Product Salary at Startups
Product managers at early-stage startups typically earn USD 167.5k to 220k a year, with a median of USD 195k.
Who is hiring product managers
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- 1,232open roles
- 777startups hiring
- 44%remote
Pay and the market
Industries
Fintech and payments (176), healthcare (135) and AI and machine learning (134) startups have most of the openings.
Based on 481 job postings that state a salary, out of 1,232 open product roles.
What product work involves at an early-stage startup
You decide what to build, then sit with the engineers who build it. Users are close enough to call, and the roadmap changes when they tell you something surprising. At a large company you would write a spec and wait for a planning cycle.
Salary
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Where product roles are hired
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Questions people ask
How much do product managers earn at early-stage startups?
Typically USD 167.5k to 220k a year, with a median of USD 195k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.
Which startups are hiring the most product managers?
Assured (11 open roles), Crypto.com Europe (8) and Heidi (8).




