Program Manager salary
Typical advertised pay for Program Manager roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$173,592
Most postings fall between $149,800 and $203,500.
Based on 118 postings across 23 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Program Manager roles is $173,592, based on 118 live job postings from 23 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $173,285 | $177,250 | $212,212 | 17 |
| Not specified | $149,800 | $173,900 | $201,400 | 73 |
Skills employers ask for
Share of Program Manager postings that name each skill.
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Program Management 36% · 43 of 118
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PMP 25% · 29 of 118
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Project Management 24% · 28 of 118
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Agile 23% · 27 of 118
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Earned Value Management (EVM) 20% · 24 of 118
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AI 19% · 23 of 118
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 14% · 16 of 118
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Risk Management 14% · 16 of 118
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Cybersecurity 10% · 12 of 118
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Data Analysis 10% · 12 of 118
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Networking 10% · 12 of 118
Counted once per posting across 118 Program Manager postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.
Related roles
Titles whose postings ask for many of the same skills.
- Technical Program Manager shares Program Management, PMP, Project Management median $190,350
Top companies hiring Program Managers
- Oracle 37 postings · median $149,800
- Northrop Grumman 24 postings · median $201,400
- General Dynamics 21 postings · median $176,794
- Qualcomm 5 postings · median $219,100
- Apple Inc 4 postings · median $228,175
- Netflix 3 postings · median $295,000
- Amazon Inc 3 postings · median $137,800
- Anduril Industries 2 postings · median $203,750
Open Program Manager roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Program Manager jobs.
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Program Manager job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.