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Program Manager salary in United States
The median salary in Program Manager job ads in United States is $187,013 a year (about $15,584 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $148,959 to $231,500, based on 260 salaries from 70 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $187,013
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $180,050
- Sep 2026
- Low $174,000 · Aug 2026
- Salaries
- 260
- from 70 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $126,500
- 25th percentile
- $148,959
- Median
- $187,013
- 75th percentile
- $231,500
- 90th percentile
- $269,330
260 salaries · 414 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 260 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Program Manager salary brackets in United States
How the 260 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $120K | 8% 21 listings | |
| $120K–$140K | 9% 24 listings | |
| $140K–$160K | 15% 40 listings | |
| $160K–$180K | 11% 29 listings | |
| $180K–$200KMedian here | 13% 33 listings | |
| $200K–$220K | 9% 24 listings | |
| $220K–$240K | 13% 33 listings | |
| $240K–$260K | 9% 24 listings | |
| $260K–$280K | 4% 10 listings | |
| $280K and over | 9% 22 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Salary by experience
How Program Manager pay changes with experience in United States
Pay by the experience level employers state in their job posts, from salaries listed in the last 12 months. A level appears only with at least 8 salaries.
| Experience level | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level$127,348–$166,995 · 23 salaries | $143,000 | |
| Senior level$166,775–$236,825 · 139 salaries | $211,085 |
One shared scale, $123K to $241.2K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Salary by company
What companies pay a Program Manager in United States
Employers with at least 5 listed salaries for this role; those with 8 or more link to their own salary page. The sparkline is the company's monthly median where it has enough salaries.
| Company | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI$231,000–$296,000 · 43 salaries | $265,500 | |
| Zoox$212,000–$254,000 · 25 salaries | $220,500 | |
| Datadog$118,000–$152,625 · 16 salaries | $135,500 | |
| Snowflake$166,313–$204,706 · 12 salaries | $191,700 | |
| Pinterest$145,747–$164,977 · 12 salaries | $152,376 | |
| Airbnb$156,000–$212,000 · 9 salaries | $168,000 | |
| Harvey$177,500–$203,975 · 8 salaries | $194,100 | |
| Hp$137,388–$179,838 · 6 salaries | $150,888 |
One shared scale, $110.9K to $303.1K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Program Manager pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| artificial intelligencemedian $255,500 · 52 salaries | up +36.6% | |
| machine learningmedian $227,000 · 30 salaries | up +21.4% | |
| supply chainmedian $204,000 · 25 salaries | up +9.1% | |
| procurementmedian $194,000 · 20 salaries | up +3.7% | |
| aimedian $188,950 · 207 salaries | up +1.0% | |
| excelmedian $185,250 · 31 salaries | down −0.9% | |
| logisticsmedian $182,550 · 22 salaries | down −2.4% | |
| financemedian $179,250 · 56 salaries | down −4.2% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Program Manager jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Information SecurityRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$216,000 – $270,000
- Principal Technical Program ManagerRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$240,000 – $290,000
- Program Manager, Employee Giving and VolunteeringRipple · posted 18 Oct 2026$116,000 – $145,000
- Principal Technical Program ManagerRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$228,000 – $280,000
- Staff Technical Program Manager- Platform FeaturesDatabricks · Director · posted 17 Oct 2026$180,200 – $247,850
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
260 salaries from 70 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 83%
- Pay read from posting text 7%
- Other sources 10%
Live jobs
Program Manager jobs in United States
- Technical Program Manager
Decagon · New York, New York, United States
$160K – $200K/yr · listed by the employer
- Program Manager, Customer Engagement
Harvey · New York, New York, USA
$136K – $187K/yr · listed by the employer
- Program Manager
SharkNinja · Needham, MA, United States
$75K – $115K/yr · listed by the employer
- Technical Program Manager, Agent Safety & Security
Anthropic · San Francisco, NY
$365K – $435K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior/Staff Software-Hardware Integration Technical Program Manager - Autonomy
Zoox · Foster City, California, United States
$212K – $267K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Program Manager, Executive Operations & Strategy
Zoox · Foster City, California, United States
$165K – $199K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Program Manager salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Program Manager salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Program Manager in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $187,013 a year, based on 260 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $148,959 and $231,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How much does an entry-level Program Manager earn in United States compared with experienced hires?
By experience level in the postings Jobiba could classify: Mid level: $143,000 median (23 postings); Senior level: $211,085 median (139 postings). Bands with too few postings are not shown.
How does Jobiba calculate Program Manager salary in United States?
From 260 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.