Side-by-side distribution
Agile Coach
$156,271
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25%
- Live roles
- 28
Program Manager
$154,110
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.2%
- Live roles
- 4,653
Highest-paying jobs
Senior SAFe Agile Coach| Advanced SAFe Practice Consultant
Senior Scrum Master & Agile Coach
Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer
Agile Coach (Release Train Engineer)
Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach (SPC Required)
Agile Coach
Agile Coach/Lead Scrum Master
Highest-paying jobs
GMP Custom Program Manager
Program Capture Sales Account & Business Development Manager
Program Capture Business Development Manager
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
IP Customer Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime Engineering
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Senior Program Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Skechers
|
$182,500 | 1 |
|
Leidos
|
$163,338 | 1 |
| GU Guidehouse | $157,000 | 1 |
|
NJM Insurance Group
|
$156,271 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 1 |
|
CACI
|
$116,650 | 1 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$93,364 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$180,500 | 103 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$190,250 | 64 |
OpenAI
|
$264,250 | 42 |
Applied Materials
|
$137,750 | 39 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 33 |
|
Leidos
|
$163,338 | 32 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$181,500 | 29 |
Blue Origin
|
$174,226 | 21 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $216,750 | 239 |
| Seattle | $181,550 | 106 |
| New York | $173,500 | 232 |
| Los Angeles | $170,313 | 62 |
| Atlanta | $151,000 | 29 |
| Boston | $149,375 | 72 |
| Austin | $149,000 | 65 |
| Denver | $142,850 | 49 |
| Chicago | $141,250 | 80 |
| Berlin | $129,160 | 5 |
Agile Coach vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Agile Coach is $156,271 per year (typically $129,525–$160,169), versus $154,110 for Program Manager ($116,000–$189,650). That puts Agile Coach about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Agile Coach and Program Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.