Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$168,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.2%
- Live roles
- 1,944
Technical Product Manager
$186,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46%
- Live roles
- 1,260
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Agentic Workflows & Program Intelligence
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Program Manager, IP Product
Technical Program Manager, AI Safety & Safeguards
Technical Program Manager, AI Accelerator Software
Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Technical Program Manager, Model Deployment & Capacity
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$189,500 | 73 |
|
OpenAI
|
$255,500 | 41 |
|
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 26 |
| AX Axon | $165,809 | 18 |
Harvey
|
$174,300 | 14 |
Palantir
|
$126,500 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $203,400 | 11 |
CoreWeave
|
$183,500 | 10 |
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 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,385 | 218 |
| Austin | $206,000 | 20 |
| Seattle | $196,114 | 54 |
| New York | $178,750 | 170 |
| Atlanta | $170,625 | 7 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $158,750 | 28 |
| London | $157,765 | 6 |
| Chicago | $148,500 | 24 |
| Toronto | $125,000 | 23 |
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 |
Program Manager vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $168,500 per year (typically $130,250–$203,950), versus $186,500 for Technical Product Manager ($154,750–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 11% 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.