Technical Program Manager
Median salary
$161,618
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$139,298 – $186,056
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.64%
-5.59% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.3%
1,362 filings
Technical Program Manager pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$118,325
P25$139,298
Median$161,618
P75$186,056
P90$215,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$144,55072 LCAs
Level II$153,000561 LCAs
Level III$166,962345 LCAs
Level IV$186,000239 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Technical Program Manager pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Computer Occupations, All Other 43%Computer and Information Systems Managers 19%Software Developers 17%Project Management Specialists 4%Mechanical Engineers 3%Industrial Engineers 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 43.25% | 589 | $136,843 | $159,000 | $186,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 18.8% | 256 | $152,825 | $174,966 | $190,550 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 16.74% | 228 | $131,997 | $154,200 | $184,200 |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | 3.6% | 49 | $129,500 | $150,218 | $164,715 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 3.01% | 41 | $142,100 | $153,000 | $180,000 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 3.01% | 41 | $130,000 | $146,500 | $171,000 |
| Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 | 2.42% | 33 | $158,535 | $168,000 | $183,695 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 | 1.76% | 24 | $159,780 | $182,728 | $215,560 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 | 1.32% | 18 | $177,750 | $212,000 | $219,500 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 0.81% | 11 | $126,000 | $131,700 | $166,850 |
| Logisticians 13-1081 | 0.66% | 9 | $145,500 | $148,700 | $170,316 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.59% | 8 | $164,580 | $176,500 | $191,750 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.51% | 7 | $160,965 | $162,000 | $194,500 |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 0.37% | 5 | $105,000 | $208,000 | $212,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.37% | 5 | $106,000 | $106,000 | $115,170 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 0.37% | 5 | $125,460 | $195,000 | $212,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Technical Program Manager
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 194 | $148,700 | -6.5% |
| Amazon | 184 | $170,960 | -2.3% |
| Amazon | 128 | $141,800 | -8% |
| 71 | $208,000 | +34.9% | |
| Meta | 49 | $224,000 | +40.9% |
| 35 | $196,000 | +23.3% | |
| Tesla | 27 | $164,717 | -1.9% |
| 17 | $212,000 | +0% | |
| 11 | $179,000 | +17% | |
| Tesla | 11 | $146,500 | +0% |
| Lucid | 9 | $150,405 | -5.4% |
| Tesla | 9 | $149,350 | -2.4% |
| Visa Technology & Operations | 8 | $149,240 | -6.1% |
| Harman Becker Automotive | 8 | $160,460 | +0.9% |
| Cisco | 7 | $118,700 | -25.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Technical Program Manager III360 LCAs · median $163,100
- Senior Technical Program Manager212 LCAs · median $167,024
- Technical Program Manager II183 LCAs · median $144,100
- Technical Program Manager I10 LCAs · median $124,600
- Senior Technical Program Manager II7 LCAs · median $187,048
- Senior Technical Program Manager I5 LCAs · median $150,000