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Portfolio Manager Career Market Report 2026

476 active jobs. 178 companies. Median salary $107K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

476
Active Job Openings
178
Companies Hiring
$107K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Portfolio Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $107K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $89K to $196K.

Portfolio Management is the most-demanded skill at 46%

Regulatory Compliance demand rose +10.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Fifththird leads hiring with 13 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$67K, +64%)

Salary increase: +$67K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager101$88K$105K$194K
Director5$122K$173K$220K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$67K (64%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States62$126KUSD
Canada4$130KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.8%
Remote6.3%
Hybrid1.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Portfolio Management
46%
Risk Management
26%
Excel
18%
CFA
18%
Underwriting
16%
Financial Analysis
15%
AI/LLM
13%
Python
11%
Financial Reporting
11%
Regulatory Compliance
10%
Due Diligence
10%
Project Management
10%

Skills on the Rise

Regulatory Compliance ↑+10.1ppPortfolio Management ↑+9.4ppInvestment Banking ↑+7.5ppCommercial Real Estate ↑+7.2ppData Analysis ↑+6.9pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-24.2ppAttention to Detail ↓-11.1ppCustomer Service ↓-7.3ppProcurement ↓-6.7ppTalent Acquisition ↓-6.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Fifththird132.7%
Usbank132.7%
Ebury132.7%
Caxton112.3%
Bmo102.1%
Worldquant91.9%
Associatedbank91.9%
The Symicor Group91.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States204
United Kingdom34
Singapore14
Remote12
Canada10
Germany8
Hong Kong7
India7

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree52.5%176
Bachelor's Degree17.3%58
Master's Degree7.8%26
MBA5.7%19
PhD / Doctorate3.9%13

Certifications

CFA (20%)MBA (9%)PMP (3%)CPA (1%)

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