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Project Manager salary in California

A real-employer view of Project 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

Project Manager in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 83 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $115,000. 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 — entry25$86,400
Level II — qualified26$112,500
Level III — experienced12$150,426
Level IV — fully competent6$160,080

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Project Manager in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INCProject Manager7$121,701
Northstar Group, IncProject Manager3$113,214
Cumming Management Group, Inc.Project Manager3$119,715
EVERGREEN X INVESTMENTS LLCProject Manager3$95,680
PROCEPT BioRoboticsSenior Project Manager, Product Development2$131,188
Qualus, LLCProject Manager2$138,965
ByteDance Inc.Project Manager2$181,250
Earth Consultants International, Inc.Project Manager2$150,000
Hans Home LLCProject Manager2$77,500
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.Project Manager2$120,318

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Manager at L.K. Comstock National Transit LLC
    $160,000
    LawndaleDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499227
  • Senior Project Manager, Product Development at PROCEPT BioRobotics
    $131,844
    San JoseDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25347-480374
  • Project Manager at Northstar Group, Inc
    $113,214
    MartinezDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25345-473865
  • Project Manager at Qualus, LLC
    $138,965
    LivermoreDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-432798
  • Project Manager at Surachi and Co. Inc.
    $85,000
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 1, 2025I-201-25325-430040
  • Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing at Joby Aero, Inc.
    $180,000
    Santa CruzDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425513
  • Project Manager at GCX LLC
    $100,000
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 26, 2025I-203-25323-421263
  • Sr. Project Manager at Aardvark Therapeutics Inc.
    $120,000
    San DiegoDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-387607

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.