Center Director H-1B salaries — 62 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- $70k–$78k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- C2 Educational Systems
- Top sponsor · 43 all-time
Center Director: 62 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $75k across 3 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $78k. The biggest sponsors are C2 Educational Systems, Emergent Preparatory Academy, Bright Start Child Care; most filings are in Sammamish, WA.
How much does a Center Director make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Center Director sponsorship changed?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 6 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6 | +100% | $61k |
| FY2025 | 3 | −73% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 11 | +175% | $65k |
| FY2023 | 4 | −50% | $57k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +100% | $62k |
| FY2021 | 4 | −20% | $53k |
| FY2020 | 5 | 0% | $53k |
| FY2019 | 5 | −29% | $53k |
| FY2018 | 7 | 0% | $50k |
| FY2017 | 7 | +250% | $46k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $47k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Center Directors?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C2 Educational Systems | 43 | $57k |
| 2 | Emergent Preparatory Academy | 3 | $65k |
| 3 | Bright Start Child Care | 3 | $66k |
| 4 | Fei Yue Preschool | 2 | $55k |
| 5 | Pacific Pace | 2 | $115k |
| 6 | Community Initiatives | 1 | $175k |
| 7 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 1 | $73k |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Children’s Centers | 1 | $72k |
| 9 | Child Development Leaders | 1 | $39k |
| 10 | Community Initatives | 1 | $170k |
Where are H-1B Center Director jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammamish, WA | 7 | $50k |
| 2 | Redmond, WA | 5 | $51k |
| 3 | Washington, DC | 5 | $66k |
| 4 | Issaquah, WA | 4 | $50k |
| 5 | Fairfax, VA | 3 | $66k |
| 6 | Rockville, MD | 3 | $60k |
| 7 | Woodinville, WA | 2 | $50k |
| 8 | Rosemead, CA | 2 | $115k |
| 9 | East Hanover, NJ | 2 | $55k |
| 10 | Arlington, VA | 2 | $170k |
Common questions about Center Director H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Center Director?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Center Director is $75k (FY2025), from 3 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $51k and $66k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Center Directors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Center Director are C2 Educational Systems, Emergent Preparatory Academy, Bright Start Child Care.
- Where are most H-1B Center Director jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Center Director roles are Sammamish, WA, Redmond, WA, Washington, DC.
- Does a certified LCA mean Center Director H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →