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General Duty Officer vs Program Manager

In 2025, the median salary for Program Manager was $587 (0.5%) higher than for General Duty Officer: $119,546 against $118,959. General Duty Officer had 2,942 people on the list, Program Manager 360.

At a glance

General Duty OfficerProgram Manager
People on the 2025 list2,942360
Median salary$118,959$119,546
Middle half$108,607–$136,671$108,426–$135,677
Highest salary$266,925$181,291
Total salaries$371,750,474$44,793,703
People, change−11.5% vs 2024+13.9% vs 2024
Median, change+0.5% vs 2024+2.0% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearGeneral Duty OfficerProgram Manager
2000$107,489
2001$105,568
2002$115,066$136,119
2003$107,636$102,519
2004$105,977
2005$106,125
2006$107,116$109,615
2007$110,527$106,021
2008$108,312$103,316
2009$111,032$105,979
2010$109,623$104,862
2011$110,953$108,656
2012$110,704$111,257
2013$110,524$107,362
2014$109,857$107,984
2015$108,727$108,018
2016$109,288$106,559
2017$110,086$106,661
2018$110,646$109,914
2019$111,078$109,923
2020$112,762$112,323
2021$113,347$113,879
2022$112,936$114,625
2023$114,871$112,728
2024$118,315$117,173
2025$118,959$119,546

People on the list by year

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YearGeneral Duty OfficerProgram Manager
20005
200119
20021821
2003458
200426
200556
200610510
200715513
200820842
200920544
201022842
201130739
201244656
201357274
201464395
2015451126
2016404132
201742193
2018311164
2019635156
20201,168185
20211,264208
20221,239194
20231,587243
20243,323316
20252,942360

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, General Duty Officer or Program Manager?

By median salary in 2025, Program Manager: $119,546 against $118,959.

Which has more people on the list?

General Duty Officer: 2,942 against 360 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2002?

In 2002 the median for General Duty Officer was $115,066 and for Program Manager $136,119, a gap of $21,052; in 2025 the gap was $587.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work