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Program Manager salary in the United States

What employers are offering right now, from 330 live Program Manager postings in the United States that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$198k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$154k–$246k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$465k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$83k
$122k
$162k
$202k
$241k
$281k
$321k
$360k

Program Manager pay by level

LevelMedianPostings
Senior$186k66
Staff & principal$229k52
Director & executive$229k5

Program Manager pay by location

LocationMedianPostings
Seattle$250k28
San Francisco$238k148
SF Bay Area$228k195
New York$198k85
Washington, DC$190k22
Remote (US)$183k56
Los Angeles$170k9
Boston$167k13
Chicago$151k11
Denver$150k6
Toronto$148k6

Top-paying companies for Program Manager roles

CompanyMedianPostings
Anthropic$328k29
Discord$264k3
OpenAI$256k44
Baseten$248k3
Hayden AI$246k2
Lambda$243k3
Airbnb$239k5
Reddit$234k4
GitLab$231k2
Efficient Computer$230k2
Affirm$228k2
Duolingo$227k4

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Program Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Program Manager salary in the United States?
The median midpoint of 330 live Program Manager postings in the United States is $198k a year. Half of them fall between $154k and $246k.
How does Program Manager pay change with seniority?
senior postings $186k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Program Manager roles the most?
Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($328k), Discord ($264k), OpenAI ($256k), Baseten ($248k).
Where do these numbers come from?
From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.