Federal Program Manager Hourly Rates

Program oversight, delivery, and stakeholder management.

Across 2,528 GSA-awarded program manager labor rates, the government pays a median of $183/hour, typically ranging from $149 to $236.

Minimum
$28
25th pct
$149
Median
$183
75th pct
$236
Maximum
$500
$2825th–75th percentile$500

By education level

EducationRatesMedianRange
PhD16$233$121$352
Masters333$230$73$491
Bachelors2,096$183$36$500
Associates32$149$47$234
High School45$146$28$388

Vendors with the most awarded program manager rates

VendorRatesMedian
PERATON INC.50$38
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC30$328
LONGVIEW INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.24$175
LEIDOS, INC.24$241
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC24$380
INONDE, LLC23$238
SOFTDEV INCORPORATED12$147
MISSION FIRST CYBER, LLC12$147
DIGITAL INFUZION, LLC12$310
INNOVATE! INC12$367

Source: GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates (buy.gsa.gov), matched on labor-category titles containing “program manager”. These are contract ceiling rates on Multiple Award Schedule vehicles — the not-to-exceed rate a vendor may bill, not necessarily the invoiced rate. Use as a fair-and-reasonable benchmark, not a quote.