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

An Export Director's salary grows with experience: an Annuities Customer Service Representative (2-4 years)earns $56,404, an Annuities Customer Service Supervisor (4+ years)earns $77,890, an Annuities Supervisor (New Business) (3-5 years)earns $86,562, an Annuity Services Director (5+ years)earns $111,018, an Export Director (5+ years)earns $139,279,

What are the highest paying states for an Export Director?

Export Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Export Director roles are District of Columbia $160,815, California $160,205, Massachusetts $158,070. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Export Director roles make?

Salaries for Export Director level roles vary by specialization: Export Manager: $117,524; Import/Export Manager: $115,762; Export Consultant: $86,609; Export Supervisor: $67,333; Export Specialist: $67,333.

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

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

Export Director Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Export Director in the United States is $145,244 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $199,912
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,122 to $173,860
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $122,085

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,860	$14,488	$3,343	$84
Average	$145,244	$12,104	$2,793	$70
25th Percentile	$133,122	$11,094	$2,560	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Export Director Salaries

An Export 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 Export Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Export 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): $56,404
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,890
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,562
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,018
Expert (over 8 years): $139,279

Levels	Salary
Annuities... Level Export Director	$56,404
Annuities... Level Export Director	$77,890
Annuities... Level Export Director	$86,562
Annuity S... Level Export Director	$111,018
Export Di... Level Export Director	$139,279

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

District of Columbia: $160,815.
California: $160,205.
Massachusetts: $158,070.

District of Columbia $160,815

California $160,205

Massachusetts $158,070

Washington $157,489

New Jersey $157,431

Alaska $157,227

Connecticut $155,223

New York $154,409

Hawaii $151,810

Rhode Island $150,589

Maryland $149,762

Minnesota $148,629

Colorado $148,193

Illinois $148,048

Oregon $147,496

Delaware $147,089

New Hampshire $146,833

Virginia $146,261

Pennsylvania $144,591

Nevada $143,748

North Dakota $143,473

Michigan $143,037

Wisconsin $142,877

Vermont $142,557

Texas $141,671

Maine $141,613

Arizona $141,526

Ohio $141,425

Georgia $140,088

Indiana $139,420

Wyoming $139,289

Utah $139,086

Iowa $138,999

Kansas $138,302

Louisiana $138,098

North Carolina $138,026

Missouri $137,997

Florida $137,430

Montana $137,125

Nebraska $136,835

Kentucky $136,675

South Carolina $136,094

Tennessee $135,731

Idaho $135,586

New Mexico $134,525

Oklahoma $134,293

Alabama $133,436

South Dakota $131,998

Arkansas $131,214

West Virginia $130,793

Mississippi $129,529

Top Paying Cities for Export 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: $183,197
San Francisco: $181,396
Oakland: $177,373

