Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$118,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15%
- Live roles
- 321
Program Manager
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.1%
- Live roles
- 1,914
Highest-paying jobs
Product Engineer - New Product, First Owner
Sr. Staff Product Owner, Accounting Systems
Staff Product Owner, Collaboration & Productivity
Staff Product Owner, Finance & Business Operations
Senior Product Owner - Sales Application
GTM Technology Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Principal Technical Program Manager
Corporate Program Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvey
|
$202,000 | 5 |
|
Pinterest
|
$242,818 | 3 |
Black Duck Software, Inc.
|
$136,603 | 2 |
TEGNA Inc.
|
$125,000 | 2 |
Asana
|
$92,424 | 2 |
Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)
|
$38,702 | 2 |
|
Fuku
|
$275,000 | 1 |
|
Everpure
|
$227,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,000 | 109 |
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 29 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 22 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 20 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 20 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 13 |
| TW Twitch | $156,375 | 12 |
|
Everpure
|
$212,500 | 11 |
Product Owner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $242,818 | 5 |
| Denver | $161,200 | 3 |
| Chicago | $159,800 | 4 |
| New York | $150,000 | 6 |
| Toronto | $120,000 | 7 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $203,400 | 201 |
| Austin | $203,000 | 24 |
| Seattle | $192,489 | 72 |
| New York | $187,000 | 137 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 19 |
| Boston | $167,625 | 50 |
| Denver | $151,051 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 7 |
| Chicago | $137,500 | 15 |
| London | $113,967 | 3 |
Product Owner vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $118,800 per year (typically $92,064–$165,500), versus $170,000 for Program Manager ($132,500–$200,475). That puts Program Manager about 43% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner 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.