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Program Manager salary in SF Bay Area

What employers are offering right now, from 195 live Program Manager postings in SF Bay Area that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$228k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$190k–$265k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$465k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$95k
$133k
$171k
$209k
$248k
$286k
$324k
$362k

Program Manager pay by level

LevelMedianPostings
Senior$195k32
Staff & principal$237k36

Top-paying companies for Program Manager roles

CompanyMedianPostings
Anthropic$328k28
Discord$264k3
OpenAI$263k41
Baseten$248k3
Hayden AI$246k2
Lambda$243k3
Efficient Computer$230k2
Zoox$223k28
Databricks$223k5
Reddit$216k2
Airbnb$215k3
Perplexity$204k2

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Program Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Program Manager salary in SF Bay Area?
The median midpoint of 195 live Program Manager postings in SF Bay Area is $228k a year. Half of them fall between $190k and $265k.
How does Program Manager pay change with seniority?
senior postings $195k. 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 ($263k), 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.