Design Manager, H-1B salary
What 116 H-1B filings report for “Design Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Design Manager?
$106k median H-1B base salary for a Design Manager, typically $65k to $172k, across 116 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California43$125k+$19k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $106kfor 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 Design Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Design Manager roles are Gensler, L&T Technology Services, and Lendlease, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Design Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Gensler14 filings$113k
- 2L&T Technology Services4 filings$69k
- 3Lendlease4 filings$123k
- 4Endpoint Clinical3 filings$67k
- 5Voltera Power3 filings$210k
- 6Zora Labs3 filings$125k
- 7Fullerton Engineering3 filings$88k
- 8Cumming Construction Management2 filings$120k
- 9Code for America Labs, Inc.2 filings$134k
- 10Ford2 filings$103k
- 11Knotel2 filings$86k
- 12Overhaul Group2 filings$47k
- 13Tesla2 filings$90k
- 14Thinkwell Group2 filings$92k
- 15ThoughtSpot2 filings$178k
- 16Vuori Clothing2 filings$77k
- 17Walter P. Moore2 filings$123k
- 18David P. King Jr. and Associates Pa2 filings$52k
- 19Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc.2 filings$65k
- 20Jacobs2 filings$209k
- 21Rivian2 filings$111k
- 22WeWork2 filings$105k
- 23APi Group Life Safety2 filings$70k
- 24Airbnb1 filings$178k
- 25Anova Applied Electronics1 filings$168k
- 26Ant Yapi1 filings$120k
- 27Areas USA, Inc.1 filings$75k
- 28Beach House Group Sales1 filings$85k
- 29Blainey North US LLC1 filings$110k
- 30BRDG Studios, LLC1 filings$89k
- 31Britannica Home Fashions1 filings$85k
- 32Carnegie Hall Corporation1 filings$78k
- 33Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc.1 filings$90k
- 34Citrusbyte1 filings$120k
- 35CSS Payroll Co1 filings$130k
- 36Chicago Ornamental Iron1 filings$75k
- 37Credible Labs1 filings$184k
- 38Dedert1 filings$93k
- 39DPR Construction1 filings$181k
- 40Fuze1 filings$140k
- 41Flywheel Partner1 filings$90k
- 42Global Ams, Inc.1 filings$85k
- 43Global Market Integration LLC1 filings$83k
- 44Globeatelie1 filings$108k
- 45HubSpot1 filings$140k
- 46Hester Street Collaborative1 filings$80k
- 47IBM1 filings$86k
- 48Itec Entertainment1 filings$60k
- 49Interior Office Solutions1 filings$98k
- 50KAI Design & Build Enterprises1 filings$83k
Related titles in this family
995 filings carry “Design Manager” in the title, across 271 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Product Design Manager144 filings$200k
- 2Senior Design Manager42 filings$167k
- 3Analog Design Manager37 filings$158k
- 4Systems Design Manager32 filings$195k
- 5Project (Design) Manager20 filings$133k
- 6UX Design Manager17 filings$200k
- 7Senior Product Design Manager15 filings$144k
- 8Content Design Manager14 filings$193k
- 9Digital Design Manager14 filings$163k
- 10Business Design Manager13 filings$169k
- 11Graphic Design Manager11 filings$70k
- 12Industrial Design Manager11 filings$75k
Figures are for the exact title “Design 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.