Project Manager I, H-1B salary
What 383 H-1B filings report for “Project Manager I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Manager I?
$98k median H-1B base salary for a Project Manager I, typically $75k to $134k, across 383 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
- 1California53$119k+$21k
- 2Illinois27$110k+$12k
- 3Texas50$99k+$1k
- 4Georgia23$98ksame
- 5New York30$90k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor 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 I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Manager I roles are UST, M. A. Mortenson Company, AECOM, Mount Sinai Health System, and Roland Berger, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Project Manager I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1UST96 filings$99k
- 2M. A. Mortenson Company31 filings$115k
- 3AECOM12 filings$94k
- 4Mount Sinai Health System9 filings$75k
- 5Roland Berger8 filings$170k
- 6Intellectt7 filings$110k
- 7FedEx6 filings$90k
- 8Prodapt North America6 filings$110k
- 9ZF Group6 filings$97k
- 10Burns Engineering5 filings$155k
- 11LexisNexis5 filings$84k
- 12Alan Plummer & Associates4 filings$127k
- 13Austin Industries4 filings$123k
- 14Itransition4 filings$87k
- 15Performance Contracting Group4 filings$93k
- 16The Haskell Company4 filings$118k
- 17Aegis Project Controls4 filings$78k
- 18Flatiron Construction4 filings$130k
- 19Olympusat4 filings$76k
- 20Willdan4 filings$113k
- 21CHA Consulting3 filings$120k
- 22EYP3 filings$68k
- 23GSK3 filings$82k
- 24Harris Company3 filings$75k
- 25Michael Baker International3 filings$113k
- 26Puget Sound Energy3 filings$70k
- 27Rosendin Electric3 filings$119k
- 28X3 filings$100k
- 29Walmart3 filings$90k
- 30Granite Construction3 filings$130k
- 31Graycor Industrial Constructors3 filings$105k
- 32Leopardo Companies3 filings$81k
- 33Auto Club Services2 filings$108k
- 34Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C.2 filings$105k
- 35Massachusetts General Hospital2 filings$72k
- 36Graybar2 filings$75k
- 37Herrero Builders2 filings$124k
- 38JR Evans Engineering, P.A.2 filings$77k
- 39Kerkstra Precast2 filings$75k
- 40Kleinfelder2 filings$113k
- 41Lunda Construction Co.2 filings$115k
- 42Nature's Sunshine Products2 filings$74k
- 43Ryan Companies2 filings$116k
- 44Samsung2 filings$93k
- 45TaxAct2 filings$95k
- 46The Robbins Company2 filings$91k
- 47The Weitz Group2 filings$82k
- 48University of Georgia2 filings$76k
- 49Walker Consultants2 filings$84k
- 50Boston Scientific2 filings$131k
Related titles in this family
6,655 filings carry “Project Manager I” in the title, across 482 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Project Manager - III1,558 filings$94k
- 2IT Project Manager - III795 filings$99k
- 3IT Project Manager - II784 filings$81k
- 4Project Manager - IV709 filings$110k
- 5IT Project Manager - IV592 filings$121k
- 6Project Manager II525 filings$109k
- 7Technical Project Manager II91 filings$112k
- 8IT Project Manager I82 filings$82k
- 9Project Manager IT66 filings$95k
- 10Project Manager - Information Technology62 filings$82k
- 11Technical Project Manager III48 filings$96k
- 12Project Manager II - Technology25 filings$107k
Figures are for the exact title “Project 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.