PM salary by city
The median wage for the occupation product managers are filed under runs from $127,590 in Pittsburgh to $231,370 in San Jose / Silicon Valley, a spread of $103,780 across the 25 metros below. That is base wages only: equity, which is concentrated at a handful of large employers, widens the gap further.
25 metros ranked by median wage
- 01San Jose / Silicon ValleyMiddle half $184,390 to $318,91011-3021 median $291,660$231,370
- 02San Francisco / OaklandMiddle half $174,750 to $309,11011-3021 median $232,890$220,480
- 03BostonMiddle half $169,070 to $269,30011-3021 median $214,960$213,910
- 04BoulderMiddle half $164,830 to $242,28011-3021 median $206,260$199,570
- 05New York CityMiddle half $156,020 to $246,00011-3021 median $215,300$192,840
- 06DenverMiddle half $150,860 to $223,04011-3021 median $203,340$182,470
- 07Washington DCMiddle half $141,220 to $233,29011-3021 median $195,190$181,260
- 08SeattleMiddle half $129,990 to $230,74011-3021 median $214,680$175,850
- 09San DiegoMiddle half $132,130 to $228,11011-3021 median $206,740$174,840
- 10MinneapolisMiddle half $131,270 to $215,39011-3021 median $178,080$173,040
- 11PortlandMiddle half $126,470 to $215,25011-3021 median $183,720$172,610
- 12Los AngelesMiddle half $130,560 to $221,92011-3021 median $204,370$171,900
- 13RaleighMiddle half $129,860 to $213,93011-3021 median $173,960$167,640
- 14PhiladelphiaMiddle half $121,320 to $213,55011-3021 median $173,470$166,310
- 15CharlotteMiddle half $129,070 to $206,25011-3021 median $176,840$166,200
- 16ChicagoMiddle half $127,450 to $213,29011-3021 median $173,760$165,340
- 17AustinMiddle half $121,130 to $212,05011-3021 median $176,990$164,920
- 18AtlantaMiddle half $126,300 to $207,16011-3021 median $177,970$163,500
- 19Dallas / Fort WorthMiddle half $110,040 to $207,79011-3021 median $173,810$155,460
- 20DetroitMiddle half $111,160 to $195,46011-3021 median $170,040$149,310
- 21Salt Lake CityMiddle half $105,600 to $184,95011-3021 median $160,810$139,830
- 22MiamiMiddle half $103,220 to $194,66011-3021 median $169,600$135,870
- 23NashvilleMiddle half $104,840 to $174,88011-3021 median $165,970$135,370
- 24PhoenixMiddle half $122,660 to $172,00011-3021 median $169,720$132,580
- 25PittsburghMiddle half $93,870 to $169,51011-3021 median $159,090$127,590
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, metropolitan statistical areas, annual wages. 11-2021 is Marketing Managers, the occupation the Product Manager title is filed under; 11-3021 is Computer and Information Systems Managers, where many technical PM roles are filed. Neither is a product manager series, both cover every employer in the metro, and both exclude equity. Denver and Boulder are separate BLS metro areas, as are San Francisco and San Jose.
Reading the table
Gross wage is the wrong basis for comparing cities. State income tax ranges from zero in Texas, Washington and Florida to the progressive schedules of California, New York and the District of Columbia, and price levels differ as much again. Compare offers on net pay against local prices: the state comparison applies BEA Regional Price Parities to the same BLS wages.
The two wage columns often diverge. Where 11-3021 runs well above 11-2021, as in San Jose and Seattle, technical and platform product roles filed under the computer-systems code pay more than the marketing-filed title; read the metro through whichever code matches the role you are weighing.
Remote roles complicate any city table. Some employers pay one national band, others set pay by location zone. Ask which model a prospective employer uses before reading too much into a metro median; see remote PM salary.
Frequently asked
Q01Which city pays product managers the most?
On BLS OEWS May 2025 metro wage data for Marketing Managers (SOC 11-2021), the occupation the Product Manager title is filed under, the highest median of the 25 metros on this page is San Jose / Silicon Valley at $231,370, followed by San Francisco / Oakland at $220,480 and Boston at $213,910. These are wages and salaries only. Equity, which is concentrated at large public technology employers in the Bay Area and Seattle, is excluded and widens the real total-compensation gap.
Q02Is there an official product manager salary by city?
No. The Standard Occupational Classification that BLS uses has no product manager code, so no government series reports product manager pay for any city. BLS files the Product Manager title under Marketing Managers (11-2021). Employers file many technical product roles under Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021). This page shows both for every metro and labels them as a bracket rather than a product manager figure.
Q03Do employers pay the same in San Jose and San Francisco?
BLS treats them as separate metro areas. In May 2025 the Marketing Managers (11-2021) median was $231,370 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and $220,480 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont; for Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) it was $291,660 and $232,890. Many large employers use one pay zone for the whole Bay Area, so an individual offer may not differ, but the metro wage distributions do.
Q04Which cities employ the most product managers?
BLS does not count product managers separately. For Marketing Managers (11-2021), the occupation the title is filed under, the largest workforces among the 25 metros here are New York City (54,730), Los Angeles (18,550), Chicago (17,400), per OEWS May 2025.
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