Program Director H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Information Technology Project Managers (SOC 15-1299.09).
Employers filed 43 wage applications for Program Director jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 31 employers. The median offered wage was $106,000, 8.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. HCL America Inc filed the most (5, median $157,560).
- Filings
- 43
- Positions covered
- 42
- Employers
- 31
- Median offered
- $106,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $93,424
- Filings since FY2020
- 312
- Median offer change since FY2020
- −2%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Program Director jobs fell 2%, from $105,602 in fiscal 2020 to $103,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 8.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 53 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.
Program Director by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 33 | $103,500 | −5.2% | $91,271 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 44 | $109,200 | −7.1% | $104,042 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 37 | $117,600 | −9.5% | $87,214 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 43 | $130,000 | +6.7% | $99,466 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 52 | $121,835 | +2.7% | $94,349 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 50 | $118,677 | +12.4% | $91,510 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 53 | $105,602 | n/a | $86,674 | +5.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL America Inc | 5 | $157,560 | +14.2% | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus | 4 | $70,656 | +14.6% | |
| Birlasoft Computer Corporation | 2 | $137,762 | +27.3% | |
| Bard College | 2 | $68,500 | +18.0% | |
| Birlasoft Inc | 2 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Justice Resource Institute Inc. | 2 | $78,035 | +3.4% | |
| The Devereux Foundation | 2 | $55,182 | at the minimum | |
| Inter-American Dialogue | 1 | $147,000 | +12.3% | |
| PCH Treatment Inc. | 1 | $105,000 | +8.7% | |
| Birlasoft Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $170,000 | +44.6% | |
| RS&H, Inc. | 1 | $156,458 | at the minimum | |
| IBM Corporation | 1 | $334,704 | +50.0% | |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $149,999 | +8.8% | |
| Itc Infotech (USA), Inc. | 1 | $173,528 | +34.3% | |
| The Ohio State University | 1 | $87,000 | +7.2% | |
| Georgetown University | 1 | $118,000 | +8.8% | |
| FCB Worldwide, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 | +1.6% | |
| Delicato Vineyards d/b/a Delicato Family Wines | 1 | $164,677 | +18.3% | |
| Management Systems International, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 | +7.5% | |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 1 | $144,516 | +10.7% | |
Showing the 20 employers with the most filings of 31. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Program Director jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan, PR | 4 | $70,656 | +14.6% | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $107,000 | +1.6% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $110,729 | +3.9% | |
| Holyoke, MA | 2 | $68,500 | +18.0% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $137,762 | +27.3% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $90,741 | +4.3% | |
| Rutland, MA | 2 | $55,182 | at the minimum | |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $132,500 | +10.5% | |
| Arvada, CO | 1 | $100,000 | +7.5% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $144,516 | +10.7% | |
| Bala Cynwyd, PA | 1 | $170,000 | +44.6% | |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $49,254 | at the minimum | |
| Chino Hills, CA | 1 | $66,000 | +18.3% | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $87,000 | +7.2% | |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $76,482 | at the minimum | |
| Edison, NJ | 1 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Folsom, CA | 1 | $149,999 | +8.8% | |
| Framingham, MA | 1 | $61,069 | at the minimum | |
| Franklin, TN | 1 | $196,800 | +109.7% | |
| Gloucester, MA | 1 | $176,004 | +25.1% | |
| Kailua-Kona, HI | 1 | $47,840 | +6.7% | |
| Mahwah, NJ | 1 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Manteca, CA | 1 | $164,677 | +18.3% | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $175,011 | at the minimum | |
| O Fallon, MO | 1 | $140,795 | +14.2% | |
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.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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