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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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Program Manager in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 19 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level III — experienced4$184,118
Level IV — fully competent2$159,135

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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
GEOMETRIC AMERICAS, INC.Program Manager3$184,118
NVIDIA CorporationProgram Manager2$206,928
Salesforce, Inc.Program Manager2$168,200
Mindlance Inc.Program Manager1$158,000
Google LLCProgram Manager1$201,000
HCL AMERICA INCSenior Program Manager1$150,405
Infoblox, IncSenior Program Manager1$180,000
Amazon.com Services LLCProgram Manager III1$160,000
Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.Program Manager IV1$191,360
Xilinx, Inc.Program Manager 21$223,142

Recent sample filings

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

  • Program Manager at Mindlance Inc.
    $158,000
    San DiegoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499008
  • Program Manager at Google LLC
    $201,000
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497917
  • Program Manager at NVIDIA Corporation
    $223,142
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-472866
  • Senior Program Manager at HCL AMERICA INC
    $150,405
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-471525
  • Senior Program Manager at Infoblox, Inc
    $180,000
    HaywardDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-462735
  • Program Manager III at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $160,000
    Culver CityDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-431885
  • Program Manager IV at Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
    $191,360
    Menlo ParkDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-414909
  • Program Manager at NVIDIA Corporation
    $190,713
    Santa ClaraDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25322-415544

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.