H-1B salary guideSOC 11-9021Rank #73Updated Jun 2026
Construction Managers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Construction Managers (SOC 11-9021). Based on 10,698 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$112,528
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$88,400
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$139,734
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
353
Rank #73 · 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 | 1,983 | $65,114 | $75,000 | $85,841 |
| Level II | 1,691 | $82,500 | $95,000 | $110,000 |
| Level III | 693 | $102,000 | $120,000 | $149,000 |
| Level IV | 612 | $130,000 | $165,000 | $200,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $65,114 | $75,000 | $85,841 |
| Level II | $82,500 | $95,000 | $110,000 |
| Level III | $102,000 | $120,000 | $149,000 |
| Level IV | $130,000 | $165,000 | $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…
547
Tesla, Inc.
96
Cyient, Inc.
71
M. A. Mortenson Company
46
Microsoft Corporation
35
AECOM Technical Services Inc
35
Jacobs Engineering Group I…
34
DPR Construction, A Genera…
33
CB&I LLC
31
ExlService.com, LLC
30
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 | $113k |
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