Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$154,338
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.2%
- Live roles
- 4,649
Scrum Master
$130,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.8%
- Live roles
- 238
Highest-paying jobs
GMP Custom Program Manager
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Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Platform & Runtime Engineering
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Senior Program Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Scrum Master
Scrum Master / BA
Agile Scrum Master - Custom Product
Senior Manager, Scrum Master
Scrum Master / KM Deputy Lead
Scrum Master
Systems Engineer/Scrum Master - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Scrum Master (Senior)
Lead Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$180,500 | 103 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$190,250 | 64 |
OpenAI
|
$264,250 | 42 |
Applied Materials
|
$137,750 | 39 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 33 |
Leidos
|
$163,338 | 32 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$181,500 | 29 |
Blue Origin
|
$174,226 | 21 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
CACI
|
$160,950 | 11 |
|
Leidos
|
$129,575 | 9 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$93,364 | 5 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$152,450 | 4 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$121,950 | 4 |
|
GDIT
|
$170,000 | 3 |
| PA Parsons | $154,300 | 2 |
NT Concepts
|
$135,585 | 2 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $216,750 | 239 |
| Seattle | $181,550 | 106 |
| New York | $173,500 | 232 |
| Los Angeles | $170,313 | 62 |
| Atlanta | $151,000 | 29 |
| Boston | $149,375 | 72 |
| Austin | $149,000 | 65 |
| Denver | $142,850 | 49 |
| Chicago | $141,250 | 80 |
| Berlin | $129,160 | 5 |
Scrum Master salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $115,000 | 3 |
Program Manager vs Scrum Master: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $154,338 per year (typically $116,000–$189,738), versus $130,000 for Scrum Master ($103,281–$152,888). That puts Program Manager about 19% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Program Manager 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.