Side by side
Product Manager vs Project Manager
Product Manager pays more: a median of $135,500 against $125,500. There is 4.9× more demand for Project Manager. Listings for Project Manager move faster — median age 42 days against 58.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Product Manager | Project Manager | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 19,008 | 92,195 | -73,187 |
| Posted this week | 924 | 4,880 | |
| Median salary | $135,500 | $125,500 | +$10k |
| 25th percentile | $107k | $99k | |
| 75th percentile | $168k | $156k | |
| Salary disclosed | 7.4% | 5.7% | |
| Remote share | 5.4% | 7.0% | -1.6pp |
| Median age of posting | 58d | 42d | |
| Open over 60 days | 31.2% | 39.3% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 20.4% | 4.6% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Product Manager
$61k$234k
Project Manager
$56k$217k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Product Manager
just posted58d median90d+
Project Manager
just posted42d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Product Manager — technologies
Project Manager — technologies
Product Manager — employers
Project Manager — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.