Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$167,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.7%
- Live roles
- 1,857
Project Manager
$122,962
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 3,408
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Engineering Program Manager, RISCV
Corporate Program Manager
Principal Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Staff Technical Program Manager, AI Systems and IP Delivery
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 107 |
OpenAI
|
$253,750 | 26 |
Anthropic
|
$327,500 | 20 |
| AX Axon | $170,625 | 20 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$224,500 | 15 |
| TW Twitch | $156,375 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $207,700 | 11 |
Everpure
|
$191,500 | 11 |
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 |
| JC JRM Construction Management, LLC | $147,500 | 22 |
EC Electric
|
$130,000 | 22 |
Woolpert
|
$133,000 | 20 |
Program Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $200,625 | 192 |
| Austin | $193,750 | 18 |
| Seattle | $187,639 | 52 |
| New York | $180,000 | 131 |
| Boston | $167,563 | 44 |
| Los Angeles | $167,500 | 18 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 16 |
| Denver | $145,000 | 23 |
| Chicago | $129,000 | 15 |
| Toronto | $123,218 | 22 |
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 |
| Chicago | $122,712 | 48 |
| Seattle | $122,500 | 16 |
| New York | $113,500 | 163 |
| Berlin | $92,635 | 4 |
Program Manager vs Project Manager: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $167,000 per year (typically $131,000–$199,250), versus $122,962 for Project Manager ($100,000–$146,500). That puts Program Manager about 36% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Program 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.