What are the main factors that influence an Acting Director's salary?

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

How does experience change An Acting Director's salary?

An Acting Director's salary grows with experience: a Human Resources Supervisor (7+ years)earns $102,967, a Human Resources Manager (7+ years)earns $120,346, an Acting Director (7+ years)earns $150,858, a Human Resources Director (7+ years)earns $169,191, a VP of Human Resources (7+ years)earns $193,347,

What are the highest paying states for an Acting Director?

Acting Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Acting Director roles are District of Columbia $171,223, California $170,573, Massachusetts $168,300. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Acting Director roles make?

Salaries for Acting Director level roles vary by specialization: Acting Director of Institutional Computing: $226,915; Acting Director, Human Resources: $172,103; Acting Director Student Conduct, Rights, and Responsibilities: $106,918; Acting Instructor: $75,775; Acting Manager: $71,666.

How do different companies affect an Acting Director's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Acting Director roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Acting Director Salary in the United States

How much does an Acting Director make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Acting Director in the United States is $154,645 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $74.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $189,367
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $140,714 to $172,820
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $128,031

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Acting Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$172,820	$14,402	$3,323	$83
Average	$154,645	$12,887	$2,974	$74
25th Percentile	$140,714	$11,726	$2,706	$68

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Key Factors That Influence Acting Director Salaries

An Acting 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 Acting Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Acting 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): $102,967
Early Career (1-2 years): $120,346
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $150,858
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $169,191
Expert (over 8 years): $193,347

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Acting Director	$102,967
Human Res... Level Acting Director	$120,346
Acting Di... Level Acting Director	$150,858
Human Res... Level Acting Director	$169,191
VP of Hum... Level Acting Director	$193,347

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

District of Columbia: $171,223.
California: $170,573.
Massachusetts: $168,300.

District of Columbia $171,223

California $170,573

Massachusetts $168,300

Washington $167,682

New Jersey $167,620

Alaska $167,403

Connecticut $165,269

New York $164,403

Hawaii $161,635

Rhode Island $160,336

Maryland $159,454

Minnesota $158,248

Colorado $157,784

Illinois $157,630

Oregon $157,042

Delaware $156,609

New Hampshire $156,337

Virginia $155,728

Pennsylvania $153,949

Nevada $153,052

North Dakota $152,758

Michigan $152,294

Wisconsin $152,124

Vermont $151,784

Texas $150,841

Maine $150,779

Arizona $150,686

Ohio $150,578

Georgia $149,155

Indiana $148,444

Wyoming $148,305

Utah $148,088

Iowa $147,995

Kansas $147,253

Louisiana $147,036

North Carolina $146,959

Missouri $146,928

Florida $146,325

Montana $146,000

Nebraska $145,691

Kentucky $145,521

South Carolina $144,902

Tennessee $144,516

Idaho $144,361

New Mexico $143,232

Oklahoma $142,985

Alabama $142,072

South Dakota $140,541

Arkansas $139,706

West Virginia $139,258

Mississippi $137,912

Top Paying Cities for Acting 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: $195,054
San Francisco: $192,918
Oakland: $188,852

