Product Manager Salary Guide 2026
Cloud dominance (AWS/MSFT) maintains high floor.
National Median: $141,000
Range: $100K – $190K
Avg Total Comp
$163,000
Experience Level
Principal levels at $330k+ TC in Tier 1; national median at $141k.
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Metro Area Breakdown
20 MarketsSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA
CalculatedMedian: $190,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley CA
CalculatedMedian: $187,530
New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ-PA
CalculatedMedian: $174,840
Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH
CalculatedMedian: $172,020
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
Median: $169,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
CalculatedMedian: $169,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA
CalculatedMedian: $169,200
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA
CalculatedMedian: $162,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN-WI
CalculatedMedian: $155,100
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CO
CalculatedMedian: $152,280
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown TX
CalculatedMedian: $148,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX
CalculatedMedian: $148,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta GA
CalculatedMedian: $145,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach FL
CalculatedMedian: $143,820
Raleigh-Durham-Cary NC
CalculatedMedian: $141,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI
CalculatedMedian: $138,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC-SC
CalculatedMedian: $138,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ
CalculatedMedian: $136,770
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MI
CalculatedMedian: $135,360
Salt Lake City UT
CalculatedMedian: $133,950
Benchmarks marked "Calculated" are derived from the national median using verified geographic cost-of-living multipliers. Direct survey data is used where available.