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

An Is Director's salary grows with experience: a Social Media Communications Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $94,146, a Social Media Communications Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $116,169, a Social Media Communications Manager (7+ years)earns $115,861, a Is Director (7+ years)earns $155,161, a Social Media Communications Director (7+ years)earns $176,104,

What are the highest paying states for an Is Director?

Is Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Is Director roles are District of Columbia $170,625, California $169,978, Massachusetts $167,712. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Is Director roles make?

Salaries for Is Director level roles vary by specialization: Ethics Director: $232,870; Director Of: $204,759; Purchasing Director: $199,924; Director: $199,749; Or Director: $197,048.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Is 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.

Is Director Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Is Director in the United States is $154,105 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $74.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $170,600
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $138,896 to $162,739
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $125,049

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Is Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,739	$13,562	$3,130	$78
Average	$154,105	$12,842	$2,964	$74
25th Percentile	$138,896	$11,575	$2,671	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Is Director Salaries

An Is 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 Is Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Is 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): $94,146
Early Career (1-2 years): $116,169
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,861
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,161
Expert (over 8 years): $176,104

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Social Me... Level Is Director	$94,146
Social Me... Level Is Director	$116,169
Social Me... Level Is Director	$115,861
Is Direct... Level Is Director	$155,161
Social Me... Level Is Director	$176,104

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

District of Columbia: $170,625.
California: $169,978.
Massachusetts: $167,712.

District of Columbia $170,625

California $169,978

Massachusetts $167,712

Washington $167,096

New Jersey $167,034

Alaska $166,819

Connecticut $164,692

New York $163,829

Hawaii $161,071

Rhode Island $159,776

Maryland $158,898

Minnesota $157,696

Colorado $157,233

Illinois $157,079

Oregon $156,494

Delaware $156,062

New Hampshire $155,791

Virginia $155,184

Pennsylvania $153,412

Nevada $152,518

North Dakota $152,225

Michigan $151,763

Wisconsin $151,593

Vermont $151,254

Texas $150,314

Maine $150,252

Arizona $150,160

Ohio $150,052

Georgia $148,634

Indiana $147,925

Wyoming $147,787

Utah $147,571

Iowa $147,478

Kansas $146,739

Louisiana $146,523

North Carolina $146,446

Missouri $146,415

Florida $145,814

Montana $145,491

Nebraska $145,182

Kentucky $145,013

South Carolina $144,396

Tennessee $144,011

Idaho $143,857

New Mexico $142,732

Oklahoma $142,485

Alabama $141,576

South Dakota $140,051

Arkansas $139,218

West Virginia $138,772

Mississippi $137,431

Top Paying Cities for Is 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: $194,373
San Francisco: $192,462
Oakland: $188,193

