Side-by-side distribution
Product Manager
$171,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.2%
- Live roles
- 11,756
Program Manager
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51%
- Live roles
- 4,682
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Manager
Associate Product Manager
Principal Product Manager, Graph & Reporting
TPM Manager, Infrastructure
Product Manager, Financial Services
Product Manager
Principal Product Manager - Nvidia Technology Partnerships
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Principal Product Manager - Console
Product Manager, Enterprise Identity
Highest-paying jobs
GMP Custom Program Manager
Program Capture Business Development Manager
Program Capture Sales Account & Business Development Manager
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime Engineering
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Senior Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 40 |
Cisco
|
$208,300 | 37 |
Abbott
|
$170,500 | 32 |
HP
|
$146,138 | 32 |
Harvey
|
$210,000 | 29 |
Databricks
|
$185,925 | 28 |
Bank of America
|
$152,450 | 28 |
| DI Disney | $182,200 | 26 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$192,000 | 109 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$197,500 | 67 |
|
OpenAI
|
$264,250 | 38 |
Applied Materials
|
$137,750 | 35 |
Leidos
|
$163,338 | 33 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 32 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$177,875 | 26 |
CACI
|
$168,100 | 21 |
Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 804 |
| Seattle | $198,000 | 209 |
| New York | $190,000 | 977 |
| Los Angeles | $186,450 | 100 |
| Denver | $176,775 | 98 |
| Austin | $171,825 | 130 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 199 |
| Chicago | $162,000 | 203 |
| Atlanta | $158,750 | 83 |
| London | $150,480 | 79 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $218,000 | 233 |
| Seattle | $189,500 | 108 |
| New York | $173,500 | 229 |
| Los Angeles | $172,813 | 56 |
| Atlanta | $160,250 | 30 |
| Austin | $155,350 | 65 |
| Boston | $152,500 | 70 |
| Chicago | $152,000 | 73 |
| Denver | $139,250 | 46 |
| Berlin | $129,160 | 5 |
Product Manager vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Manager is $171,000 per year (typically $135,325–$207,488), versus $155,000 for Program Manager ($117,500–$190,000). That puts Product Manager about 10% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Manager and Program 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.