Side-by-side distribution
Product Owner
$117,600
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.2%
- Live roles
- 337
Technical Product Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.3%
- Live roles
- 1,011
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
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Staff Technical Program Manager, AI Systems and IP Delivery
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Principal Technical Program Manager
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 66 |
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$271,000 | 11 |
| SA Scale AI | $209,150 | 10 |
|
Pinterest
|
$222,907 | 8 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 8 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$236,000 | 7 |
Fluidstack
|
$212,500 | 7 |
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 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,525 | 119 |
| Austin | $200,000 | 14 |
| New York | $194,500 | 82 |
| Seattle | $190,000 | 37 |
| Boston | $167,625 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 11 |
| Denver | $163,284 | 10 |
| Chicago | $156,750 | 4 |
| London | $135,200 | 4 |
| Toronto | $126,107 | 8 |
Product Owner vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Product Owner is $117,600 per year (typically $93,376–$167,250), versus $190,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 62% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product Owner 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.