Principal Product Manager H-1B salaries — 888 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 172
- Filings · FY2025
- $211k
- Median base · FY2025
- $167k–$225k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Walmart Associates
- Top sponsor · 119 all-time
Principal Product Manager: 888 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $211k across 172 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $167k and $225k. The biggest sponsors are Walmart Associates, Intuit, Amazon.com Services; most filings are in Mountain View, CA.
How much does a Principal Product Manager make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $211k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Principal Product Manager sponsorship changed?
23 certified filings in FY2016 → 113 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 113 | −34% | $221k |
| FY2025 | 172 | +31% | $211k |
| FY2024 | 131 | +62% | $196k |
| FY2023 | 81 | −40% | $197k |
| FY2022 | 135 | +57% | $200k |
| FY2021 | 86 | +83% | $190k |
| FY2020 | 47 | −6% | $165k |
| FY2019 | 50 | +72% | $174k |
| FY2018 | 29 | +38% | $165k |
| FY2017 | 21 | −9% | $160k |
| FY2016 | 23 | — | $143k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Principal Product Managers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart Associates | 119 | $179k |
| 2 | Intuit | 67 | $224k |
| 3 | Amazon.com Services | 20 | $175k |
| 4 | 18 | $199k | |
| 5 | Servicenow | 17 | $160k |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 12 | $206k |
| 7 | Microsoft | 12 | $216k |
| 8 | Oath Holdings | 11 | $174k |
| 9 | F5 | 11 | $240k |
| 10 | Zscaler | 11 | $215k |
Where are H-1B Principal Product Manager jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain View, CA | 82 | $219k |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | 75 | $213k |
| 3 | Sunnyvale, CA | 69 | $180k |
| 4 | Seattle, WA | 63 | $189k |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | 56 | $223k |
| 6 | Santa Clara, CA | 52 | $190k |
| 7 | New York, NY | 33 | $208k |
| 8 | Bentonville, AR | 32 | $164k |
| 9 | Bellevue, WA | 26 | $215k |
| 10 | Austin, TX | 25 | $170k |
Common questions about Principal Product Manager H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Principal Product Manager?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Principal Product Manager is $211k (FY2025), from 172 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $164k and $221k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Principal Product Managers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Principal Product Manager are Walmart Associates, Intuit, Amazon.com Services.
- Where are most H-1B Principal Product Manager jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Principal Product Manager roles are Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Principal Product Manager H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →