Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.1%
- Live roles
- 1,914
Technical Product Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.6%
- Live roles
- 1,029
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
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Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Principal Technical Program Manager
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Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
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Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Corporate Program Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Principal Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Chips Development
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,000 | 109 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 29 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 22 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 20 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 20 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 13 |
| TW Twitch | $156,375 | 12 |
Everpure
|
$212,500 | 11 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 62 |
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$271,000 | 14 |
|
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 14 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 12 |
CoreWeave
|
$207,000 | 9 |
Scout Motors
|
$155,000 | 9 |
| SA Scale AI | $209,150 | 8 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $203,400 | 200 |
| Austin | $203,000 | 24 |
| Seattle | $190,989 | 74 |
| New York | $188,600 | 135 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 19 |
| Boston | $167,625 | 51 |
| Atlanta | $160,000 | 10 |
| Denver | $151,051 | 19 |
| Chicago | $137,500 | 15 |
| London | $113,967 | 3 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $216,000 | 128 |
| Austin | $213,000 | 17 |
| New York | $203,000 | 85 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 52 |
| London | $179,671 | 4 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $172,500 | 29 |
| Los Angeles | $164,500 | 10 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 13 |
Program Manager vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $170,000 per year (typically $132,500–$200,475), versus $190,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 12% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Program Manager 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.