San Jose, CA $194,373

San Francisco, CA $192,462

Oakland, CA $188,193

New York, NY $178,592

Queens Village, NY $177,436

Paramus, NJ $176,204

Passaic, NJ $176,050

Bergenfield, NJ $175,895

Stamford, CT $175,664

Huntington, NY $175,510

Newark, NJ $174,509

Bridgeport, CT $174,200

New Brunswick, NJ $173,692

Vallejo, CA $173,368

Middlesex, NJ $173,276

Somerset, NJ $173,137

Petaluma, CA $172,783

Santa Cruz, CA $172,182

Boston, MA $171,873

Monterey, CA $171,103

Fairbanks, AK $170,995

Los Angeles, CA $170,702

Washington, DC $170,625

Seattle, WA $170,348

Santa Rosa, CA $170,317

Juneau, AK $169,870

Orange, CA $169,361

Anchorage, AK $169,084

Anaheim, CA $168,976

Santa Ana, CA $168,745

Nassau, NY $168,653

Long Beach, CA $168,591

Danbury, CT $168,545

Santa Maria, CA $168,021

Everett, WA $167,990

Bremerton, WA $167,235

Trenton, NJ $166,942

Sacramento, CA $166,880

San Diego, CA $166,803

Brockton, MA $166,742

Tacoma, WA $166,680

Santa Barbara, CA $166,464

Lowell, MA $165,848

New Suffolk, NY $165,786

Nashua, NH $165,601

Lompoc, CA $165,355

Ventura, CA $165,201

Stockton, CA $165,154

New Haven, CT $164,846

Atlantic City, NJ $164,445

Hartford, CT $164,106

Modesto, CA $164,029

Poughkeepsie, NY $163,690

New Britain, CT $163,613

Olympia, WA $163,398

Kennewick, WA $163,398

New London, CT $163,367

Norwich, CT $163,320

Lawrence, MA $163,243

Bakersfield, CA $162,812

Riverside, CA $162,596

New Bedford, MA $162,596

Richland, WA $162,442

Portsmouth, NH $162,319

Vineland, NJ $162,288

San Bernardino, CA $162,165

Boulder, CO $161,733

Worcester, MA $161,610

Portland, OR $161,471

Saint Paul, MN $161,286

Minneapolis, MN $161,286

Philadelphia, PA $161,071

Honolulu, HI $160,254

Springfield, MA $159,714

Providence, RI $159,699

Chicago, IL $159,252

Bellingham, WA $159,067

Baltimore, MD $158,898

Chico, CA $158,512

Wilmington, DE $158,250

Pittsfield, MA $158,096

Manchester, NH $157,804

Spokane, WA $157,125

Denver, CO $157,110

Albany, NY $156,386

Troy, NY $156,324

Schenectady, NY $156,000

Burlington, VT $155,661

Portland, ME $155,122

Salem, OR $154,999

Yakima, WA $154,968

Ann Arbor, MI $154,922

Rochester, MN $154,490

Fresno, CA $154,413

Reno, NV $154,413

Milwaukee, WI $154,275

Detroit, MI $154,120

Allentown, PA $154,074

Carson City, NV $154,059

Houston, TX $153,828

Colorado Springs, CO $153,812

Syracuse, NY $153,735

Eugene, OR $153,442

Bismarck, ND $153,257

Gary, IN $153,257

Galveston, TX $153,257

Springfield, OR $153,134

Medford, OR $152,764

Fort Collins, CO $152,703

Austin, TX $152,579

Mesa, AZ $152,256

Phoenix, AZ $152,225

Dallas, TX $152,179

Reading, PA $152,086

Saint Cloud, MN $152,025

Concord, NH $151,886

Madison, WI $151,824

Utica, NY $151,408

Raleigh, NC $151,285

Las Vegas, NV $151,269

Rochester, NY $151,162

Des Moines, IA $151,146

Atlanta, GA $150,900

Battle Creek, MI $150,853

Salt Lake City, UT $150,807

Lancaster, PA $150,576

Champaign, IL $150,545

Harrisburg, PA $150,360

Durham, NC $150,222

Kansas City, MO $150,206

Kansas City, KS $150,175

Fort Worth, TX $150,160

Boca Raton, FL $150,098

Cleveland, OH $150,083

Columbus, OH $150,052

Pittsburgh, PA $150,037

Richmond, VA $149,975

Indianapolis, IN $149,944

Cincinnati, OH $149,744

Petersburg, VA $149,513

Billings, MT $149,174

Lansing, MI $149,174

Huntsville, AL $149,174

Lebanon, PA $149,158

Dayton, OH $149,143

Pueblo, CO $149,143

Appleton, WI $149,097

Buffalo, NY $149,035

Racine, WI $148,958

Charlotte, NC $148,942

Saint Louis, MO $148,896

Springfield, IL $148,835

Elkhart, IN $148,804

York, PA $148,804

Gastonia, NC $148,788

Benton Harbor, MI $148,788

Beaumont, TX $148,696

Lorain, OH $148,665

Toledo, OH $148,603

Binghamton, NY $148,526

Rock Hill, SC $148,511

Rockford, IL $148,434

Fargo, ND $148,357

Elyria, OH $148,357

Flagstaff, AZ $148,249

Fort Lauderdale, FL $148,157

Miami, FL $148,064

Duluth, MN $147,818

Bangor, ME $147,617

Cedar Rapids, IA $147,448

Louisville, KY $147,371

Grand Rapids, MI $147,340

Hialeah, FL $147,324

Casper, WY $147,109

Scranton, PA $146,924

New Orleans, LA $146,877

Virginia Beach, VA $146,862

Akron, OH $146,785

Peoria, IL $146,585

Sarasota, FL $146,554

Green Bay, WI $146,446

Baton Rouge, LA $146,369

Charleston, SC $146,338

Nashville, TN $146,292

Jamestown, NY $146,261

Davenport, IA $146,261

Tucson, AZ $146,184

Cheyenne, WY $146,138

Saint Petersburg, FL $146,092

Tampa, FL $146,061

Omaha, NE $146,030

Port Arthur, TX $145,968

Evansville, IN $145,968

Bradenton, FL $145,907

Santa Fe, NM $145,629

Orlando, FL $145,475

Clearwater, FL $145,306

Canton, OH $144,982

La Crosse, WI $144,982

Grand Forks, ND $144,936

Albuquerque, NM $144,890

Tulsa, OK $144,890

Newport News, VA $144,874

High Point, NC $144,828

Ogden, UT $144,766

Corpus Christi, TX $144,643

Laramie, WY $144,550

Norfolk, VA $144,550

Rock Island, IL $144,458

Saginaw, MI $144,427

Jacksonville, FL $144,412

Salisbury, NC $144,381

Memphis, TN $144,350

Moline, IL $144,273

Fort Myers, FL $144,227

Waterloo, IA $144,027

Spartanburg, SC $143,872

Lincoln, NE $143,795

Fort Wayne, IN $143,765

Birmingham, AL $143,595

Cedar Falls, IA $143,564

Provo, UT $143,549

