Manager, H-1B salary
What 50,842 H-1B filings report for “Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Manager?
$101k median H-1B base salary for a Manager, typically $87k to $159k, across 50,842 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $119k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California5,762$119k+$18k
- 2New York3,254$118k+$17k
- 3Washington662$117k+$16k
- 4District of Columbia366$116k+$15k
- 5New Jersey4,776$114k+$13k
- 6Texas6,047$104k+$3k
- 7Pennsylvania2,927$104k+$3k
- 8Massachusetts1,402$103k+$2k
- 9Delaware298$102k+$1k
- 10Maryland497$102k+$1k
- 11Virginia1,538$101ksame
- 12Colorado737$101ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $101kfor 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 Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Manager roles are Cognizant, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and Macquarie Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cognizant34,054 filings$96k
- 2Deloitte8,915 filings$125k
- 3PwC2,567 filings$170k
- 4KPMG1,904 filings$125k
- 5Macquarie Group284 filings$130k
- 6Genpact279 filings$110k
- 7Hitachi Vantara170 filings$110k
- 8EXL156 filings$93k
- 9A.T. Kearney135 filings$212k
- 10Bain & Company116 filings$212k
- 11The Siegfried Group112 filings$121k
- 12TransUnion99 filings$125k
- 13Alvarez & Marsal90 filings$175k
- 14Morgan Stanley90 filings$105k
- 15Wayfair82 filings$124k
- 16Tredence71 filings$150k
- 17Visa68 filings$129k
- 18Capgemini65 filings$100k
- 19Accenture54 filings$116k
- 20Rocky Mountain Institute52 filings$105k
- 21The Hackett Group50 filings$136k
- 22GlobalLogic43 filings$98k
- 23Analysis Group37 filings$210k
- 24Qualitest36 filings$138k
- 25Matrix-IFS36 filings$154k
- 26Brillio34 filings$107k
- 27KPIT32 filings$85k
- 28Hitachi Digital Services31 filings$125k
- 29HTC Global Services29 filings$101k
- 30Kmk Consulting22 filings$153k
- 31Argus Information and Advisory Services22 filings$87k
- 32Virtusa20 filings$95k
- 33Vialto Partners16 filings$152k
- 34Nisum16 filings$156k
- 35CCC Intelligent Solutions16 filings$144k
- 36CyberSource16 filings$127k
- 37SS&C15 filings$123k
- 38Highpoint Solutions13 filings$139k
- 39CrossCountry Consulting13 filings$123k
- 40Nielsen13 filings$95k
- 41Kastech Solutions12 filings$112k
- 42Evalueserve12 filings$81k
- 43Excelacom11 filings$132k
- 44Kbace Technologies10 filings$90k
- 45L.E.K. Consulting10 filings$242k
- 46LTIMindtree10 filings$106k
- 47CitiusTech10 filings$95k
- 48Wavestone10 filings$159k
- 49Abeam Consulting9 filings$136k
- 50Sagitec Solutions9 filings$140k
Related titles in this family
556,957 filings carry “Manager” in the title, across 83,022 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Project Manager24,967 filings$94k
- 2Senior Manager Jc4512,974 filings$124k
- 3Product Manager12,790 filings$140k
- 4Manager Jc50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects12,401 filings$107k
- 5Program Manager7,330 filings$127k
- 6IT Project Manager7,110 filings$91k
- 7Engineering Manager5,867 filings$182k
- 8Senior Product Manager5,460 filings$154k
- 9Advisory Manager4,892 filings$134k
- 10Project Manager - Us4,869 filings$99k
- 11Technical Program Manager4,530 filings$157k
- 12Technical Project Manager3,837 filings$104k
Figures are for the exact title “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.