Side-by-side distribution
Investment Banking
$206,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.8%
- Live roles
- 23
Technical Product Manager
$189,582
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.7%
- Live roles
- 1,034
Highest-paying jobs
Investment Banker II
Investment Banker I
Associate - Investment Banking - Los Angeles
Investment Banking, Vice President & Associate, Consumer & Retail
Investment Banking, Associate, M&A
Investment Banking, Associate, Private Capital Advisory
Investment Banking, Senior Analyst/Associate, DCM
Analyst - Investment Banking - Los Angeles
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BT BTIG | $185,000 | 4 |
|
OffDeal
|
$486,250 | 2 |
|
Ducera Partners - Experienced Hires
|
$175,000 | 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 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $209,150 | 10 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 10 |
CoreWeave
|
$207,000 | 9 |
Investment Banking salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $206,250 | 6 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $216,875 | 130 |
| Austin | $213,000 | 15 |
| London | $208,297 | 5 |
| New York | $203,000 | 87 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 51 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $171,563 | 30 |
| Atlanta | $170,625 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $155,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 3 |
Investment Banking vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Investment Banking is $206,250 per year (typically $176,250–$228,750), versus $189,582 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$219,625). That puts Investment Banking about 9% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Investment Banking 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.