Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$142,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.1%
- Live roles
- 1,247
Project Manager
$126,550
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 9,912
Highest-paying jobs
Product Engineer - New Product, First Owner
AI Transformation Owner, Product & Design
Director, CRM Product Owner
Product Owner Expert - Kubernetes, CaaS Platform
Director, IT Data and AI Product Owner – Clinical Development
Director, IT Data & AI Product Owner – PDM & Tech Ops
Director, Data and AI Product Owner, Research
Lead Technical Product Owner - Bank Fraud/Operations
Lead Technical Product Owner - Member Data Products
Senior Product Owner
Highest-paying jobs
Remediation Project Manager
Senior Director, Project Team Leader / Executive Committee Business Manager
Sr. Project Manager - Transportation
Senior Project Manager - TRANSIT
Senior Manager - Technical Project Management (semiconductor/capital equipment)
Senior Project Manager - Federal Programs
Sr. Project Manager for Roadway Engineering
Finance Transformation Project Manager
Project Manager, Global Brand Experience (Fixed-Term)
Senior Project Manager (Calypso)
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 |
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 |
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 Owner vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $142,400 per year (typically $112,500–$171,000), versus $126,550 for Project Manager ($102,500–$151,406). That puts Product Owner about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner 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.