Principal product manager salary

The median posted base pay for principal product manager jobs is $225K a year, from 222 open jobs at 143 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $205K to $250K. One job in ten has posted pay above $290K.

Data of Nov 10, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $225K
Middle half of the jobs: $205K to $250K
10th to 90th percentile: $186K to $290K
Open jobs with posted pay: 222
Companies: 143

Product manager pay by level

Posted base pay for product manager jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Entry level31 jobs$115K$100K to $134K
Level not stated1,180 jobs$178K$155K to $220K
Senior1,224 jobs$192K$168K to $215K
Staff411 jobs$223K$200K to $249K
Principal222 jobs$225K$205K to $250K
Director+343 jobs$250K$223K to $289K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, product management. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Entry level	$90K	$100K	$115K	$134K	$155K	31
Level not stated	$127K	$155K	$178K	$220K	$265K	1,180
Senior	$146K	$168K	$192K	$215K	$234K	1,224
Staff	$183K	$200K	$223K	$249K	$270K	411
Principal	$186K	$205K	$225K	$250K	$290K	222
Director+	$191K	$223K	$250K	$289K	$329K	343

Top-paying companies for principal product manager jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal product manager jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

1Roblox$357K5 jobs
2Pure Storage$248K6 jobs
3Workday$245K5 jobs
4Atlassian$236K7 jobs
5Adobe$215K5 jobs

The median posted base pay of each company for principal product manager jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Principal product manager pay by US region

The median posted base pay for principal product manager jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

Bay Area68 jobs+9%$245K
New York22 jobs+1%$228K
US remote81 jobs0%$224K
Other US cities60 jobs−7%$209K

The median posted base pay for principal product management in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($225K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay by region, principal product management. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Region	Median posted base pay	Against the US median	Jobs with pay
Bay Area	$245K	+9%	68
New York	$228K	+1%	22
US remote	$224K	0%	81
Other US cities	$209K	−7%	60
All US jobs	$225K	0%	207

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How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.