Affiliate manager vs product manager

The differences between affiliate managers and product managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both an affiliate manager and a product manager. Additionally, a product manager has an average salary of $111,729, which is higher than the $64,051 average annual salary of an affiliate manager.

The top three skills for an affiliate manager include digital marketing, affiliate marketing and analyze performance. The most important skills for a product manager are product management, QA, and product strategy.

Affiliate manager vs product manager overview

	Affiliate Manager	Product Manager
Yearly salary	$64,051	$111,729
Hourly rate	$30.79	$53.72
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	35,312	125,678
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Affiliate manager vs product manager salary

Affiliate managers and product managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Affiliate Manager	Product Manager
Average salary	$64,051	$111,729
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $96,000	Between $81,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between affiliate manager and product manager education

There are a few differences between an affiliate manager and a product manager in terms of educational background:

	Affiliate Manager	Product Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Affiliate manager vs product manager demographics

Here are the differences between affiliate managers' and product managers' demographics:

	Affiliate Manager	Product Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 50.5% Female, 49.5%	Male, 65.3% Female, 34.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between affiliate manager and product manager duties and responsibilities

Affiliate manager example responsibilities.

Manage internal PPC traffic campaigns on Facebook, Myspace and Google Adwords.
Recommend and manage external partners for e-commerce and marketing initiatives; negotiate media buys across multiple channels.
Work with clients to create banner advertisements for CPA, CPM, CPC base campaigns.
Used HTML and CSS skills to implement website updates.
Establish quantitative and quantifiable metrics to determine ROI of community outreach programs.
Implement initiatives that enhance affiliate productivity, create new growth opportunities and increase ROI.

Product manager example responsibilities.

Lead collaborative efforts within the PMO, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
Manage developers accountable for coding, database development, UI implementation, and system architecture.
Manage inventory service levels / overstocks /defective inventory and supplier buy-in opportunities to maximize ROI.
Lead customization of the company's administrative SaaS software solution by defining features and functionality for internal/external stakeholder teams.
Lead weekly meetings between engineering, sales/marketing, and QA departments to facilitate communication, collaboration and resolution of product issues.
Handle design and specification of administration system requirements to efficiently manage, operate, and support client API configurations and sessions.

Affiliate manager vs product manager skills

Common affiliate manager skills

Digital Marketing, 13%
Affiliate Marketing, 9%
Analyze Performance, 7%
SEO, 7%
CPA, 6%
Email Campaigns, 5%

Common product manager skills

Product Management, 11%
QA, 5%
Product Strategy, 5%
Project Management, 4%
Market Research, 4%
User Stories, 4%