San Jose, CA $183,197

San Francisco, CA $181,396

Oakland, CA $177,373

New York, NY $168,324

Queens Village, NY $167,235

Paramus, NJ $166,073

Passaic, NJ $165,927

Bergenfield, NJ $165,782

Stamford, CT $165,564

Huntington, NY $165,419

Newark, NJ $164,475

Bridgeport, CT $164,184

New Brunswick, NJ $163,705

Vallejo, CA $163,400

Middlesex, NJ $163,313

Somerset, NJ $163,182

Petaluma, CA $162,848

Santa Cruz, CA $162,282

Boston, MA $161,991

Monterey, CA $161,265

Fairbanks, AK $161,163

Los Angeles, CA $160,887

Washington, DC $160,815

Seattle, WA $160,553

Santa Rosa, CA $160,524

Juneau, AK $160,103

Orange, CA $159,624

Anchorage, AK $159,362

Anaheim, CA $159,261

Santa Ana, CA $159,043

Nassau, NY $158,956

Long Beach, CA $158,897

Danbury, CT $158,854

Santa Maria, CA $158,360

Everett, WA $158,331

Bremerton, WA $157,619

Trenton, NJ $157,343

Sacramento, CA $157,285

San Diego, CA $157,213

Brockton, MA $157,155

Tacoma, WA $157,096

Santa Barbara, CA $156,893

Lowell, MA $156,312

New Suffolk, NY $156,254

Nashua, NH $156,080

Lompoc, CA $155,847

Ventura, CA $155,702

Stockton, CA $155,659

New Haven, CT $155,368

Atlantic City, NJ $154,990

Hartford, CT $154,671

Modesto, CA $154,598

Poughkeepsie, NY $154,279

New Britain, CT $154,206

Kennewick, WA $154,003

Olympia, WA $154,003

New London, CT $153,974

Norwich, CT $153,930

Lawrence, MA $153,857

Bakersfield, CA $153,451

New Bedford, MA $153,247

Riverside, CA $153,247

Richland, WA $153,102

Portsmouth, NH $152,986

Vineland, NJ $152,957

San Bernardino, CA $152,841

Boulder, CO $152,434

Worcester, MA $152,318

Portland, OR $152,187

Saint Paul, MN $152,013

Minneapolis, MN $152,013

Philadelphia, PA $151,810

Honolulu, HI $151,040

Springfield, MA $150,531

Providence, RI $150,517

Chicago, IL $150,096

Bellingham, WA $149,921

Baltimore, MD $149,762

Chico, CA $149,398

Wilmington, DE $149,152

Pittsfield, MA $149,006

Manchester, NH $148,730

Spokane, WA $148,091

Denver, CO $148,077

Albany, NY $147,394

Troy, NY $147,336

Schenectady, NY $147,031

Burlington, VT $146,711

Portland, ME $146,203

Salem, OR $146,087

Yakima, WA $146,058

Ann Arbor, MI $146,014

Rochester, MN $145,608

Reno, NV $145,535

Fresno, CA $145,535

Milwaukee, WI $145,404

Detroit, MI $145,259

Allentown, PA $145,215

Carson City, NV $145,201

Houston, TX $144,983

Colorado Springs, CO $144,969

Syracuse, NY $144,896

Eugene, OR $144,620

Gary, IN $144,446

Bismarck, ND $144,446

Galveston, TX $144,446

Springfield, OR $144,329

Medford, OR $143,981

Fort Collins, CO $143,923

Austin, TX $143,807

Mesa, AZ $143,502

Phoenix, AZ $143,473

Dallas, TX $143,429

Reading, PA $143,342

Saint Cloud, MN $143,284

Concord, NH $143,153

Madison, WI $143,095

Utica, NY $142,703

Raleigh, NC $142,587

Las Vegas, NV $142,572

Rochester, NY $142,470

Des Moines, IA $142,456

Atlanta, GA $142,223

Battle Creek, MI $142,180

Salt Lake City, UT $142,136

Lancaster, PA $141,918

Champaign, IL $141,889

Harrisburg, PA $141,715

Durham, NC $141,584

Kansas City, MO $141,570

Kansas City, KS $141,541

Fort Worth, TX $141,526

Boca Raton, FL $141,468

Cleveland, OH $141,454

Columbus, OH $141,425

Pittsburgh, PA $141,410

Richmond, VA $141,352

Indianapolis, IN $141,323

Cincinnati, OH $141,134

Petersburg, VA $140,916

Lansing, MI $140,597

Billings, MT $140,597

Huntsville, AL $140,597

Lebanon, PA $140,582

Pueblo, CO $140,568

Dayton, OH $140,568

Appleton, WI $140,524

Buffalo, NY $140,466

Racine, WI $140,393

Charlotte, NC $140,379

Saint Louis, MO $140,335

Springfield, IL $140,277

York, PA $140,248

Elkhart, IN $140,248

Gastonia, NC $140,234

Benton Harbor, MI $140,234

Beaumont, TX $140,146

Lorain, OH $140,117

Toledo, OH $140,059

Binghamton, NY $139,987

Rock Hill, SC $139,972

Rockford, IL $139,899

Elyria, OH $139,827

Fargo, ND $139,827

Flagstaff, AZ $139,725

Fort Lauderdale, FL $139,638

Miami, FL $139,551

Duluth, MN $139,319

Bangor, ME $139,130

Cedar Rapids, IA $138,970

Louisville, KY $138,897

Grand Rapids, MI $138,868

Hialeah, FL $138,854

Casper, WY $138,650

Scranton, PA $138,476

New Orleans, LA $138,433

Virginia Beach, VA $138,418

Akron, OH $138,345

Peoria, IL $138,157

Sarasota, FL $138,128

Green Bay, WI $138,026

Baton Rouge, LA $137,953

Charleston, SC $137,924

Nashville, TN $137,881

Jamestown, NY $137,852

Davenport, IA $137,852

Tucson, AZ $137,779

Cheyenne, WY $137,735

Saint Petersburg, FL $137,692

Tampa, FL $137,663

Omaha, NE $137,634

Evansville, IN $137,576

Port Arthur, TX $137,576

Bradenton, FL $137,517

Santa Fe, NM $137,256

Orlando, FL $137,111

Clearwater, FL $136,951

La Crosse, WI $136,646

Canton, OH $136,646

Grand Forks, ND $136,602

Tulsa, OK $136,559

Albuquerque, NM $136,559

Newport News, VA $136,544

