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

An Interim Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,485 for beginners, reaching about $64,211 at mid-level, and approach $67,135 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Interim Director?

Interim Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Interim Director roles are District of Columbia $71,095, California $70,825, Massachusetts $69,881. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Interim Director roles make?

Salaries for Interim Director level roles vary by specialization: Interim Director of IT: $209,470; Interim Executive Director: $164,174; Interim Director Of Nursing: $160,113; Interim Dean: $157,831; Interim Director of Emergency Department: $149,783.

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

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

Interim Director Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Interim Director in the United States is $64,212 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,871
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,289 to $70,838
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,718

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Interim Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,838	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$64,212	$5,351	$1,235	$31
25th Percentile	$60,289	$5,024	$1,159	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Interim Director Salaries

An Interim 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 Interim Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Interim 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): $62,485
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,598
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,211
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,940
Expert (over 8 years): $67,135

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Interim Director	$62,485
Intermediate Level Interim Director	$62,598
Senior Level Interim Director	$64,211
Specialist Level Interim Director	$66,940
Expert Level Interim Director	$67,135

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

District of Columbia: $71,095.
California: $70,825.
Massachusetts: $69,881.

District of Columbia $71,095 California $70,825 Massachusetts $69,881 Washington $69,625 New Jersey $69,599 Alaska $69,509 Connecticut $68,623 New York $68,263

Hawaii $67,114 Rhode Island $66,574 Maryland $66,208 Minnesota $65,708 Colorado $65,515 Illinois $65,451 Oregon $65,207 Delaware $65,027

New Hampshire $64,914 Virginia $64,661 Pennsylvania $63,923 Nevada $63,550 North Dakota $63,428 Michigan $63,235 Wisconsin $63,165 Vermont $63,024

Texas $62,632 Maine $62,606 Arizona $62,568 Ohio $62,523 Georgia $61,932 Indiana $61,637 Wyoming $61,579 Utah $61,489

Iowa $61,450 Kansas $61,142 Louisiana $61,052 North Carolina $61,020 Missouri $61,007 Florida $60,757 Montana $60,622 Nebraska $60,494

Kentucky $60,423 South Carolina $60,166 Tennessee $60,006 Idaho $59,941 New Mexico $59,473 Oklahoma $59,370 Alabama $58,991 South Dakota $58,355

Arkansas $58,009 West Virginia $57,822 Mississippi $57,264

Top Paying Cities for Interim 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: $80,990
San Francisco: $80,194
Oakland: $78,415

