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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 July 29, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$97,650
Level II — qualified18$116,645
Level III — experienced22$150,109
Level IV — fully competent16$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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Amazon.com Services LLCProgram Manager III25$127,200
Intuit Inc.Senior Program Manager4$125,236
Archer Aviation Inc.Program Manager, Integrated Labs2$197,125
CAPTION HEALTH, INC.PROGRAM MANAGER2$176,361
Chime Financial, Inc.Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Innovation2$180,000
Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc.Sr. Program Manager2$140,000
NVIDIA CorporationProgram Manager2$164,799
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.Staff Program Manager2$166,305
Payactiv, Inc.Program Manager2$134,200
Safran Passenger Innovations LLCSenior Program Manager2$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.
    $150,218
    Morgan HillWage Level IIIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712968
  • Program Manager (IT) at Adobe Inc.
    $121,035
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-690433
  • PROGRAM MANAGER at CAPTION HEALTH, INC.
    $179,421
    SAN JOSEWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26065-684196
  • Staff Program Mgr at Tesla, Inc.
    $165,920
    Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-682695
  • Program Manager at Payactiv, Inc.
    $146,000
    MilpitasWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-680930
  • Sr. Staff Program Manager, Air Vehicle Integration at Archer Aviation Inc.
    $190,000
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-680077
  • Senior Program Manager at Intuit Inc.
    $136,419
    Mountain ViewDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26062-674838
  • Program Manager I at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $73,440
    Santa 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.