High Point, NC $136,501

Ogden, UT $136,443

Corpus Christi, TX $136,326

Laramie, WY $136,239

Norfolk, VA $136,239

Rock Island, IL $136,152

Saginaw, MI $136,123

Jacksonville, FL $136,109

Salisbury, NC $136,080

Memphis, TN $136,051

Moline, IL $135,978

Fort Myers, FL $135,934

Waterloo, IA $135,746

Spartanburg, SC $135,600

Lincoln, NE $135,528

Fort Wayne, IN $135,499

Birmingham, AL $135,339

Cedar Falls, IA $135,310

Provo, UT $135,295

Springfield, OH $135,281

San Antonio, TX $135,252

Greensboro, NC $135,194

South Bend, IN $135,179

Winston Salem, NC $135,165

Boise, ID $135,121

Savannah, GA $135,019

Muskegon, MI $134,758

Lima, OH $134,584

Lake Charles, LA $134,525

Anderson, IN $134,496

Lexington, KY $134,453

Augusta, GA $134,409

Greenville, SC $134,409

Wichita, KS $134,279

Tuscaloosa, AL $134,279

Columbia, SC $134,148

Bloomington, IN $133,785

Roanoke, VA $133,698

Asheville, NC $133,509

Knoxville, TN $133,262

Shreveport, LA $133,247

Wilmington, NC $133,058

Frankfort, KY $132,783

Oklahoma City, OK $132,681

Chillicothe, OH $132,623

Longview, TX $132,608

Topeka, KS $132,565

Mobile, AL $132,347

Terre Haute, IN $132,289

Erie, PA $132,274

Altoona, PA $132,202

Melbourne, FL $132,158

Amarillo, TX $132,100

Killeen, TX $132,056

Fayetteville, AR $131,940

Sioux Falls, SD $131,838

Chattanooga, TN $131,751

Idaho Falls, ID $131,737

Gainesville, FL $131,432

Portsmouth, OH $131,359

Little Rock, AR $131,330

Lynchburg, VA $131,330

Youngstown, OH $131,272

Lafayette, LA $131,272

Temple, TX $131,214

Daytona Beach, FL $131,185

Clarksville, TN $131,170

Pensacola, FL $131,156

Hopkinsville, KY $130,720

Charleston, WV $130,706

Florence, SC $130,633

Sioux City, IA $130,546

Macon, GA $130,125

Tallahassee, FL $130,110

Fayetteville, NC $130,081

Wichita Falls, TX $130,052

Waco, TX $130,052

Pine Bluff, AR $129,994

Vincennes, IN $129,718

Lubbock, TX $129,660

Great Falls, MT $129,573

Alamogordo, NM $129,558

Abilene, TX $129,442

Rapid City, SD $129,253

Monroe, LA $129,253

Albany, GA $129,166

Huntington, WV $129,151

Jackson, MS $129,137

Greenville, MS $129,122

Parkersburg, WV $128,977

Montgomery, AL $128,948

Johnstown, PA $128,919

Springfield, MO $128,803

Biloxi, MS $128,730

Sumter, SC $128,425

Columbus, GA $128,411

Twin Falls, ID $128,324

Pascagoula, MS $128,135

Kingsport, TN $127,757

Gulfport, MS $127,713

Alexandria, LA $127,234

Fort Smith, AR $126,871

El Paso, TX $126,479

Helena, MT $126,290

Las Cruces, NM $125,825

Harlingen, TX $125,419

Pocatello, ID $125,288

Florence, AL $125,244

Brownsville, TX $125,215

Dothan, AL $124,983

Mcallen, TX $124,910

Columbus, MS $123,835

Altus, OK $123,167

Lawton, OK $122,891

Pierre, SD $122,368

What Skills Can Increase an Export Director's Salary?

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Leadership	8.17%
Oncology	1.46%
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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 Export Director's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$171,389	18%
Business Development	$161,221	11%
Initiative	$158,316	9%
Planning	$158,316	9%
Project Management	$155,412	7%
Collaboration	$155,412	7%

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How Education impacts an Export Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Export 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 Export Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $113,298 and $119,358).

Export Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Export Director

No Diploma 4.8%

High School 9.5%

Associates 11.9%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 23.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	4.8%
High School	9.5%
Associates	11.9%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	23.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how an Export 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 May 18, 2021

$133,122

Average $145,244/year

$173,860

$11,094

Average $12,104/month

$14,488

$2,560

Average $2,793/week

$3,343

$64

Average $70/hour

$84

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,860	$14,488	$3,343	$84
Average	$145,244	$12,104	$2,793	$70
25th Percentile	$133,122	$11,094	$2,560	$64

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Salary Trends for Export Director

Salaries for an Export Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $135,318 in 2023 to around $135,101 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Export Director salary trends, .

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2023

$135,318

2024

$135,967

2025

$135,101

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2023	$135,318
2024	$135,967
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