Project Manager salary in California
A real-employer view of Project Manager pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Project Manager in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 62 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $122,500. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 7 | $94,264 |
| Level II — qualified | 24 | $111,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 14 | $129,532 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 16 | $155,480 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Project Manager in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinerton Builders | Assistant Project Manager | 4 | $106,405 |
| CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP-CA, LP | Senior Project Manager | 3 | $143,000 |
| Cumming Management Group, Inc. | Associate Project Manager | 3 | $107,000 |
| Swinerton Management & Consulting, LLC | Assistant Project Manager | 3 | $116,709 |
| T J K M | Senior Project Manager | 3 | $156,600 |
| Baystone, Inc. | Project Manager | 2 | $121,419 |
| John Labib Structural Engineers, LLP. | Project Manager | 2 | $122,500 |
| Pacific Coast Civil, Inc. | Project Manager | 2 | $157,380 |
| RESMA CONSTRUCTION, LLC | PROJECT MANAGER | 2 | $96,000 |
| Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. | Senior Project Manager | 2 | $155,480 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Assistant Project Manager at Project Management Advisors, LLC$92,934South San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-727220
- Project Manager at HTK Structural Engineers, LLP$114,400PowayWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26079-717198
- Project Manager at Dotun Oyenuga$140,000Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26069-690856
- PROJECT MANAGER at ALPHA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.$150,000VAN NUYSWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-686942
- Project Manager at Pacific Coast Civil, Inc.$165,000Thousand OaksWage Level IVDecided Mar 4, 2026I-203-26056-664837
- Assistant Project Manager at Milroy Construction, Inc.$137,800Mountain ViewWage Level IIIDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26041-631727
- Project Manager at Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc$110,000La MiradaWage Level IIDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26041-631928
- Assistant Project Manager at Swinerton Builders$116,709TustinWage Level IIIDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26042-632539
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.