Side-by-side distribution
Chief of Staff
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.8%
- Live roles
- 284
Technical Product Manager
$187,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.3%
- Live roles
- 1,027
Highest-paying jobs
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff (Executive Office) and VP of Strategy & Operations
Chief of Staff to the COO & GM of Marketplace
Chief of Staff Director, Product
Chief of Staff, Product
Chief of Staff, CEO
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Chips Development
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Technical Program Manager, API Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Flex
|
$301,500 | 2 |
|
Checkr
|
$282,250 | 2 |
Sonatus
|
$244,000 | 2 |
Nuro
|
$231,520 | 2 |
EliseAI
|
$212,500 | 2 |
Coursera
|
$212,040 | 2 |
Coursera Sourcing
|
$212,040 | 2 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$198,750 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 62 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 15 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 13 |
|
OpenAI
|
$270,500 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $209,150 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$187,250 | 10 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 10 |
Scout Motors
|
$155,000 | 8 |
Chief of Staff salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $300,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 19 |
| New York | $200,000 | 34 |
| Los Angeles | $192,500 | 4 |
| Toronto | $128,342 | 3 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,000 | 122 |
| London | $215,549 | 6 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 49 |
| New York | $192,500 | 85 |
| Austin | $177,750 | 14 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $172,500 | 27 |
| Atlanta | $170,625 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $155,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | $154,750 | 4 |
Chief of Staff vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Chief of Staff is $200,000 per year (typically $161,250–$232,725), versus $187,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$217,375). That puts Chief of Staff about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chief of Staff and Technical Product 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.