The median H1B project manager salary is $120,016 a year, based on 99,509 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $94,500 and $153,000.
Median
$120,016
Average
$127,244
75th percentile
$153,000
| Median (50th percentile) | $120,016 |
| Average | $127,244 |
| 25th percentile | $94,500 |
| 75th percentile | $153,000 |
| Lowest filed wage | $33,030 |
| Highest filed wage | $973,188 |
| Certified LCA filings | 99,509 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: project manager, technical program manager, tpm, it project manager.
Share of the 97,075 Project Manager filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Project Manager wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Project Manager salary in California | 18,836 | $157,399 |
| Project Manager salary in Washington | 9,313 | $153,226 |
| Project Manager salary in New York | 5,842 | $131,953 |
| Project Manager salary in Virginia | 2,082 | $129,148 |
| Project Manager salary in Maryland | 933 | $125,860 |
| Project Manager salary in Colorado | 1,185 | $125,621 |
| Project Manager salary in Massachusetts | 2,749 | $124,629 |
| Project Manager salary in Washington DC | 278 | $121,300 |
| Project Manager salary in New Jersey | 7,446 | $118,923 |
| Project Manager salary in Delaware | 332 | $117,859 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 11,040 | $95,876 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 3,912 | $155,863 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 3,028 | $117,503 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2,882 | $169,982 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 1,671 | $134,988 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 1,542 | $85,430 |
| Accenture LLP | 1,415 | $154,335 |
| WIPRO LIMITED | 1,269 | $92,660 |
| Apple Inc. | 1,200 | $168,409 |
| Google LLC | 1,065 | $179,520 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 889 | $155,606 |
| IBM Corporation | 838 | $131,091 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 340 | $126,052 |
| FY2022 | 20,932 | $123,157 |
| FY2023 | 22,125 | $118,521 |
| FY2024 | 28,013 | $129,102 |
| FY2025 | 22,957 | $133,841 |
| FY2026 | 5,142 | $141,923 |
The median wage on 99,509 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for project manager roles is $120,016 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $94,500 and $153,000; the average is $127,244.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($157,399), Washington ($153,226) and New York ($131,953).
By number of certified filings: INFOSYS LIMITED (11,040, average $95,876), Amazon.com Services LLC (3,912, average $155,863) and HCL AMERICA INC (3,028, average $117,503).
Level II: 36% of the 97,075 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.