Expert Product Manager salary in Washington, DC

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Herndon, Bethesda, Mclean, Rockville.

Median salary$164,250
Middle 50%$156.3k–$174.7k
vs. all levels here+10%comparison median $149,849
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $154,710 and $225,251.
PercentileSalary
10th$156,229
25th$156,297
50th (median)$164,250
75th$174,708
90th$186,070

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2021: median $158,140 (13 filings) FY2022: median $142,594 (22 filings) FY2023: median $166,000 (20 filings) FY2024: median $165,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $159,349 (13 filings) FY2026: median $165,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021$158,140$152,000$160,00013
FY2022$142,594$141,294$167,50022
FY2023$166,000$155,296$190,00020
FY2024$165,000$150,000$171,10019
FY2025$159,349$156,229$172,55013
FY2026$165,000$163,363$175,42713

Cost of living

Washington's median expert Product Manager salary of $164,250 is worth about $150,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Financial Industry Regulatory Authoritytoo few4
Amazontoo few3
HiLabstoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
Visatoo few2
iSolverstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $94,475 12
Mid-level · Level II $132,000 45
Senior · Level III $158,600 53
Expert · Level IV $164,250 26

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.