Alamogordo, NM $109,874

Abilene, TX $109,775

Rapid City, SD $109,615

Monroe, LA $109,615

Albany, GA $109,541

Huntington, WV $109,529

Jackson, MS $109,517

Greenville, MS $109,504

Parkersburg, WV $109,381

Montgomery, AL $109,357

Johnstown, PA $109,332

Springfield, MO $109,233

Biloxi, MS $109,172

Sumter, SC $108,913

Columbus, GA $108,901

Twin Falls, ID $108,827

Pascagoula, MS $108,667

Kingsport, TN $108,346

Gulfport, MS $108,310

Alexandria, LA $107,903

Fort Smith, AR $107,595

El Paso, TX $107,263

Helena, MT $107,102

Las Cruces, NM $106,708

Harlingen, TX $106,363

Pocatello, ID $106,252

Florence, AL $106,216

Brownsville, TX $106,191

Dothan, AL $105,994

Mcallen, TX $105,932

Columbus, MS $105,021

Altus, OK $104,454

Lawton, OK $104,220

Pierre, SD $103,777

What Skills Can Increase a Site Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 11.51% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
CPR (Mentioned in 3.01% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 1.84% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.51%
CPR	3.01%
Early Childhood Education	1.84%

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 Site Director's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Clinical Research: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
RFI: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$137,958	12%
Clinical Research	$135,495	10%
RFI	$134,263	9%
Continuous Improvement	$133,031	8%
Verbal Communication	$133,031	8%
Risk Management	$131,799	7%

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How Education impacts a Site Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Site Directors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Site Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $114,418 and $123,406).

Site Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Site Director

No Diploma 16.7%

High School 16.7%

Associates 11.1%

Bachelors 55.6%

Masters 16.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	16.7%
High School	16.7%
Associates	11.1%
Bachelors	55.6%
Masters	16.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Site Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Site Director'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 April 01, 2026

$112,372

Average $123,177/year

$135,331

$9,364

Average $10,265/month

$11,278

$2,161

Average $2,369/week

$2,603

$54

Average $59/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,331	$11,278	$2,603	$65
Average	$123,177	$10,265	$2,369	$59
25th Percentile	$112,372	$9,364	$2,161	$54

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Salary Trends for Site Director

Salaries for a Site Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,610 in 2023 to around $101,520 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Site Director salary trends, .

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2024

$102,672

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