2,250+ Product & Project Management Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

The cleanest observed local baseline is $103,820 median annual pay for Project Management Specialists in the LA metro. Broader current posting data shows roles centering on about $120k to $160k, while Levels.fyi places Los Angeles Project Managers around $130,000 median total compensation and Greater Los Angeles Product Managers around $220,000 median total compensation.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 2,143 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $89,928 at the 25th percentile, $130,000 at the median and $168,598 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive market, not a weak one. Los Angeles still has a large local base of Project Management Specialists at about 38,920 workers, more than 2,500 sampled postings across more than 1,100 companies over the last 90 days, and 969.3 thousand jobs in local Professional and Business Services, up 0.4664% year over year. But landing a role is harder than the raw posting volume suggests because California employment for this occupation family is down 0.6% year over year even as active postings are up 8.3%, a pattern that usually means more applicants competing for each real seat. Entry-level odds are especially weak because only about 5% of sampled postings are entry-level and about 70% are on-site.

Best positioned: Your best odds are if you already have 3-8 years of delivery, program, product, or PMO-style experience plus credible ownership of risk, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder management, and you can work on-site or hybrid in LA.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming product-manager pay is normal across the whole category: Los Angeles Project Managers benchmark far below Greater Los Angeles Product Managers on total compensation, and LA's cost of living is high.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 2,473 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 36 open roles
2. TikTok Inc.: 34 open roles
3. Think Together: 33 open roles
4. Northrop Grumman Corp.: 31 open roles
5. CVS Health Corporation: 28 open roles
6. Amazon.com Inc.: 24 open roles
7. Arc Experience: 20 open roles
8. The People Concern: 19 open roles
9. Boeing Co.: 18 open roles
10. Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios: 18 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 752
• Irvine: 226
• El Segundo: 132
• Costa Mesa: 94
• Long Beach: 87
• Culver City: 62
• Torrance: 54
• Santa Monica: 51

Work arrangement

on-site 1,831 (75%), hybrid 486 (20%), remote 116 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity exists, but it is spread across many employers instead of concentrated in one hiring binge. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 2,500 postings across more than 1,100 companies in the metro, and the employer mix is fragmented rather than winner-take-all. Named leaders in the sampled postings include PBS Corp. with more than 125 postings and Anduril Industries, Inc. with more than 50, while recruiter guidance also points to Disney, Kaiser Permanente, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX as recurring local demand centers. The raw industry mix needs interpretation. Sampled postings skew toward construction at about 35%, healthcare at about 20%, aerospace & defense at about 10%, and technology at about 10%, but many specialist management tracks in construction or clinical operations belong in other job families. For this page, the useful read is that LA rewards people who can run cross-functional work inside deadline-driven, regulated, or capital-intensive organizations. Fresh local evidence from CSU Long Beach, UCLA Health, Paramount, and Built In LA's live program/project boards supports that view. Opportunities are also uneven by flexibility and seniority. About 70% of sampled roles are on-site, about 25% hybrid, and about 5% remote, while about 55% are mid-level, about 30% senior, about 10% lead+, and only about 5% entry-level. That is why this market feels much better for experienced commuters than for remote-first generalists.

• Large and enterprise employers (high): About 25% of sampled postings come from large employers and about 25% from enterprise employers, so established organizations matter more here than small-company experimentation.
• Aerospace, defense, and regulated tech (high): Anduril Industries, Inc. is one of the most active named employers in the sampled postings, and recruiter guidance also highlights Northrop Grumman and SpaceX as local demand centers for program and operations-heavy management work.
• Campus and health-system administration (moderate): Current CSU Long Beach openings and UCLA Health's live Los Angeles jobs portal point to ongoing administrative and coordination hiring where project and stakeholder skills transfer well.

Where to focus: Focus on mid-career program and project roles inside large on-site employers where budget, risk, schedule, and stakeholder complexity are obvious and measurable.

