Side-by-side distribution
Product Manager
$170,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.3%
- Live roles
- 11,649
Project Manager
$126,550
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 9,912
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Manager
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Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Highest-paying jobs
Remediation Project Manager
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Finance Transformation Project Manager
Project Manager, Global Brand Experience (Fixed-Term)
Senior Project Manager (Calypso)
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 |
|---|---|---|
STV
|
$150,869 | 92 |
| PA Parsons | $175,150 | 88 |
Cumming Group
|
$152,767 | 75 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$120,250 | 70 |
| JC Johnson Controls | $107,500 | 61 |
AtkinsRéalis
|
$145,000 | 57 |
Applied Materials
|
$128,250 | 54 |
HITT Contracting
|
$114,400 | 47 |
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 |
Project Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 108 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 105 |
| Seattle | $142,050 | 56 |
| Atlanta | $138,413 | 48 |
| Denver | $138,300 | 73 |
| New York | $133,000 | 267 |
| Boston | $129,967 | 71 |
| Chicago | $129,056 | 142 |
| Austin | $128,250 | 80 |
| Toronto | $104,878 | 58 |
Product Manager vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Manager is $170,500 per year (typically $135,859–$206,300), versus $126,550 for Project Manager ($102,500–$151,406). That puts Product Manager about 35% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Manager and Project 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.