Project Manager, H-1B salary
What 24,967 H-1B filings report for “Project Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Manager?
$94k median H-1B base salary for a Project Manager, typically $69k to $132k, across 24,967 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $108k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California3,582$108k+$14k
- 2Virginia636$101k+$7k
- 3District of Columbia115$101k+$7k
- 4Maryland324$100k+$6k
- 5Hawaii32$100k+$6k
- 6Colorado254$98k+$4k
- 7New Mexico34$98k+$4k
- 8Massachusetts944$97k+$3k
- 9Nebraska49$96k+$2k
- 10New York2,486$96k+$2k
- 11Nevada131$96k+$2k
- 12New Jersey2,022$96k+$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $94kfor 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 Project Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Manager roles are Wipro, Atos Syntel, IBM, Tech Mahindra, and LTIMindtree, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Project Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Wipro2,213 filings$76k
- 2Atos Syntel1,861 filings$96k
- 3IBM1,383 filings$92k
- 4Tech Mahindra825 filings$84k
- 5LTIMindtree400 filings$98k
- 6EXL338 filings$119k
- 7L&T Technology Services326 filings$87k
- 8CGI202 filings$105k
- 9Coforge153 filings$100k
- 10UST147 filings$95k
- 11Cisco147 filings$112k
- 12HCLTech121 filings$101k
- 13Tata Consultancy Services119 filings$74k
- 14Nagarro114 filings$92k
- 15Kforce98 filings$94k
- 16Birlasoft93 filings$96k
- 17Hexaware87 filings$97k
- 18Genpact87 filings$94k
- 19Brillio79 filings$96k
- 20System Soft Technologies73 filings$95k
- 21Experis66 filings$87k
- 22Navillus Tile65 filings$97k
- 23Ericsson60 filings$97k
- 24Cybage56 filings$87k
- 25Populus Group55 filings$121k
- 26JT Magen54 filings$119k
- 27Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company54 filings$125k
- 28ValueLabs49 filings$97k
- 29Meta49 filings$127k
- 30Cumming Group46 filings$120k
- 31Intraedge44 filings$83k
- 32V-Soft Consulting44 filings$79k
- 33First Tek42 filings$77k
- 34Photon Infotech41 filings$92k
- 35EPAM40 filings$115k
- 36Apple39 filings$148k
- 37DPR Construction38 filings$125k
- 38Infinite Computer Solutions37 filings$97k
- 39CBRE37 filings$113k
- 40ARCO National Construction37 filings$105k
- 41ProKarma34 filings$110k
- 42SLK America34 filings$89k
- 43PamTen34 filings$100k
- 44Clayco33 filings$120k
- 45AECOM33 filings$106k
- 46Bitwise32 filings$92k
- 47Tenarai32 filings$101k
- 48Cyient31 filings$81k
- 49Softvision30 filings$82k
- 50Dotcom Team28 filings$85k
Related titles in this family
94,813 filings carry “Project Manager” in the title, across 6,418 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1IT Project Manager7,110 filings$91k
- 2Project Manager - Us4,869 filings$99k
- 3Technical Project Manager3,837 filings$104k
- 4Senior Project Manager - Us3,264 filings$115k
- 5Information Technology Project Manager2,724 filings$87k
- 6Senior Project Manager2,642 filings$122k
- 7IT Project Manager 32,286 filings$111k
- 8Assistant Project Manager1,875 filings$85k
- 9Project Manager 31,751 filings$94k
- 10Project Manager - III1,558 filings$94k
- 11IT Project Managers - III1,366 filings$102k
- 12IT Project Managers - IV1,366 filings$123k
Figures are for the exact title “Project 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.