Side-by-side distribution
Counsel
$214,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.8%
- Live roles
- 1,286
Technical Product Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.6%
- Live roles
- 1,029
Highest-paying jobs
Legal Counsel (corporate / commercial, 3-5 PQE), hybrid/remote
Director, Corporate Counsel
Legal Counsel
General Counsel
Antitrust and Competition Associate / Special Counsel
REIT Special Counsel / Senior Associate
Real Estate Associate / Special Counsel (Lender-Side Focus)
Real Estate Senior Associate / Special Counsel ("Dirt" Focus)
Estate & Tax Planning Legal Counsel
Estate & Tax Planning Legal Counsel
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Chips Development
Technical Program Manager, Databases
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TM Tyson & Mendes LLP | $175,000 | 39 |
Fivetran
|
$214,096 | 23 |
Axiom Talent Platform
|
$214,750 | 21 |
Alliance Defending Freedom
|
$159,583 | 12 |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
|
$275,000 | 10 |
Crusoe
|
$235,000 | 9 |
Clearway Energy
|
$215,000 | 9 |
Harvey
|
$237,500 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 62 |
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$271,000 | 14 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 14 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 12 |
CoreWeave
|
$207,000 | 9 |
Scout Motors
|
$155,000 | 9 |
| SA Scale AI | $209,150 | 8 |
Counsel salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $228,275 | 124 |
| New York | $222,092 | 166 |
| Seattle | $220,000 | 26 |
| Boston | $219,875 | 12 |
| Los Angeles | $214,750 | 29 |
| Atlanta | $214,750 | 12 |
| Denver | $214,096 | 46 |
| Chicago | $214,050 | 19 |
| Austin | $195,000 | 17 |
| Dublin | $189,072 | 4 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 129 |
| Austin | $208,000 | 16 |
| New York | $203,000 | 86 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 51 |
| London | $179,671 | 4 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $171,563 | 28 |
| Los Angeles | $164,500 | 10 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 13 |
Counsel vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Counsel is $214,750 per year (typically $178,500–$250,000), versus $190,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$220,000). That puts Counsel about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Counsel 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.