Earning Power

India—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 230 19% 1,234,000 1,726,000 2,372,850 1,866,727
Construction 70 6% 960,000 1,600,000 2,200,000 1,741,593
Engineering 163 14% 1,200,000 1,700,000 2,400,000 1,870,060
Information technology 867 73% 1,200,000 1,630,000 2,125,000 1,739,201
Manufacturing 59 5% 1,126,235 1,500,000 1,860,000 1,540,506
Operations 195 16% 1,105,000 1,500,000 2,140,000 1,688,558
Quality management 147 12% 1,195,000 1,500,000 2,200,000 1,750,092
Regulatory compliance 64 5% 1,225,000 1,800,000 2,386,425 1,863,777
Research and development 99 8% 1,200,000 1,732,000 2,600,000 1,891,069
Supply chain
management/logistics 56 5% 1,200,000 1,649,500 2,200,000 1,727,001
Other 45 4% 1,200,000 1,800,000 2,400,000 1,891,452
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 52 4% 1,075,000 1,662,500 2,350,000 1,763,297
100–299 56 5% 1,292,500 1,600,000 2,050,000 1,755,202
300– 999 88 7% 1,004,564 1,553,000 2,000,000 1,618,954
1,000–2,499 102 9% 1,240,000 1,683,500 2,320,000 1,798,049
2,500– 4,999 77 6% 1,200,000 1,800,000 2,250,000 1,819,585
5,000– 9,999 99 8% 1,200,000 1,700,000 2,300,000 1,880,014
10,000 or more 723 60% 1,200,000 1,550,000 2,000,000 1,693,090
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 57 6% 1,050,000 1,250,000 1,820,000 1,508,787
5–9 people 183 18% 1,080,000 1,400,000 1,800,000 1,519,486
10–14 people 211 21% 1,200,000 1,600,000 2,100,000 1,692,378
15–19 people 129 13% 1,200,000 1,475,000 2,000,000 1,683,336
20 or more people 425 42% 1,400,000 1,800,000 2,388,563 1,938,727
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 181 18% 1,034,000 1,312,000 1,843,000 1,482,729
$100,000–$499,999 287 28% 1,200,000 1,550,000 2,000,000 1,668,890
$500,000–$999,999 168 16% 1,225,000 1,725,000 2,200,000 1,820,471
$1 million–$10 million 311 30% 1,350,000 1,800,000 2,220,000 1,875,448
More than $10 million 84 8% 1,350,000 1,800,000 2,600,000 2,032,794
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