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Lead / Director Computer Occupations, All Other salary in California

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the California OES distribution for Computer Occupations, All Other.
DOL OFLC offered median
$203,450
Across 250 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Computer Occupations, All Other in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 250 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $203,450. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent250$203,450

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Computer Occupations, All Other in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPSenior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects24$185,994
Meta Platforms, IncTechnical Program Manager17$256,101
Accenture LLPBusiness Architecture Manager12$182,797
NVIDIA CorporationArchitect7$223,142
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyPrincipal Cloud Developer6$183,466
Apple Inc.Component EPM6$223,142
Salesforce, Inc.Software Engineering LMTS5$265,000
HCL AMERICA INCIT Project Managers - IV4$185,994
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.Director, Product Management4$223,142
Ingram Micro Inc.Mgr, Product Management3$145,246

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Staff Product Manager at GoFundMe, Inc.
    $235,000
    San DiegoWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-327424
  • Sr. Manager, Software Engineering at Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
    $168,000
    San DiegoWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328307
  • Senior Cloud Developer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
    $223,142
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-330062
  • Senior Information Systems Manager at Block, Inc.
    $235,000
    OaklandWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-327954
  • AWS Cloud Service Engineer at Megazone Corporation
    $145,246
    IrvineWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329770
  • Senior Technical Program Manager at Trackonomy Systems, Inc.
    $230,000
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328397
  • Staff Product Manager at ID.me, Inc.
    $223,142
    Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-324426
  • Software Engineer Senior Staff at Juniper Networks, Inc.
    $223,142
    SunnyvaleWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-326337

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.