Roles worth searching next

• Budget Analyst: CSU Long Beach is advertising a Senior Budget Analyst role, and the work overlaps with budget tracking, reporting cadence, and stakeholder coordination used in PMO and project roles.
• Operations roles: Built In LA's operations jobs page remains active, and ops teams often value the same process design, execution tracking, and cross-functional coordination skills that program managers use.
• Campus administration roles: Current CSU Long Beach openings show continuing campus-side administrative hiring, which can fit candidates with stakeholder-heavy coordination experience.
• Health-system administration roles: UCLA Health maintains an active Los Angeles jobs portal, and large health systems regularly need coordination and administrative talent that overlaps with project-delivery skills.

What postings ask for

• Agile, Scrum, JIRA, and Asana (table_stakes | immediate): Local recruiter guidance still calls out Agile methodologies, JIRA, Asana, Scrum, and stakeholder management as core expectations rather than differentiators. Who: Everyone targeting project, program, TPM, or delivery roles.
• Risk management and scheduling (table_stakes | immediate): Risk management and scheduling each show up in about 15% of sampled postings, making them part of the screening floor for many local roles. Who: Project managers, program managers, and career switchers trying to prove execution depth.
• Stakeholder management and budget management (differentiator | immediate): Stakeholder management and budget management each appear in about 15% of sampled postings, and they help separate true owners from coordinators. Who: Mid-career candidates and anyone interviewing for cross-functional roles.
• Data analysis and evidence synthesis (premium | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 10% of sampled local postings, and product-management research says evidence synthesis is becoming a key PM skill in 2026. Who: Product managers, chiefs of staff, and program leaders who need to influence without direct authority.
• AI tool fluency, prompt design, and AI/ML literacy (premium | immediate): 2026 product-management sources highlight AI/ML knowledge, data literacy, prompt design, and AI tool fluency as core skills, and 73% of PMs report weekly or daily AI use. Who: Product candidates first, then program and project candidates who want salary or interview leverage.
• PMP (differentiator | near-term): PMP is the most frequently named certification in sampled local postings, but it appears in only about 5% of them, so it helps most when paired with real delivery stories. Who: Mid-career project or program managers with enough hours to qualify.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

The cleanest observed local baseline is $103,820 median annual pay for Project Management Specialists in the LA metro. Broader current posting data shows roles centering on about $120k to $160k, while Levels.fyi places Los Angeles Project Managers around $130,000 median total compensation and Greater Los Angeles Product Managers around $220,000 median total compensation. This is a real six-figure market, but the spread is wide. BLS also lists a May 2025 mean annual wage of $165,770 for local management analysts, which is a useful benchmark for strategy-heavy or advisory work that sits above general project pay.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity exists, but it is spread across many employers instead of concentrated in one hiring binge. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 2,500 postings across more than 1,100 companies in the metro, and the employer mix is fragmented rather than winner-take-all. Named leaders in the sampled postings include PBS Corp. with more than 125 postings and Anduril Industries, Inc. with more than 50, while recruiter guidance also points to Disney, Kaiser Permanente, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX as recurring local demand centers. The raw industry mix needs interpretation. Sampled postings skew toward construction at about 35%, healthcare at about 20%, aerospace & defense at about 10%, and technology at about 10%, but many specialist management tracks in construction or clinical operations belong in other job families. For this page, the useful read is that LA rewards people who can run cross-functional work inside deadline-driven, regulated, or capital-intensive organizations. Fresh local evidence from CSU Long Beach, UCLA Health, Paramount, and Built In LA's live program/project boards supports that view. Opportunities are also uneven by flexibility and seniority. About 70% of sampled roles are on-site, about 25% hybrid, and about 5% remote, while about 55% are mid-level, about 30% senior, about 10% lead+, and only about 5% entry-level. That is why this market feels much better for experienced commuters than for remote-first generalists.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from PBS Corp. (125 postings), Anduril Industries, Inc. (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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