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 71 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,419. 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 | 4 | $97,650 |
| Level II — qualified | 18 | $116,645 |
| Level III — experienced | 22 | $150,109 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 16 | $179,171 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Program Manager III | 25 | $127,200 |
| Intuit Inc. | Senior Program Manager | 4 | $125,236 |
| Archer Aviation Inc. | Program Manager, Integrated Labs | 2 | $197,125 |
| CAPTION HEALTH, INC. | PROGRAM MANAGER | 2 | $176,361 |
| Chime Financial, Inc. | Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Innovation | 2 | $180,000 |
| Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. | Sr. Program Manager | 2 | $140,000 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Program Manager | 2 | $164,799 |
| Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | Staff Program Manager | 2 | $166,305 |
| Payactiv, Inc. | Program Manager | 2 | $134,200 |
| Safran Passenger Innovations LLC | Senior Program Manager | 2 | $121,761 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Senior Program Manager at Tecan CDMO Solutions MH, Corp.$150,218Morgan HillWage Level IIIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712968
- Program Manager (IT) at Adobe Inc.$121,035San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-690433
- PROGRAM MANAGER at CAPTION HEALTH, INC.$179,421SAN JOSEWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26065-684196
- Staff Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.$165,920Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-682695
- Program Manager at Payactiv, Inc.$146,000MilpitasWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-680930
- Sr. Staff Program Manager, Air Vehicle Integration at Archer Aviation Inc.$190,000San JoseWage Level IVDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-680077
- Senior Program Manager at Intuit Inc.$136,419Mountain ViewDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26062-674838
- Program Manager I at Amazon.com Services LLC$73,440Santa MonicaWage Level IDecided Mar 4, 2026I-200-26056-662891
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.