Tax Director salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The one range measured here is for tax director roles at lead level across the United States: 23 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $190,550 and $239,400, with a median of $210,000.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on at least 10 postings.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $190,550 – $239,400 | $210,000 | 23 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open tax director roles · 23 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$300,000scale $90,000–$420,000
State and Local Tax Director - Indirect Tax Baker Tilly · USA IL Chicago 800 W Fulton New $189,000–$306,800 3d ago 
Tax Director, Domestic Edwards Lifesciences · Irvine $159,000–$226,000 6d ago 
Tax Director (US Remote) 8x8 · Remote · US $173,200–$288,600 2w ago Senior Tax Director – Tax Advisory - International Aig · NY-New York $200,000–$240,000 3w ago Global Indirect Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Boston $197,800–$247,250 3w ago 
Tax Director Tanger · Remote · US $99,000–$147,600 3w ago Corporate Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Los Angeles $197,800–$255,904 5w ago Tax Director, Privately Held Business Armaninollp (Armanino) · Denver $146,000–$231,200 5w ago Tax Director cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Tampa $167,000–$281,300 5w ago 
Sales and Use Tax Director, State & Local Tax BDO USA Experienced Career Site · Pittsburgh $99,750–$262,500 6w ago 
Tax Director, Provision & Compliance Anthropic · San Francisco $230,000–$300,000 2mo ago M&A Tax Director Anthropic · San Francisco $230,000–$300,000 2mo ago 
Tax Director - Global Information Reporting PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 2mo ago Banking & Capital Markets Tax Director PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 2mo ago Tax Director cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Cincinnati $155,500–$256,100 2mo ago Corporate Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Chicago $197,800–$215,000 3mo ago WNTO Global Indirect Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Chicago $217,580–$281,494 3mo ago Tax Director, Private Client Advisors Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $195,100–$265,900 4mo ago Tax Director - Private Companies PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 4mo ago Tax Director, Privately Held Business Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $195,100–$265,900 4mo ago Tax Director, State & Local Tax BDO USA Experienced Career Site · San Francisco $99,750–$262,500 4mo ago 
Tax Director / Sr. Tax Manager / Manager – International CORSAIR · Milpitas $180,000–$240,000 6mo ago 
Senior Tax Director - West Coast (Hybrid) Mercer Advisors · Remote · US $180,000–$225,000 7mo ago
Tax Director, Domestic Edwards Lifesciences · Irvine $159,000–$226,000 6d ago Tax Director (US Remote) 8x8 · Remote · US $173,200–$288,600 2w ago Senior Tax Director – Tax Advisory - International Aig · NY-New York $200,000–$240,000 3w ago Global Indirect Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Boston $197,800–$247,250 3w ago Tax Director Tanger · Remote · US $99,000–$147,600 3w ago Corporate Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Los Angeles $197,800–$255,904 5w ago Tax Director, Privately Held Business Armaninollp (Armanino) · Denver $146,000–$231,200 5w ago Tax Director cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Tampa $167,000–$281,300 5w ago Sales and Use Tax Director, State & Local Tax BDO USA Experienced Career Site · Pittsburgh $99,750–$262,500 6w ago Tax Director, Provision & Compliance Anthropic · San Francisco $230,000–$300,000 2mo ago M&A Tax Director Anthropic · San Francisco $230,000–$300,000 2mo ago Tax Director - Global Information Reporting PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 2mo ago Banking & Capital Markets Tax Director PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 2mo ago Tax Director cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Cincinnati $155,500–$256,100 2mo ago Corporate Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Chicago $197,800–$215,000 3mo ago WNTO Global Indirect Tax Director Grant Thornton Advisors · Chicago $217,580–$281,494 3mo ago Tax Director, Private Client Advisors Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $195,100–$265,900 4mo ago Tax Director - Private Companies PwC · NY-New York $150,000–$438,000 4mo ago Tax Director, Privately Held Business Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $195,100–$265,900 4mo ago Tax Director, State & Local Tax BDO USA Experienced Career Site · San Francisco $99,750–$262,500 4mo ago Tax Director / Sr. Tax Manager / Manager – International CORSAIR · Milpitas $180,000–$240,000 6mo ago Senior Tax Director - West Coast (Hybrid) Mercer Advisors · Remote · US $180,000–$225,000 7mo ago