San Jose, CA $80,990

San Francisco, CA $80,194

Oakland, CA $78,415

New York, NY $74,415

Queens Village, NY $73,933

Paramus, NJ $73,419

Passaic, NJ $73,355

Bergenfield, NJ $73,291

Stamford, CT $73,195

Huntington, NY $73,130

Newark, NJ $72,713

Bridgeport, CT $72,585

New Brunswick, NJ $72,373

Vallejo, CA $72,238

Middlesex, NJ $72,199

Somerset, NJ $72,142

Petaluma, CA $71,994

Santa Cruz, CA $71,744

Boston, MA $71,615

Monterey, CA $71,294

Fairbanks, AK $71,249

Los Angeles, CA $71,127

Washington, DC $71,095

Seattle, WA $70,979

Santa Rosa, CA $70,967

Juneau, AK $70,780

Orange, CA $70,568

Anchorage, AK $70,453

Anaheim, CA $70,408

Santa Ana, CA $70,312

Nassau, NY $70,273

Long Beach, CA $70,247

Danbury, CT $70,228

Santa Maria, CA $70,010

Everett, WA $69,997

Bremerton, WA $69,682

Trenton, NJ $69,560

Sacramento, CA $69,535

San Diego, CA $69,503

Brockton, MA $69,477

Tacoma, WA $69,451

Santa Barbara, CA $69,361

Lowell, MA $69,104

New Suffolk, NY $69,079

Nashua, NH $69,002

Lompoc, CA $68,899

Ventura, CA $68,835

Stockton, CA $68,815

New Haven, CT $68,687

Atlantic City, NJ $68,520

Hartford, CT $68,379

Modesto, CA $68,347

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,205

New Britain, CT $68,173

Olympia, WA $68,083

Kennewick, WA $68,083

New London, CT $68,071

Norwich, CT $68,051

Lawrence, MA $68,019

Bakersfield, CA $67,839

Riverside, CA $67,750

New Bedford, MA $67,750

Richland, WA $67,685

Portsmouth, NH $67,634

Vineland, NJ $67,621

San Bernardino, CA $67,570

Boulder, CO $67,390

Worcester, MA $67,339

Portland, OR $67,281

Saint Paul, MN $67,204

Minneapolis, MN $67,204

Philadelphia, PA $67,114

Honolulu, HI $66,774

Springfield, MA $66,549

Providence, RI $66,542

Chicago, IL $66,356

Bellingham, WA $66,279

Baltimore, MD $66,208

Chico, CA $66,048

Wilmington, DE $65,939

Pittsfield, MA $65,875

Manchester, NH $65,753

Spokane, WA $65,470

Denver, CO $65,464

Albany, NY $65,162

Troy, NY $65,136

Schenectady, NY $65,001

Burlington, VT $64,860

Portland, ME $64,635

Salem, OR $64,584

Yakima, WA $64,571

Ann Arbor, MI $64,552

Rochester, MN $64,372

Fresno, CA $64,340

Reno, NV $64,340

Milwaukee, WI $64,282

Detroit, MI $64,218

Allentown, PA $64,199

Carson City, NV $64,192

Houston, TX $64,096

Colorado Springs, CO $64,089

Syracuse, NY $64,057

Eugene, OR $63,935

Bismarck, ND $63,858

Gary, IN $63,858

Galveston, TX $63,858

Springfield, OR $63,807

Medford, OR $63,653

Fort Collins, CO $63,627

Austin, TX $63,576

Mesa, AZ $63,441

Phoenix, AZ $63,428

Dallas, TX $63,409

Reading, PA $63,370

Saint Cloud, MN $63,345

Concord, NH $63,287

Madison, WI $63,261

Utica, NY $63,088

Raleigh, NC $63,036

Las Vegas, NV $63,030

Rochester, NY $62,985

Des Moines, IA $62,979

Atlanta, GA $62,876

Battle Creek, MI $62,857

Salt Lake City, UT $62,837

Lancaster, PA $62,741

Champaign, IL $62,728

Harrisburg, PA $62,651

Durham, NC $62,593

Kansas City, MO $62,587

Kansas City, KS $62,574

Fort Worth, TX $62,568

Boca Raton, FL $62,542

Cleveland, OH $62,536

Columbus, OH $62,523

Pittsburgh, PA $62,516

Richmond, VA $62,491

Indianapolis, IN $62,478

Cincinnati, OH $62,394

Petersburg, VA $62,298

Billings, MT $62,157

Lansing, MI $62,157

Huntsville, AL $62,157

Lebanon, PA $62,150

Dayton, OH $62,144

Pueblo, CO $62,144

Appleton, WI $62,125

Buffalo, NY $62,099

Racine, WI $62,067

Charlotte, NC $62,060

Saint Louis, MO $62,041

Springfield, IL $62,015

Elkhart, IN $62,003

York, PA $62,003

Gastonia, NC $61,996

Benton Harbor, MI $61,996

Beaumont, TX $61,958

Lorain, OH $61,945

Toledo, OH $61,919

Binghamton, NY $61,887

Rock Hill, SC $61,881

Rockford, IL $61,849

Fargo, ND $61,816

Elyria, OH $61,816

Flagstaff, AZ $61,771

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,733

Miami, FL $61,694

Duluth, MN $61,592

Bangor, ME $61,508

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,438

Louisville, KY $61,405

Grand Rapids, MI $61,393

Hialeah, FL $61,386

Casper, WY $61,296

Scranton, PA $61,219

New Orleans, LA $61,200

Virginia Beach, VA $61,194

Akron, OH $61,161

Peoria, IL $61,078

Sarasota, FL $61,065

Green Bay, WI $61,020

Baton Rouge, LA $60,988

Charleston, SC $60,975

Nashville, TN $60,956

Jamestown, NY $60,943

Davenport, IA $60,943

Tucson, AZ $60,911

Cheyenne, WY $60,892

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,873

Tampa, FL $60,860

Omaha, NE $60,847

Port Arthur, TX $60,821

Evansville, IN $60,821

Bradenton, FL $60,795

Santa Fe, NM $60,680

Orlando, FL $60,616

Clearwater, FL $60,545

Canton, OH $60,410

La Crosse, WI $60,410

Grand Forks, ND $60,391

Albuquerque, NM $60,372

Tulsa, OK $60,372

Newport News, VA $60,365

High Point, NC $60,346

Ogden, UT $60,320

Corpus Christi, TX $60,269

Laramie, WY $60,230

Norfolk, VA $60,230

Rock Island, IL $60,192

Saginaw, MI $60,179

Jacksonville, FL $60,173

Salisbury, NC $60,160

Memphis, TN $60,147

Moline, IL $60,115

Fort Myers, FL $60,096

Waterloo, IA $60,012

Spartanburg, SC $59,948

Lincoln, NE $59,916

Fort Wayne, IN $59,903

Birmingham, AL $59,832

Cedar Falls, IA $59,819

Provo, UT $59,813

Springfield, OH $59,807

San Antonio, TX $59,794

Greensboro, NC $59,768

South Bend, IN $59,762

Winston Salem, NC $59,755

Boise, ID $59,736

Savannah, GA $59,691

Muskegon, MI $59,575

