Side-by-side distribution
Project Manager
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.7%
- Live roles
- 3,448
Technical Product Manager
$185,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.5%
- Live roles
- 1,261
Highest-paying jobs
Project Manager, ERP Implementation - Contractor
Senior Director, Project Team Leader / Executive Committee Business Manager
Implementation Project Manager
Implementation Project Manager
SAP Project Systems Sr. Manager SCON
Senior Registered Engineer / Project Manager, Electrical
Senior Project Manager (Public)
Senior Data Center Construction Project Manager
Salesforce Project Manager
Software Technical Project Manager - Secret Clearance
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 |
|---|---|---|
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 31 |
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 29 |
Consigli Construction
|
$133,000 | 25 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $129,000 | 24 |
EC Electric
|
$147,500 | 21 |
BKF
|
$162,500 | 19 |
Apex Companies
|
$130,000 | 19 |
LaBella Associates
|
$102,500 | 19 |
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 |
Project Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $170,750 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $162,500 | 57 |
| Austin | $145,000 | 15 |
| Denver | $137,000 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $130,000 | 39 |
| Boston | $122,830 | 24 |
| Chicago | $121,065 | 42 |
| New York | $118,938 | 150 |
| Atlanta | $118,750 | 8 |
| London | $102,420 | 11 |
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 |
Project Manager vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Project Manager is $125,000 per year (typically $100,300–$150,000), versus $185,500 for Technical Product Manager ($154,500–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 48% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Project 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.