How much does a principal program manager make?

Among 122 open principal program manager listings that state pay, the median is $195,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $195,000 and $195,000.

Where does this principal program manager pay data come from?

From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.

Which state pays principal program managers the most?

Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $195,000.

Principal Program Manager salary: median $195,000 a year

Principal Program Manager listings that state pay run from $195,000 to $195,000 for the middle half, based on 122 current job listings. 170 principal program manager roles are open now.

Principal Program Manager pay range

From 122 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter: $195,000
Median: $195,000
Upper quarter: $195,000

Do AI skills change principal program manager pay?

For Programs roles in general, as of November 6, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for principal program manager alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Programs listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $152,500, against $115,500 for those that never mention AI (+32.4%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill: $152,500; median, from 80 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI: $115,500; median, from 782 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Programs pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Open principal program manager jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Principal Program Manager
Axelon Services · Oakland, CA
Nov 2, 2026
Principal Program Manager, Informatics (Remote)
Govcio · United States
Nov 2, 2026

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Principal Program Manager salary questions

How much does a principal program manager make?: Among 122 open principal program manager listings that state pay, the median is $195,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $195,000 and $195,000.
Where does this principal program manager pay data come from?: From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays principal program managers the most?: Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $195,000.

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