San Jose, CA $195,054

San Francisco, CA $192,918

Oakland, CA $188,852

New York, NY $178,057

Paramus, NJ $175,892

Queens Village, NY $175,884

Passaic, NJ $175,737

Bergenfield, NJ $175,723

Stamford, CT $175,383

Huntington, NY $175,319

Newark, NJ $174,177

Bridgeport, CT $173,850

Vallejo, CA $173,543

New Brunswick, NJ $173,481

Petaluma, CA $173,388

Middlesex, NJ $173,094

Somerset, NJ $172,986

Santa Cruz, CA $172,785

Boston, MA $171,842

Monterey, CA $171,299

Seattle, WA $170,945

Santa Rosa, CA $170,914

Los Angeles, CA $170,867

Juneau, AK $170,465

Washington, DC $170,295

Orange, CA $169,745

Santa Ana, CA $169,336

Long Beach, CA $169,182

Anaheim, CA $169,151

Anchorage, AK $169,073

Santa Maria, CA $168,609

Everett, WA $168,579

Danbury, CT $168,034

Bremerton, WA $167,821

Tacoma, WA $167,264

New Suffolk, NY $167,261

Sacramento, CA $167,218

Santa Barbara, CA $167,048

Trenton, NJ $166,877

San Diego, CA $166,877

Brockton, MA $166,707

Fairbanks, AK $166,328

Lompoc, CA $165,934

Lowell, MA $165,809

Ventura, CA $165,779

Nashua, NH $165,749

Stockton, CA $165,733

Modesto, CA $164,604

Poughkeepsie, NY $164,264

Olympia, WA $163,970

Kennewick, WA $163,970

New Haven, CT $163,908

Lawrence, MA $163,352

Hartford, CT $163,197

Riverside, CA $163,166

New Bedford, MA $163,011

Richland, WA $163,011

Bakersfield, CA $162,795

San Bernardino, CA $162,733

New Britain, CT $162,717

Atlantic City, NJ $162,717

New London, CT $162,656

Norwich, CT $162,609

Portsmouth, NH $162,578

Boulder, CO $162,250

Portland, OR $162,037

Worcester, MA $162,022

Minneapolis, MN $161,542

Philadelphia, PA $161,326

Honolulu, HI $160,815

Saint Paul, MN $160,741

Vineland, NJ $160,707

Providence, RI $160,259

Chicago, IL $159,810

Bellingham, WA $159,625

Springfield, MA $159,501

Baltimore, MD $159,454

Chico, CA $159,068

Pittsfield, MA $158,650

Manchester, NH $158,356

Spokane, WA $157,676

Denver, CO $157,661

Albany, NY $156,934

Troy, NY $156,872

Nassau, NY $156,706

Schenectady, NY $156,547

Wilmington, DE $156,423

Burlington, VT $156,207

Salem, OR $156,145

Portland, ME $155,666

Yakima, WA $155,511

Rochester, MN $155,032

Reno, NV $154,954

Fresno, CA $154,954

Milwaukee, WI $154,815

Detroit, MI $154,660

Ann Arbor, MI $154,634

Allentown, PA $154,614

Colorado Springs, CO $154,351

Syracuse, NY $154,274

Carson City, NV $154,274

Houston, TX $154,057

Eugene, OR $153,980

Gary, IN $153,794

Springfield, OR $153,671

Bismarck, ND $153,640

Galveston, TX $153,532

Medford, OR $153,300

Fort Collins, CO $153,238

Concord, NH $153,160

Austin, TX $153,114

Mesa, AZ $152,789

Reading, PA $152,774

Phoenix, AZ $152,758

Dallas, TX $152,712

Saint Cloud, MN $152,563

Madison, WI $152,356

Utica, NY $151,939

Rochester, NY $151,691

Des Moines, IA $151,676

Raleigh, NC $151,660

Atlanta, GA $151,428

Battle Creek, MI $151,382

Salt Lake City, UT $151,336

Lancaster, PA $151,104

Harrisburg, PA $150,887

Kansas City, MO $150,732

Champaign, IL $150,702

Kansas City, KS $150,702

Fort Worth, TX $150,686

Columbus, OH $150,660

Boca Raton, FL $150,624

Pittsburgh, PA $150,562

Richmond, VA $150,501

Indianapolis, IN $150,470

Cleveland, OH $150,454

Las Vegas, NV $150,269

Cincinnati, OH $150,269

Petersburg, VA $150,037

Huntsville, AL $149,805

Lansing, MI $149,701

Lebanon, PA $149,681

Pueblo, CO $149,665

Appleton, WI $149,619

Buffalo, NY $149,557

Dayton, OH $149,511

Racine, WI $149,480

Charlotte, NC $149,464

Saint Louis, MO $149,418

York, PA $149,325

Elkhart, IN $149,325

Gastonia, NC $149,296

Billings, MT $149,259

Beaumont, TX $149,217

Lorain, OH $149,186

Benton Harbor, MI $149,155

Toledo, OH $149,124

Binghamton, NY $149,047

Rock Hill, SC $149,031

Rockford, IL $148,954

Springfield, IL $148,892

Elyria, OH $148,877

Fargo, ND $148,877

Flagstaff, AZ $148,768

Fort Lauderdale, FL $148,676

Duluth, MN $148,583

Miami, FL $148,583

Cheyenne, WY $148,475

Grand Forks, ND $148,475

Bangor, ME $148,134

Cedar Rapids, IA $147,964

Durham, NC $147,899

Louisville, KY $147,887

Grand Rapids, MI $147,856

Hialeah, FL $147,841

Casper, WY $147,624

Scranton, PA $147,439

New Orleans, LA $147,392

Virginia Beach, VA $147,377

Akron, OH $147,299

Peoria, IL $147,098

Sarasota, FL $147,067

Nashville, TN $146,959

Omaha, NE $146,959

Green Bay, WI $146,959

Baton Rouge, LA $146,882

Charleston, SC $146,851

Jamestown, NY $146,774

Davenport, IA $146,774

Tucson, AZ $146,696

Saint Petersburg, FL $146,603

Tampa, FL $146,573

Evansville, IN $146,480

Port Arthur, TX $146,480

Bradenton, FL $146,418

Santa Fe, NM $146,140

Orlando, FL $145,861

Clearwater, FL $145,815

Canton, OH $145,490

La Crosse, WI $145,490

Albuquerque, NM $145,397

Newport News, VA $145,382

High Point, NC $145,335

Ogden, UT $145,274

Corpus Christi, TX $145,150

Norfolk, VA $145,057

Laramie, WY $145,057

Rock Island, IL $144,964

Saginaw, MI $144,933

Jacksonville, FL $144,918

Salisbury, NC $144,887

Boise, ID $144,856

Moline, IL $144,779

Fort Myers, FL $144,732

Memphis, TN $144,701

