Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$117,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 8%
- Live roles
- 463
Program Manager
$168,386
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.2%
- Live roles
- 1,940
Highest-paying jobs
Product Engineer - New Product, First Owner
AI Transformation Owner, Product & Design
Senior Product Owner - Sales Application
Product Owner/Scrum Master
Product Owner, GTM Sales Systems
Product Owner, Integrated Business Planning
Product Owner Service Centre & Telephony, Temporary
Product Owner (US Remote)
Product Owner
Senior Product Owner, Data Insights
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Agentic Workflows & Program Intelligence
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Program Manager, IP Product
Technical Program Manager, AI Safety & Safeguards
Technical Program Manager, AI Accelerator Software
Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Technical Program Manager, Model Deployment & Capacity
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Horizon Trading Solutions
|
$92,336 | 2 |
Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)
|
$54,000 | 2 |
|
Fuku
|
$275,000 | 1 |
|
GitLab
|
$274,400 | 1 |
|
Everpure
|
$204,500 | 1 |
|
Scout Motors
|
$176,250 | 1 |
|
Klaviyo
|
$165,000 | 1 |
|
Aviso Wealth
|
$161,200 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$189,500 | 73 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 41 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 26 |
| AX Axon | $165,809 | 18 |
Harvey
|
$174,300 | 14 |
Palantir
|
$126,500 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $203,400 | 11 |
CoreWeave
|
$183,500 | 10 |
Product Owner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $142,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $135,000 | 3 |
| Denver | $128,750 | 4 |
| Chicago | $117,600 | 3 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,385 | 218 |
| Austin | $206,000 | 20 |
| Seattle | $196,114 | 54 |
| New York | $178,750 | 170 |
| Atlanta | $170,625 | 7 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $158,750 | 28 |
| London | $157,765 | 6 |
| Chicago | $148,500 | 24 |
| Toronto | $125,000 | 23 |
Product Owner vs Program Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $117,500 per year (typically $92,336–$145,000), versus $168,386 for Program Manager ($130,000–$203,400). 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.