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Product Manager Career Market Report 2026

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9,180 active jobs. 2,996 companies. Median salary $146K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

9,180
Active Job Openings
2,996
Companies Hiring
$146K
Median Salary (US)
81%
With Salary Data

About This Report

Product Manager roles are increasingly technical, with AI/LLM appearing in a growing share of postings.

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: 81% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $146K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $116K to $210K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 54%

AI/LLM demand rose +9.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 165 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$55K, +38%)

Salary increase: +$55K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 54% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager1,268$115K$145K$208K
Director22$150K$200K$263K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$55K (38%) — 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 States675$150KUSD
Remote221$150KUSD
Canada31$120KUSD
United Kingdom11$80KGBP
France4$60KEUR

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.9%
Remote20.9%
Hybrid3.9%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
54%
R
11%
Data Analysis
9%
SQL
9%
Go
8%
Project Management
7%
Quality Assurance
6%
SCRUM
5%
Program Management
5%
Salesforce
4%
A/B Testing
4%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+9.7ppQuality Assurance ↑+5.6ppSCRUM ↑+4.9ppProgram Management ↑+4.7ppSalesforce ↑+4.2pp

Declining in Demand

Agile ↓-15.6ppJournalism ↓-13.5ppCustomer Success ↓-9.1ppMental Health ↓-9.0ppStakeholder Management ↓-7.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon1651.8%
Jobgether820.9%
Adobe650.7%
Veeva590.6%
Capitalone580.6%
Hyphenconnect450.5%
Okx400.4%
Infuse330.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,059
Remote980
United Kingdom392
India370
Canada238
France197
Germany135
Singapore116

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree38.9%1,944
Master's Degree8.4%419
Bachelor's Degree4.8%240
MBA1.0%49
PhD / Doctorate0.2%11

Certifications

MBA (3%)

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