Salary report · 2026 to date
Program Management jobs in United States advertised a median of $155K a year in 2026 (middle half $123K–$188K), from 770 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $102K – $147K | $110K | $52.90 | 7 |
| Manager | $123K – $187K | $154K | $74.19 | 735 |
| Director | $153K – $239K | $183K | $88.10 | 15 |
| Executive | $148K – $229K | $170K | $81.80 | 9 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $132K – $200K | $166K | $79.57 | 455 |
| Remote | $110K – $162K | $130K |
JobRipe, "What Program Management jobs pay in the United States, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/us/program_management (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $155K a year (about $74.43 an hour), from 770 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 21 January 2026 and 23 October 2026. Half of them fall between $123K and $188K.
One in ten postings advertised $232K a year or more; one in ten advertised $98K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: San Francisco $239K; San Jose $219K; Santa Clara $213K; Mountain View $212K.
| $62.60 |
| 276 |
| Hybrid | $156K – $241K | $194K | $93.22 | 39 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $190K – $326K | $239K | $115 | 84 |
| Washington | $164K – $183K | $166K | $79.57 | 27 |
| New York | $153K – $204K | $163K | $78.44 | 26 |
| Mountain View | $178K – $223K | $212K | $102 | 17 |
| Long Beach | $167K – $213K | $190K | $91.35 | 17 |
| Sunnyvale | $169K – $200K | $169K | $81.01 | 10 |
| Chicago | $151K – $185K | $167K | $80.29 | 10 |
| San Jose | $194K – $219K | $219K | $105 | 9 |
| Santa Clara | $192K – $213K | $213K | $102 | 9 |
| Location Negotiable After Selection | $145K – $159K | $145K | $69.88 | 7 |
| Menlo Park | $175K – $202K | $202K | $97.12 | 6 |
| Boston | $151K – $216K | $183K | $87.86 | 6 |
| Arlington | $171K – $183K | $177K | $85.05 | 6 |
| San Mateo | $135K – $182K | $175K | $84.13 | 5 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $240K – $311K | $284K | $136 | 27 |
| Veterans Health Administration | $151K – $189K | $169K | $81.39 | 24 |
| Anthropic | $328K – $400K | $328K | $157 | 22 |
| Jobgether | $127K – $181K | $145K | $69.71 | 19 |
| Waymo | $178K – $216K | $212K | $102 | 15 |
| Rocket Lab Corporation | $167K – $213K | $207K | $99.41 | 12 |
| Motorola Solutions | $104K – $134K | $108K | $51.68 | 12 |
| Capital One | $155K – $240K | $195K | $93.94 | 11 |
| Applied | $169K – $195K | $169K | $81.01 | 10 |
| Adobe | $182K – $198K | $194K | $93.21 | 9 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | $122K – $163K | $124K | $59.44 | 9 |
| Everpure | $192K – $215K | $213K | $102 | 8 |
| Snowflake | $170K – $202K | $192K | $92.16 | 8 |
| Clark Construction | $131K – $166K | $135K | $64.90 | 8 |
| Woolpert | $127K – $149K | $133K | $63.94 | 8 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | $111K – $187K | $130K | $62.66 | 8 |
| Mid-size | $133K – $186K | $157K | $75.55 | 74 |
| Large | $128K – $197K | $168K | $80.53 | 250 |
| Enterprise | $157K – $284K | $213K | $102 | 111 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | $194K – $326K | $247K | $119 | 76 |
| Hardware | $109K – $145K | $128K | $61.63 | 39 |
| Saas | $134K – $179K | $164K | $78.73 | 22 |
| Finance | $148K – $195K | $163K | $78.20 | 21 |
| Education | $75K – $120K | $89K | $42.75 | 18 |
| Data | $167K – $212K | $202K | $97.12 | 17 |
| Devtools | $164K – $219K | $191K | $91.88 | 14 |
| Health | $113K – $146K | $123K | $59.01 | 14 |
| Social | $160K – $240K | $186K | $89.25 | 11 |
| Fintech | $196K – $221K | $208K | $99.90 | 8 |
| Security | $152K – $185K | $175K | $84.16 | 5 |
| Enterprise | $127K – $170K | $156K | $75.17 | 5 |
Median advertised pay is $130K for remote postings (276) and $166K for on-site ones (455). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.