Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$117,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 8%
- Live roles
- 463
Technical Product Manager
$185,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.5%
- Live roles
- 1,261
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
Senior Technical Product Manager - Decisioning & Customer Identity
TPM Manager, Infrastructure
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Staff Technical Program Manager, Agentic Workflows & Program Intelligence
Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Technical Program Manager, AI Accelerator Software
Technical Program Manager, Model Deployment & Capacity
Technical Program Manager, AI Safety & Safeguards
Technical Program Manager, Developer Experience
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
|
$193,000 | 40 |
|
Anthropic
|
$400,000 | 21 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 21 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 13 |
| SE Sezzle | $78,000 | 12 |
Palantir
|
$126,500 | 9 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,000 | 8 |
| SA Scale AI | $205,550 | 8 |
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 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $244,450 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $221,750 | 143 |
| Seattle | $211,770 | 39 |
| Austin | $195,000 | 13 |
| Boston | $192,445 | 22 |
| New York | $190,000 | 100 |
| Los Angeles | $174,000 | 13 |
| Atlanta | $172,813 | 6 |
| Chicago | $162,000 | 13 |
| Denver | $153,000 | 3 |
Product Owner vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $117,500 per year (typically $92,336–$145,000), versus $185,500 for Technical Product Manager ($154,500–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 58% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner and Technical Product 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.