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Category Manager, H-1B salary

What 112 H-1B filings report for “Category Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Category Manager?

$116k median H-1B base salary for a Category Manager, typically $78k to $160k, across 112 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $121k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$78k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$100k–$132k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$116,000
112 filings
Top (p90)
$160k
90th percentile
p10 $78k
median $116k
p90 $160k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Washington24$121k+$5k
  • 2California32$111k−$5k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $116kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Category Manager?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Category Manager roles are Microsoft, ByteDance, and Stanford Health Care, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Category Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

511 filings carry “Category Manager” in the title, across 167 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Category Manager”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.