Category Manager I, H-1B salary
What 19 H-1B filings report for “Category Manager I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Category Manager I?
$70k median H-1B base salary for a Category Manager I, typically $55k to $74k, across 19 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2025).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
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Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1FedEx19 filings$70k
Related titles in this family
69 filings carry “Category Manager I” in the title, across 13 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Category Manager II17 filings$93k
- 2Global Category Manager II8 filings$103k
- 3Category Manager III6 filings$119k
- 4Global Category Manager III4 filings$117k
- 5Category Manager - Ingredients3 filings$75k
- 6Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, IT Consulting3 filings$135k
- 7Category Manager I, Strategic Sourcing2 filings$91k
- 8Category Manager – IT Procurement2 filings$130k
- 9Director, Category Manager (Indirects)2 filings$169k
- 10Category Manager I, Software, Strategic Sourcing1 filings$130k
- 11Category Manager II (Strategic Sourcing)1 filings$94k
- 12Category Manager-Indirect Spend1 filings$104k
Figures are for the exact title “Category Manager I”; 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.