Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$154,110
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.2%
- Live roles
- 4,653
Technical Product Manager
$177,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 48.2%
- Live roles
- 1,812
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Senior Program Manager
Highest-paying jobs
TPM Manager, Infrastructure
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Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Multimodal
Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 64 |
|
Applied Materials
|
$137,750 | 26 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 24 |
|
Blue Origin
|
$174,226 | 22 |
|
OpenAI
|
$296,000 | 21 |
Applied Intuition
|
$168,500 | 12 |
Mastercard
|
$152,000 | 12 |
Databricks
|
$214,025 | 11 |
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 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $228,000 | 143 |
| New York | $200,000 | 117 |
| Seattle | $192,741 | 73 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 18 |
| Austin | $168,125 | 42 |
| Atlanta | $167,813 | 8 |
| Boston | $164,500 | 39 |
| Denver | $162,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $159,600 | 28 |
| London | $137,047 | 6 |
Program Manager vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $154,110 per year (typically $116,000–$189,650), versus $177,500 for Technical Product Manager ($148,625–$211,599). That puts Technical Product Manager about 15% 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.