Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$117,600
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.2%
- Live roles
- 337
Project Manager
$122,962
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 3,430
Highest-paying jobs
Product Engineer - New Product, First Owner
Sr. Staff Product Owner, Accounting Systems
Staff Product Owner, Collaboration & Productivity
Staff Product Owner, Finance & Business Operations
Senior Product Owner, Agentic Workflows
Senior Product Owner - Sales Application
Workday Time & Absence, Senior Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner
GTM Technology Product Owner — Growth
GTM Technology Product Owner
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvey
|
$202,000 | 7 |
|
Pinterest
|
$242,818 | 3 |
Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)
|
$72,253 | 3 |
|
Everpure
|
$218,750 | 2 |
Black Duck Software, Inc.
|
$136,603 | 2 |
TEGNA Inc.
|
$125,000 | 2 |
Asana
|
$92,424 | 2 |
|
Fuku
|
$275,000 | 1 |
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 Owner salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $222,409 | 6 |
| New York | $175,000 | 7 |
| Denver | $161,200 | 3 |
| Chicago | $159,800 | 4 |
| Toronto | $120,000 | 7 |
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 Owner vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $117,600 per year (typically $93,376–$167,250), versus $122,962 for Project Manager ($100,000–$146,500). That puts Project Manager about 5% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner 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.