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Program Manager salary

Manages a program's operations, staff, and outcomes. Based on 56 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 56 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$70,652
Median
$74,250
75th percentile
$75,940

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (3), Orange (1), San Bernardino (1), Riverside (4).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$20M-$50M$70,6529 postings
$50M-$100M$74,25032 postings
$100M+$70,30510 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (1), $2M-$10M (2), $10M-$20M (1).

By subsector

Human Services$74,25028 postings
Education$70,30510 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Health Care (1), Religion-Related (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (2), International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy (1), Housing & Shelter (2), Youth Development (1), Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (1).

By seniority

Manager$74,25055 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Supervisor (1).

Organizations hiring now

The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,500–$78,000View org →Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$70,305–$73,700View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,304–$80,000View org →Mental Health America of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$70,304–$81,000View org →Upward Bound HouseLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$70,000–$75,000View org →Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$75,920–$80,000View org →Toward Maximum IndependenceSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$58,240View org →ChrysalisLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$60,000–$70,000View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 56 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.