H-1B salary guideSOC 11-9021Rank #72Updated Sep 2026
Construction Managers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Construction Managers (SOC 11-9021). Based on 11,387 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$107,640
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$86,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$133,827
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,004
Rank #72 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2,175 | $66,000 | $75,000 | $86,861 |
| Level II | 1,917 | $83,200 | $95,000 | $110,240 |
| Level III | 811 | $103,667 | $120,000 | $148,000 |
| Level IV | 716 | $130,000 | $161,158 | $200,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $66,000 | $75,000 | $86,861 |
| Level II | $83,200 | $95,000 | $110,240 |
| Level III | $103,667 | $120,000 | $148,000 |
| Level IV | $130,000 | $161,158 | $200,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
552
Tesla, Inc.
139
Cyient, Inc.
71
Jacobs Engineering Group I…
49
M. A. Mortenson Company
49
DPR Construction, A Genera…
44
AECOM Technical Services Inc
43
Microsoft Corporation
37
LEGO Construction Co.
37
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
35
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $71k |
| FY2011 | $76k |
| FY2012 | $68k |
| FY2013 | $70k |
| FY2014 | $66k |
| FY2015 | $70k |
| FY2016 | $72k |
| FY2017 | $71k |
| FY2018 | $77k |
| FY2019 | $78k |
| FY2020 | $83k |
| FY2021 | $87k |
| FY2022 | $88k |
| FY2023 | $91k |
| FY2024 | $91k |
| FY2025 | $95k |
| FY2026 | $108k |
Compare Construction Managers with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
16 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Construction Managers — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
Explore by rank
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Understand the data
Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.