Cost Manager H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051).
Employers filed 52 wage applications for Cost Manager jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 14 employers. The median offered wage was $110,573, 0.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Trenmor LLC filed the most (22, median $110,573).
- Filings
- 52
- Positions covered
- 56
- Employers
- 14
- Median offered
- $110,573
- Median prevailing wage
- $94,339
- Filings since FY2020
- 214
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +16%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Cost Manager jobs rose 16%, from $95,534 in fiscal 2020 to $110,573 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 36 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Cost Manager by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 45 | $110,573 | +5.3% | $98,238 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 26 | $105,000 | +0.8% | $87,443 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 22 | $104,199 | +16.0% | $74,506 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 24 | $89,835 | −9.2% | $71,739 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 36 | $98,932 | −2.9% | $89,710 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 34 | $101,835 | +6.6% | $82,389 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 27 | $95,534 | n/a | $81,723 | +14.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenmor LLC | 22 | $110,573 | at the minimum | |
| Cumming Management Group, Inc. | 10 | $105,000 | +18.2% | |
| Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLC | 5 | $123,692 | +99.1% | |
| OCMI, Inc. | 2 | $141,500 | +39.1% | |
| AtkinsRealis USA Inc. | 2 | $120,368 | +46.8% | |
| WTP America LLC | 2 | $107,500 | +16.0% | |
| Mace North America Ltd | 2 | $119,642 | at the minimum | |
| Gardiner & Theobald LLC | 1 | $100,000 | +0.6% | |
| VVA Drees & Sommer LLC | 1 | $99,549 | at the minimum | |
| SLS Consultants, LLC | 1 | $125,000 | +61.4% | |
| Turner & Townsend, Inc. | 1 | $139,369 | +64.0% | |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. | 1 | $115,003 | +18.0% | |
| The Harrison Steel Castings Company | 1 | $85,000 | +11.1% | |
Showing the 13 employers with the most filings of 14. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Cost Manager jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 12 | $110,573 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 12 | $105,000 | at the minimum | |
| Raleigh, NC | 5 | $105,000 | +64.3% | |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 2 | $105,260 | +19.2% | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $96,043 | +34.5% | |
| Vacaville, CA | 2 | $116,230 | at the minimum | |
| Attica, IN | 1 | $85,000 | +11.1% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $130,000 | +107.8% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $110,000 | +26.3% | |
| Cartersville, GA | 1 | $74,360 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $130,000 | +42.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $139,369 | +64.0% | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $115,003 | +18.0% | |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $110,000 | +48.1% | |
| East Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | +0.6% | |
| Glendale, AZ | 1 | $130,000 | +152.6% | |
| Lebanon, IN | 1 | $106,538 | at the minimum | |
| Mesa, AZ | 1 | $117,957 | at the minimum | |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $99,549 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $90,602 | +3.6% | |
| Sandston, VA | 1 | $120,000 | +99.1% | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $153,000 | +35.7% | |
| Tempe, AZ | 1 | $117,957 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.