Lima, OH $59,498

Lake Charles, LA $59,473

Anderson, IN $59,460

Lexington, KY $59,441

Augusta, GA $59,421

Greenville, SC $59,421

Wichita, KS $59,364

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,364

Columbia, SC $59,306

Bloomington, IN $59,145

Roanoke, VA $59,107

Asheville, NC $59,023

Knoxville, TN $58,914

Shreveport, LA $58,908

Wilmington, NC $58,824

Frankfort, KY $58,702

Oklahoma City, OK $58,657

Chillicothe, OH $58,632

Longview, TX $58,625

Topeka, KS $58,606

Mobile, AL $58,510

Terre Haute, IN $58,484

Erie, PA $58,477

Altoona, PA $58,445

Melbourne, FL $58,426

Amarillo, TX $58,400

Killeen, TX $58,381

Fayetteville, AR $58,330

Sioux Falls, SD $58,285

Chattanooga, TN $58,246

Idaho Falls, ID $58,240

Gainesville, FL $58,105

Portsmouth, OH $58,073

Little Rock, AR $58,060

Lynchburg, VA $58,060

Lafayette, LA $58,034

Youngstown, OH $58,034

Temple, TX $58,009

Daytona Beach, FL $57,996

Clarksville, TN $57,989

Pensacola, FL $57,983

Hopkinsville, KY $57,790

Charleston, WV $57,784

Florence, SC $57,752

Sioux City, IA $57,713

Macon, GA $57,527

Tallahassee, FL $57,521

Fayetteville, NC $57,508

Waco, TX $57,495

Wichita Falls, TX $57,495

Pine Bluff, AR $57,469

Vincennes, IN $57,347

Lubbock, TX $57,322

Great Falls, MT $57,283

Alamogordo, NM $57,277

Abilene, TX $57,225

Rapid City, SD $57,142

Monroe, LA $57,142

Albany, GA $57,103

Huntington, WV $57,097

Jackson, MS $57,090

Greenville, MS $57,084

Parkersburg, WV $57,020

Montgomery, AL $57,007

Johnstown, PA $56,994

Springfield, MO $56,943

Biloxi, MS $56,911

Sumter, SC $56,776

Columbus, GA $56,769

Twin Falls, ID $56,731

Pascagoula, MS $56,647

Kingsport, TN $56,480

Gulfport, MS $56,461

Alexandria, LA $56,249

Fort Smith, AR $56,089

El Paso, TX $55,915

Helena, MT $55,832

Las Cruces, NM $55,626

Harlingen, TX $55,447

Pocatello, ID $55,389

Florence, AL $55,370

Brownsville, TX $55,357

Dothan, AL $55,254

Mcallen, TX $55,222

Columbus, MS $54,747

Altus, OK $54,451

Lawton, OK $54,329

Pierre, SD $54,098

What Skills Can Increase an Interim Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 5.65% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Adobe (Mentioned in 2.1% Job Postings): A mixture of wet earth and grass made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses. It originated from the oral form of Arabic al-tob, meaning "brick," It is the first materials used to create buildings in the 8th century B.C
Marketing Communications (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Marketing communications (MC, marcom(s), marcomm(s)) uses different marketing channels and tools in combination: Marketing communication channels focus on any way a business communicates a message to its desired market, or the market in general. A marketing communication tool can be anything from: advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sponsorship, communication, and promotion to public relations. MC are made up of the marketing mix which is made up of 4P's: Price, Promotion, Place and Product, for a business selling goods, and made up of 7P's: Price, Promotion, Place, Product, People, Physical evidence and Process, for a service based business.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	5.65%
Adobe	2.1%
Marketing Communications	1.77%

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 Interim Director's salary.

B2C: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Digital Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
B2C	$75,127	17%
Leadership	$74,485	16%
Digital Marketing	$74,485	16%
Interpersonal Communication	$73,843	15%
Effective Communication	$72,559	13%
Copyediting	$72,559	13%

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How Education impacts an Interim Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Interim Directors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Interim Director with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $55,265 and $59,437).

Interim Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Interim Director

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 5.7%

Associates 3.0%

Bachelors 72.4%

Masters 16.3%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	5.7%
Associates	3.0%
Bachelors	72.4%
Masters	16.3%
Doctorate	2.2%

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

Understanding how an Interim 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

$60,289

Average $64,212/year

$70,838

$5,024

Average $5,351/month

$5,903

$1,159

Average $1,235/week

$1,362

$29

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,838	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$64,212	$5,351	$1,235	$31
25th Percentile	$60,289	$5,024	$1,159	$29

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Salary Trends for Interim Director

Salaries for an Interim Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,684 in 2023 to around $54,523 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Interim Director salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Interim Director Over Time

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2023

$54,684

2024

$54,994

2025

$54,523

2026

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2023	$54,684
2024	$54,994
2025	$54,523
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