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Manager 2, Program Management salary in California

A real-employer view of Manager 2, Program Management 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 August 2, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Manager 2, Program Management in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 60 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $156,608. 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 I — entry3$92,976
Level II — qualified8$117,645
Level III — experienced15$145,205
Level IV — fully competent31$166,962

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Manager 2, Program Management in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Sandisk Technologies, Inc.Manager 2, Strategic Sourcing9$114,182
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.MANAGER, ADVANCED ANALYTICS5$145,205
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Manager 2, Program Management5$117,645
Tesla, Inc.Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineer4$215,016
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Manager, Global External Manufacturing3$155,750
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Manager, Industrial Engineering3$166,962
Rivian Automotive, LLCManager, Manufacturing Engineering3$193,276
Lucid USA, Inc.Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineering2$155,750
Penumbra, Inc.Manager, Industrial Engineer2$136,282
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLCManager, Manufacturing Engineering2$194,207

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Mgr., Cost Engineering Vehicle Hardware & CE Systems at Rivian Automotive, LLC
    $193,276
    IrvineWage Level IIIDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-695442
  • Manager, Global External Manufacturing at Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    $132,314
    Foster CityDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-688831
  • Manager, Supplier Engineering at ResMed Motor Technologies Inc.
    $145,000
    CalabasasWage Level IVDecided Feb 20, 2026I-200-26043-638269
  • Senior Manager (Manager Band) at Axtria INC
    $140,000
    Thousand OaksWage Level IVDecided Jan 23, 2026I-200-26015-562418
  • Mgr, Quality (Supplier Quality) at Edwards Lifesciences LLC
    $120,494
    IrvineWage Level IIIDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-487026
  • Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics at WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
    $145,205
    SunnyvaleWage Level IIIDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-424838
  • Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineer at EVALVE, INC.
    $145,000
    Menlo ParkWage Level IIIDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25308-372717
  • Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering at Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
    $170,248
    MilpitasWage Level IVDecided Oct 1, 2025I-200-25267-331306

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.