H-1B salary guideSOC 13-1082Rank #45Updated May 2026

Project Management Specialists

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Project Management Specialists (SOC 13-1082). Based on 9,292 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$142,126

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$105,100

lower quartile

P75 wage

$172,536

upper quartile

Filings

9,292

Rank #45

Summary

Project Management Specialists (SOC 13-1082) are among the most common H-1B occupations, with 9,292 LCA filings in the dataset. The typical wage range is $105,100 to $172,536 (P25–P75), with a median of $142,126.

Wages increase substantially across Department of Labor skill levels. Level I positions range from $65,582 to $106,000 (median $75,600), while Level IV reaches $136,500 to $190,000 (median $165,000). This progression reflects experience and complexity: entry-level roles start near $76k, while senior positions typically exceed $165k.

California leads in H-1B sponsorship with 3,293 filings and a $166,000 median wage, followed by New York (892 filings, $142,050), Texas (855 filings, $115,000), Washington (697 filings, $171,226), and Massachusetts (438 filings, $135,464). Top employers include Infosys Limited (669 filings), Walmart Associates Inc. (409 filings), Intuit Inc. (93 filings), Salesforce Inc. (40 filings), and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (34 filings).

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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	909	$65,582	$75,600	$106,000
Level II	2,461	$88,150	$111,306	$153,920
Level III	2,698	$120,000	$148,006	$172,801
Level IV	2,527	$136,500	$165,000	$190,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	3,293	$166,000
2	NY	892	$142,050
3	TX	855	$115,000
4	WA	697	$171,226
5	MA	438	$135,464
6	NJ	365	$126,610
7	IL	300	$120,000
8	NC	254	$113,797
9	GA	253	$109,283
10	AR	244	$130,171

3,293

892

855

697

438

365

300

254

253

244

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	INFOSYS LIMITED	669
2	WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.	409
3	Intuit Inc.	93
4	Salesforce, Inc.	40
5	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	34
6	ASML US, LP	29
7	ASML US, LLC	26
8	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	25
9	Corgan Associates, Inc.	24
10	Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.	21

INFOSYS LIMITED

669

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

409

Intuit Inc.

Salesforce, Inc.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

ASML US, LP

ASML US, LLC

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Corgan Associates, Inc.

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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