Program Manager: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 400 active jobs for “Program Manager”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $178,000 per year (n = 233). Most requested skills: Stakeholder Management, Technical Program Management, program management.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $178,000 per year | $139,400 per year – $224,700 per year | 233 |
| Europe | not enough data | 1 | |
| CIS | not enough data | 1 | |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- Stakeholder Management — 61%
- Technical Program Management — 41%
- program management — 37%
- Risk Management — 24%
- cross-functional collaboration — 18%
- cross-functional programs — 11%
- project management — 10%
- process improvement — 9%
- vendor management — 8%
- Agile — 8%
- executive communication — 7%
- change management — 7%
- cross-functional coordination — 7%
- dependency management — 6%
- risk mitigation — 6%
- capacity planning — 6%
- Jira — 6%
- stakeholder alignment — 6%
- Cross-functional Leadership — 5%
- AI — 5%
Levels
- Middle — 127
- Senior — 242
- Lead — 17
- Director — 10
FAQ
How much do “Program Manager” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $178,000 per year, half of jobs between $139,400 per year and $224,700 per year (n = 233). Pay is stated in 59% of jobs.
Which skills do “Program Manager” jobs require?
Stakeholder Management — 61%, Technical Program Management — 41%, program management — 37%, Risk Management — 24%, cross-functional collaboration — 18%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 370).
How many “Program Manager” jobs are remote?
Remote — 21%, hybrid — 19%, office — 61% (of 400 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Program Manager” jobs?
There are no intern or junior jobs in the database right now.
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 85% of jobs; most often: C1 — 79%, C2 — 6%, B2 — 1%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 100%, JSearch 1%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.