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Sr Technical Program Mgr salary in California

A real-employer view of Sr Technical Program Mgr 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 26, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Sr Technical Program Mgr in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 68 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $171,600. 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 II — qualified15$164,800
Level III — experienced20$183,860
Level IV — fully competent7$208,139

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Sr Technical Program Mgr 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
Tesla, Inc.Sr Technical Program Mgr61$169,074
Apple Inc.Technical Program Manager2$202,225
Dako Resources, LLCTechnical Program Manager2$171,600
AAC TECHNOLOGIES IRVINE, INC.TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER1$175,094
Farasis Energy USA Inc.Sr. Technical Program Manager1$169,666
Lucid USA, Inc.Sr. Technical Program Manager1$199,867

Recent sample filings

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

  • Sr Staff Technical Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $224,743
    FremontWage Level IIIDecided Jun 15, 2026I-200-26159-990679
  • Sr. Technical Program Manager at Lucid USA, Inc.
    $199,867
    NewarkWage Level IVDecided May 14, 2026I-200-26127-884777
  • Technical Program Manager at Dako Resources, LLC
    $171,600
    Foster CityWage Level IIIDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-479709
  • Technical Program Manager at Apple Inc.
    $196,200
    CupertinoWage Level IIDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-439215
  • Sr Technical Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $168,000
    Palo AltoDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-431761
  • Sr Technical Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $201,000
    Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-432744
  • Sr Staff Technical Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $215,367
    FremontWage Level IVDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-415836
  • Staff Technical Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $169,074
    FremontWage Level IIIDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-381214

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.