Model PM guide: the world's highest-paid PM job, a 60% pay premium and <75 qualified people
aakashgupta · x · 2026-11-16
Aakash Gupta published a complete guide to Model PM, the highest-paid PM role. Based on 1,177 open PM listings across 95 company career pages, Model PM median base is $345K vs $216K outside AI — a 60% premium that holds across mid, senior, and staff levels. AI PM splits into at least four sub-types (AI-native $258K, AI platform $231K, Applied AI $222K). Former Gemini/Veo product lead Madhu Guru estimates fewer than 75 people globally have the required model + PM depth. The guide covers role definition, practitioner backgrounds, who's hiring, what top-lab work looks like, skill-building, and how to land the job. Full text is paywalled.
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