Side-by-side distribution
Contract Manager
$97,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.1%
- Live roles
- 1,589
Privacy Officer
$196,042
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 49.3%
- Live roles
- 146
Highest-paying jobs
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Senior / Principal Product Manager, Contract Orchestration
Contract Lifecycle Management Lead, Sr. Manager
Director, Contract Lifecycle Management Product Manager
Marketing Operations Manager (Contract)
CV Invasive Specialist Contract $68/hr
Product Manager — Future Contract Opportunities
Highest-paying jobs
Data Protection, Privacy and Security Of Counsel (Palo Alto)
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Managing Senior Counsel, Privacy - Caremark
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Senior Counsel - Privacy, Regulatory & Technology
Senior Privacy & AI Counsel, San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) (963-SLS)
Senior Legal Counsel- Privacy
Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Compliance
Director and Assistant General Counsel, Global Privacy, AI and Cybersecurity
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$117,700 | 21 |
Protiviti
|
$72,652 | 15 |
Loblaw
|
$71,250 | 13 |
| GV GE Vernova | $159,500 | 8 |
|
CVS Health
|
$96,450 | 8 |
Intel
|
$126,000 | 7 |
CACI
|
$121,950 | 7 |
GDIT
|
$88,174 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$245,000 | 4 |
|
Mastercard
|
$264,500 | 3 |
T-Mobile
|
$172,700 | 3 |
Centene
|
$153,500 | 3 |
Abridge
|
$243,750 | 2 |
Coinbase
|
$223,482 | 2 |
OpenTable
|
$215,000 | 2 |
Premier Inc.
|
$187,500 | 2 |
Contract Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $202,000 | 5 |
| Atlanta | $202,000 | 9 |
| Boston | $182,000 | 10 |
| New York | $165,500 | 23 |
| San Francisco | $160,200 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $136,225 | 6 |
| Denver | $135,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | $114,400 | 13 |
| Dublin | $93,538 | 3 |
| Toronto | $92,526 | 29 |
Privacy Officer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $245,000 | 19 |
| San Francisco | $245,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | $245,000 | 6 |
| Chicago | $233,650 | 5 |
| London | $137,243 | 3 |
Contract Manager vs Privacy Officer: which pays more?
The median for Contract Manager is $97,500 per year (typically $73,500–$132,450), versus $196,042 for Privacy Officer ($159,875–$238,453). That puts Privacy Officer about 101% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Contract Manager and Privacy Officer 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.