Program Manager salary in California
A real-employer view of Program 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.
Program Manager in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 58 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $181,293. 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 | 1 | $118,019 |
| Level II — qualified | 11 | $150,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 19 | $181,293 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 17 | $197,725 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Program 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Program Manager | 11 | $201,000 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | Program Manager | 7 | $150,405 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Program Manager, Ads Cross Channel Sales | 4 | $197,725 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Program Manager | 4 | $190,713 |
| Xilinx, Inc. | Sr. Program Manager | 4 | $251,571 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Program Manager II | 3 | $156,000 |
| GEOMETRIC AMERICAS, INC. | Program Manager | 3 | $184,118 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Program Manager | 2 | $132,300 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Program Manager | 2 | $168,200 |
| Airbnb, Inc. | Program Manager | 1 | $180,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Program Manager at Google LLC$144,000Mountain ViewDecided —I-200-26084-729659
- Program Manager, Ads Cross Channel Sales at Meta Platforms, Inc$197,725San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-704345
- Senior Program Manager at Navan, Inc.$200,000Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-705715
- Senior Program Manager at Coinbase, Inc.$207,100San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-689257
- Program Manager at Infogain Corporation$152,637SunnyvaleWage Level IIDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-684902
- Program Manager at HCL AMERICA INC$143,790Rancho CordovaWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-684536
- Staff Program Manager at Okta, Inc.$223,142San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26065-684279
- Program Manager at Vensiti, Inc.$114,800NewarkWage Level IIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-683631
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.