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Portfolio Manager salary: median $132,500 a year

Portfolio Manager listings that state pay run from $106,500 to $184,500 for the middle half, based on 65 current job listings. 217 portfolio manager roles are open now.

Portfolio Manager pay range

From 65 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$106,500
Median
$132,500
Upper quarter
$184,500

Do AI skills change portfolio manager pay?

For Investment roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for portfolio manager alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Investment listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $174,000, against $135,000 for those that never mention AI (+29.1%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$174,000
median, from 68 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$135,000
median, from 209 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: Investment pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Portfolio Manager salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Open portfolio manager jobs

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Portfolio Manager salary questions

How much does a portfolio manager make?
Among 65 open portfolio manager listings that state pay, the median is $132,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $106,500 and $184,500.
Where does this portfolio 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 portfolio managers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $190,000.

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