Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$138,450
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.5%
- Live roles
- 1,297
Scrum Master
$120,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.9%
- Live roles
- 264
Highest-paying jobs
Product Engineer - New Product, First Owner
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AI Transformation Owner, Product & Design
Technical Product Owner - Director
Director, CRM Product Owner (4 openings)
Director, IT Data & AI Product Owner – PDM & Tech Ops
Director, Data and AI Product Owner, Research
Director, IT Data and AI Product Owner – Clinical Development
Group Product Owner, PSAO Solutions
Group Product Owner, Solution Innovation & Design
Highest-paying jobs
IT PM / Scrum Master - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Systems Engineer - Scrum Master
Senior Manager, Scrum Master
Manager, Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Technical Scrum Master-TS/SCI with Poly
Scrum Master
Product Owner/Scrum Master
Senior Principal Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MS Morgan Stanley | $131,250 | 12 |
Travelers
|
$159,550 | 11 |
PNC
|
$112,500 | 9 |
Caterpillar
|
$160,590 | 8 |
| US USAA | $150,590 | 8 |
|
CACI
|
$139,950 | 6 |
Johnson & Johnson
|
$126,218 | 6 |
Bank of America
|
$125,825 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Leidos
|
$125,925 | 8 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 6 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$93,364 | 5 |
|
GDIT
|
$152,885 | 4 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 3 |
|
CACI
|
$128,300 | 3 |
Synechron
|
$110,000 | 3 |
| NI Nightwing | $170,000 | 2 |
Product Owner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $197,000 | 7 |
| Boston | $163,300 | 13 |
| Atlanta | $153,500 | 10 |
| Seattle | $152,250 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $138,550 | 4 |
| New York | $137,500 | 48 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 9 |
| Chicago | $125,000 | 17 |
| Austin | $123,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $120,269 | 11 |
Scrum Master salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $103,250 | 6 |
Product Owner vs Scrum Master: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $138,450 per year (typically $113,011–$164,425), versus $120,750 for Scrum Master ($102,000–$136,800). That puts Product Owner about 15% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner and Scrum Master 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.