Side-by-side distribution
Product Manager
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.9%
- Live roles
- 6,608
Project Manager
$122,962
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 3,430
Highest-paying jobs
Product Manager, Cards
Senior Product Manager
Senior Product Operations Manager
Product Manager, Legal Information Services
Product Manager, Developer Productivity
Engineering Manager, Product Engineering
Principal Product Manager, Platform and Shared Services
Principal Product Manager, Payments
Senior Product Manager, Payments
Principal Product Manager, Payments
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Project Manager (Creative Services)
Seller/Doer Project Manager
Project Manager - Store Growth & Acquisitions
Senior Director, Project Team Leader / Executive Committee Business Manager
Senior Technical Project Manager
SAP Project Systems Sr. Manager SCON
Project Manager for Trade Lifecycle Modernization
Principal Construction Project Manager, Maritime (East Coast)
Senior Project Manager - Civil Transportation
Senior Project Manager (Public)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fundraise Up
|
$6,725 | 36 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 28 |
Datadog
|
$216,000 | 25 |
Databricks
|
$185,925 | 25 |
Airwallex
|
$221,250 | 22 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 21 |
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 21 |
Glean
|
$210,000 | 21 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 38 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $127,250 | 36 |
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 31 |
Consigli Construction
|
$133,000 | 29 |
Apex Companies
|
$142,500 | 27 |
EC Electric
|
$130,000 | 23 |
| JC JRM Construction Management, LLC | $147,500 | 22 |
Woolpert
|
$133,000 | 20 |
Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $207,500 | 623 |
| New York | $187,000 | 659 |
| Seattle | $186,463 | 128 |
| Chicago | $180,250 | 60 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 54 |
| Austin | $180,000 | 35 |
| Boston | $177,950 | 112 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 39 |
| Atlanta | $159,825 | 22 |
| London | $144,098 | 67 |
Project Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 50 |
| Atlanta | $150,000 | 7 |
| Denver | $135,200 | 27 |
| Boston | $132,750 | 34 |
| Los Angeles | $132,200 | 34 |
| Austin | $130,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $122,500 | 16 |
| Chicago | $122,500 | 49 |
| New York | $113,500 | 163 |
| Berlin | $92,635 | 4 |
Product Manager vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Manager is $180,000 per year (typically $145,600–$213,219), versus $122,962 for Project Manager ($100,000–$146,500). That puts Product Manager about 46% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Manager and Project 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.