Springfield, OH $143,533

San Antonio, TX $143,503

Greensboro, NC $143,441

South Bend, IN $143,426

Winston Salem, NC $143,410

Boise, ID $143,364

Savannah, GA $143,256

Muskegon, MI $142,979

Lima, OH $142,794

Lake Charles, LA $142,732

Anderson, IN $142,701

Lexington, KY $142,655

Augusta, GA $142,609

Greenville, SC $142,609

Wichita, KS $142,470

Tuscaloosa, AL $142,470

Columbia, SC $142,331

Bloomington, IN $141,946

Roanoke, VA $141,854

Asheville, NC $141,653

Knoxville, TN $141,391

Shreveport, LA $141,376

Wilmington, NC $141,176

Frankfort, KY $140,883

Oklahoma City, OK $140,775

Chillicothe, OH $140,713

Longview, TX $140,698

Topeka, KS $140,652

Mobile, AL $140,420

Terre Haute, IN $140,359

Erie, PA $140,343

Altoona, PA $140,266

Melbourne, FL $140,220

Amarillo, TX $140,158

Killeen, TX $140,112

Fayetteville, AR $139,989

Sioux Falls, SD $139,881

Chattanooga, TN $139,789

Idaho Falls, ID $139,773

Gainesville, FL $139,450

Portsmouth, OH $139,373

Little Rock, AR $139,342

Lynchburg, VA $139,342

Lafayette, LA $139,280

Youngstown, OH $139,280

Temple, TX $139,218

Daytona Beach, FL $139,188

Clarksville, TN $139,172

Pensacola, FL $139,157

Hopkinsville, KY $138,695

Charleston, WV $138,679

Florence, SC $138,602

Sioux City, IA $138,510

Macon, GA $138,063

Tallahassee, FL $138,047

Fayetteville, NC $138,016

Waco, TX $137,986

Wichita Falls, TX $137,986

Pine Bluff, AR $137,924

Vincennes, IN $137,631

Lubbock, TX $137,570

Great Falls, MT $137,477

Alamogordo, NM $137,462

Abilene, TX $137,338

Rapid City, SD $137,138

Monroe, LA $137,138

Albany, GA $137,046

Huntington, WV $137,030

Jackson, MS $137,015

Greenville, MS $136,999

Parkersburg, WV $136,845

Montgomery, AL $136,814

Johnstown, PA $136,784

Springfield, MO $136,660

Biloxi, MS $136,583

Sumter, SC $136,260

Columbus, GA $136,244

Twin Falls, ID $136,152

Pascagoula, MS $135,951

Kingsport, TN $135,551

Gulfport, MS $135,505

Alexandria, LA $134,996

Fort Smith, AR $134,611

El Paso, TX $134,195

Helena, MT $133,994

Las Cruces, NM $133,501

Harlingen, TX $133,070

Pocatello, ID $132,931

Florence, AL $132,885

Brownsville, TX $132,854

Dothan, AL $132,607

Mcallen, TX $132,530

Columbus, MS $131,390

Altus, OK $130,681

Lawton, OK $130,388

Pierre, SD $129,833

What Skills Can Increase an Is Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Insight (Mentioned in 4.74% Job Postings): Insight is the understanding cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Social Media Management (Mentioned in 3.21% Job Postings): Creating social media content and managing the company's online presence to increase brand visibility and engagement rates across various platforms.
Content Creation (Mentioned in 2.09% Job Postings): Content creation is the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience in specific contexts. Content is "something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts" for self-expression, distribution, marketing and/or publication. Typical forms of content creation include maintaining and updating web sites, blogging, photography, videography, online commentary, the maintenance of social media accounts, and editing and distribution of digital media. A Pew survey described content creation as the creation of "the material people contribute to the online world."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Insight	4.74%
Social Media Management	3.21%
Content Creation	2.09%

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 an Is Director's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$167,974	9%
Innovation	$166,433	8%
Presentation	$166,433	8%
Collaboration	$163,351	6%
B2B	$163,351	6%
Insight	$163,351	6%

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How Education impacts an Is Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Is Directors enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Is Director with a No Diploma is between $139,202 and $148,730).

Is Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Is Director

No Diploma 7.0%

High School 7.0%

Associates 7.0%

Bachelors 54.4%

Masters 28.1%

Doctorate 3.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.0%
High School	7.0%
Associates	7.0%
Bachelors	54.4%
Masters	28.1%
Doctorate	3.5%

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

Understanding how an Is 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

$138,896

Average $154,105/year

$162,739

$11,575

Average $12,842/month

$13,562

$2,671

Average $2,964/week

$3,130

$67

Average $74/hour

$78

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,739	$13,562	$3,130	$78
Average	$154,105	$12,842	$2,964	$74
25th Percentile	$138,896	$11,575	$2,671	$67

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Salary Trends for Is Director

Salaries for an Is Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $153,091 in 2023 to around $151,542 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Is Director salary trends, .

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2023

$153,091

2024

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2025

$151,542

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2024	$152,887
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