Program Manager, H-1B salary
What 7,330 H-1B filings report for “Program Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Program Manager?
$127k median H-1B base salary for a Program Manager, typically $83k to $176k, across 7,330 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $147k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,923$147k+$20k
- 2Washington1,919$133k+$6k
- 3New York378$125k−$2k
- 4Georgia232$123k−$4k
- 5Colorado64$123k−$4k
- 6New Jersey243$122k−$5k
- 7Texas649$121k−$6k
- 8Arizona78$115k−$12k
- 9Oregon23$114k−$13k
- 10Illinois199$113k−$14k
- 11North Carolina131$112k−$15k
- 12Connecticut58$111k−$16k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $127kfor 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 Program Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Program Manager roles are Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Tech Mahindra, and Amazon, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Program Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft1,693 filings$135k
- 2Google889 filings$170k
- 3Nvidia201 filings$183k
- 4Tech Mahindra187 filings$135k
- 5Amazon172 filings$95k
- 6IBM130 filings$97k
- 7HCLTech124 filings$127k
- 8Meta112 filings$157k
- 9Cisco101 filings$125k
- 10Uber100 filings$119k
- 11L&T Technology Services86 filings$95k
- 12Birlasoft73 filings$104k
- 13Expedia62 filings$126k
- 14AMD49 filings$156k
- 15Qualcomm45 filings$120k
- 16LTIMindtree37 filings$106k
- 17Farmers Group35 filings$141k
- 18Tesla33 filings$105k
- 19Photon Infotech25 filings$107k
- 20Atos Syntel23 filings$108k
- 21Infinite Computer Solutions22 filings$135k
- 22SLK America22 filings$88k
- 23InfoCepts18 filings$154k
- 24System Soft Technologies18 filings$100k
- 25Magna17 filings$121k
- 26Faurecia17 filings$117k
- 27The Devereux Foundation16 filings$55k
- 28Coforge16 filings$119k
- 29Populus Group15 filings$137k
- 30Synopsys13 filings$156k
- 31Altimetrik12 filings$133k
- 32JAC Products12 filings$125k
- 33Tavant Technologies12 filings$143k
- 34C2S Technologies12 filings$81k
- 35Cyient12 filings$90k
- 36MathWorks12 filings$94k
- 37GSSR11 filings$95k
- 38Stripe11 filings$147k
- 39Fuyao Glass11 filings$69k
- 40Airbnb10 filings$150k
- 41Becton Dickinson10 filings$145k
- 42Econtenti10 filings$83k
- 43Intuitive Surgical10 filings$199k
- 44PAC Project Advisors International10 filings$96k
- 45Minth10 filings$99k
- 46Medallia10 filings$133k
- 47Quest Global10 filings$88k
- 48Adient9 filings$108k
- 49CBRE9 filings$117k
- 50Concentrix9 filings$95k
Related titles in this family
41,219 filings carry “Program Manager” in the title, across 5,815 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Technical Program Manager4,530 filings$157k
- 2Technical Program Manager III2,713 filings$161k
- 3Senior Program Manager2,677 filings$155k
- 4Program Manager III2,036 filings$134k
- 5Program Manager II2,024 filings$103k
- 6Technical Program Manager II1,981 filings$143k
- 7Senior Technical Program Manager942 filings$162k
- 8Business Program Manager520 filings$133k
- 9Staff Technical Program Manager480 filings$173k
- 10Engineering Program Manager403 filings$142k
- 11Program Manager I395 filings$77k
- 12Principal Technical Program Manager349 filings$191k
Figures are for the exact title “Program 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.