Side-by-side distribution
Product Manager
$170,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.3%
- Live roles
- 11,651
Product Owner
$142,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.1%
- Live roles
- 1,247
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Manager
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Principal Product Manager - Nvidia Technology Partnerships
Principal Product Manager - Console
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Lead Technical Product Owner - Bank Fraud/Operations
Lead Technical Product Owner - Member Data Products
Senior Product Owner
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 41 |
Abbott
|
$170,000 | 41 |
HP
|
$138,213 | 32 |
Harvey
|
$205,125 | 30 |
| DI Disney | $182,200 | 29 |
Databricks
|
$185,925 | 28 |
Bank of America
|
$176,050 | 28 |
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 27 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
PNC
|
$146,900 | 9 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | $112,500 | 9 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 8 |
| MT M&T Bank | $197,700 | 7 |
| US USAA | $150,590 | 7 |
| TB TD Bank | $113,620 | 7 |
|
Bank of America
|
$144,550 | 6 |
Johnson & Johnson
|
$166,513 | 5 |
Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 780 |
| Seattle | $198,438 | 194 |
| New York | $190,000 | 966 |
| Denver | $179,000 | 94 |
| Los Angeles | $178,750 | 100 |
| Austin | $172,500 | 128 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 200 |
| Chicago | $162,000 | 201 |
| Atlanta | $161,231 | 88 |
| London | $154,352 | 76 |
Product Manager vs Product Owner: which pays more?
The median for Product Manager is $170,500 per year (typically $135,859–$206,300), versus $142,400 for Product Owner ($112,500–$171,000). That puts Product Manager about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Manager and Product Owner 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.