What is the average Program Manager salary in Washington, DC?

The median midpoint of 22 live Program Manager postings in Washington, DC is $190k a year. Half of them fall between $128k and $223k.

Which companies pay Program Manager roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($265k), OpenAI ($223k), Scale AI ($197k), Databricks ($162k).

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.

Program Manager salary in Washington, DC

What employers are offering right now, from 22 live Program Manager postings in Washington, DC that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$190k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$128k–$223k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$400k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$83k

$123k

$162k

$202k

$242k

$281k

$321k

$360k

Top-paying companies for Program Manager roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$265k	3
OpenAI	$223k	4
Scale AI	$197k	4
Databricks	$162k	4
Palantir	$127k	2
Blue State	$83k	2

Highest-paying open Program Manager jobs

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Anthropic

Technical Program Manager, Public Sector

San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC $365k – $435k/yr

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Anthropic

Program Manager, Safeguards Workforce Operations

San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC $245k – $285k/yr

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Anthropic

Senior Compliance Program Manager, Political Law

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC $255k – $270k/yr

visa sponsorshiprecruitingDirect from employer 16d ago

OpenAI

GRC Technical Program Manager, Product Lifecycle Assurance

San Francisco · New York City Full-time $216k – $240k/yr

kubernetesci/cddata scienceDirect from employer Sep 1

OpenAIRemote

Senior Technical Program Manager - Security

US - Remote · New York City Full-time $165k – $285k/yr

Direct from employer Jun 25

Scale AI

Technical Program Lead, Public Sector

Washington, DC $199k – $249k/yr

pythonsqlcomputer visionanalyticsDirect from employer 24d ago

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Program Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Program Manager salary in Washington, DC?: The median midpoint of 22 live Program Manager postings in Washington, DC is $190k a year. Half of them fall between $128k and $223k.
Which companies pay Program Manager roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($265k), OpenAI ($223k), Scale AI ($197k), Databricks ($162k).
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.

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