Side-by-side distribution
Program Manager
$167,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.7%
- Live roles
- 1,857
Scrum Master
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.3%
- Live roles
- 72
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
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Senior Scrum Master/Agile Project Manager
Scrum Master
Scrum Master (Cloud)
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,800 | 3 |
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$102,500 | 2 |
|
SciTec
|
$145,000 | 1 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $142,500 | 1 |
|
Curaleaf
|
$130,000 | 1 |
|
Momentum Financial Services Group
|
$110,000 | 1 |
| CA Capco | $85,777 | 1 |
interactive investor
|
$60,335 | 1 |
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 |
Program Manager vs Scrum Master: which pays more?
The median for Program Manager is $167,000 per year (typically $131,000–$199,250), versus $120,000 for Scrum Master ($102,500–$144,375). That puts Program Manager about 39% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Program Manager and Scrum Master 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.