Tulsa, OK $144,624

Waterloo, IA $144,531

Spartanburg, SC $144,377

Lincoln, NE $144,299

Fort Wayne, IN $144,268

Provo, UT $144,253

Cedar Falls, IA $144,067

San Antonio, TX $144,005

Greensboro, NC $143,944

South Bend, IN $143,928

Savannah, GA $143,758

Muskegon, MI $143,696

Birmingham, AL $143,681

Winston Salem, NC $143,605

Lake Charles, LA $143,232

Anderson, IN $143,201

Lexington, KY $143,155

Augusta, GA $143,108

Greenville, SC $143,108

Lima, OH $142,985

Wichita, KS $142,969

Tuscaloosa, AL $142,969

Columbia, SC $142,830

Springfield, OH $142,799

Asheville, NC $142,552

Bloomington, IN $142,444

Knoxville, TN $141,887

Shreveport, LA $141,871

Wilmington, NC $141,670

Roanoke, VA $141,670

Topeka, KS $141,392

Frankfort, KY $141,375

Oklahoma City, OK $141,268

Chillicothe, OH $141,206

Longview, TX $141,191

Melbourne, FL $141,175

Sioux Falls, SD $140,928

Mobile, AL $140,913

Terre Haute, IN $140,851

Altoona, PA $140,758

Amarillo, TX $140,650

Killeen, TX $140,603

Fayetteville, AR $140,480

Chattanooga, TN $140,433

Sioux City, IA $140,294

Idaho Falls, ID $140,263

Lynchburg, VA $140,139

Gainesville, FL $139,938

Portsmouth, OH $139,861

Little Rock, AR $139,830

Lafayette, LA $139,768

Youngstown, OH $139,768

Daytona Beach, FL $139,675

Clarksville, TN $139,660

Pensacola, FL $139,644

Temple, TX $139,634

Hopkinsville, KY $139,181

Erie, PA $139,150

Florence, SC $139,088

Charleston, WV $138,840

Great Falls, MT $138,763

Macon, GA $138,546

Tallahassee, FL $138,531

Fayetteville, NC $138,500

Waco, TX $138,469

Helena, MT $138,361

Pine Bluff, AR $138,302

Vincennes, IN $138,113

Lubbock, TX $138,052

Alamogordo, NM $137,959

Twin Falls, ID $137,820

Rapid City, SD $137,773

Jackson, MS $137,495

Huntington, WV $137,484

Greenville, MS $137,479

Parkersburg, WV $137,322

Montgomery, AL $137,294

Wichita Falls, TX $137,139

Springfield, MO $137,139

Biloxi, MS $137,062

Monroe, LA $136,907

Johnstown, PA $136,799

Sumter, SC $136,737

Columbus, GA $136,722

Pascagoula, MS $136,428

Abilene, TX $136,428

Kingsport, TN $136,026

Albany, GA $136,026

Gulfport, MS $135,979

Alexandria, LA $135,469

Fort Smith, AR $135,082

El Paso, TX $134,665

Las Cruces, NM $133,969

Harlingen, TX $133,576

Pocatello, ID $133,551

Florence, AL $133,350

Brownsville, TX $133,319

Mcallen, TX $132,995

Dothan, AL $132,778

Columbus, MS $131,860

Altus, OK $131,139

Lawton, OK $130,845

Pierre, SD $130,288

What Skills Can Increase an Acting Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.39% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 2.54% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.
Labor Relations (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Is the term used to define the process between employers and employees, management and unions in order to make decisions in organizations. The decisions taken refer to wages, working conditions, hours of work, and safety at work, security and grievances.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.39%
Business Administration	2.54%
Labor Relations	1.61%

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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 an Acting Director's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Labor Relations: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Organizational Development: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$165,470	7%
Labor Relations	$163,924	6%
Organizational Development	$162,377	5%
Succession Planning	$162,377	5%
Commitment	$160,831	4%
Employee Relations	$160,831	4%

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How Education impacts an Acting Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Acting 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 an Acting Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $154,811 and $165,146).

Acting Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Acting Director

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 9.0%

Associates 6.2%

Bachelors 43.1%

Masters 37.3%

Doctorate 3.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	9.0%
Associates	6.2%
Bachelors	43.1%
Masters	37.3%
Doctorate	3.3%

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

Understanding how an Acting 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 June 01, 2026

$140,714

Average $154,645/year

$172,820

$11,726

Average $12,887/month

$14,402

$2,706

Average $2,974/week

$3,323

$68

Average $74/hour

$83

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$172,820	$14,402	$3,323	$83
Average	$154,645	$12,887	$2,974	$74
25th Percentile	$140,714	$11,726	$2,706	$68

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Salary Trends for Acting Director

Salaries for an Acting Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $132,782 in 2023 to around $130,182 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Acting Director salary trends, .

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2024

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