Earning Power

Ireland—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 111 25% 63,000 75,000 90,000 78,068
Construction 39 9% 50,000 65,000 80,000 66,223
Engineering 83 19% 56,000 65,000 80,000 70,253
Information technology 240 55% 60,000 70,000 80,000 71,891
Manufacturing 43 10% 55,000 65,000 82,000 70,709
Operations 108 25% 55,500 70,500 80,025 72,145
Quality management 40 9% 51,055 69,500 80,500 68,571
Regulatory compliance 40 9% 62,750 75,000 98,500 80,480
Research and development 59 14% 52,000 66,000 83,000 68,696
Supply chain
management/logistics 32 7% 53,000 67,000 80,000 70,613
Other 21 5% 55,000 70,000 80,050 67,598
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 62 14% 58,000 74,000 84,000 74,121
100–299 37 8% 55,000 60,000 75,000 65,054
300– 999 43 10% 52,000 65,000 77,500 66,835
1,000– 2,499 45 10% 50,000 62,000 81,000 66,632
2,500– 4,999 36 8% 59,500 75,000 85,000 76,183
5,000– 9,999 28 6% 65,000 74,000 87,000 77,036
10,000 or more 187 43% 57,600 70,000 78,000 69,898
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 50 14% 52,000 68,204 76,500 68,152
5–9 people 131 37% 60,000 70,000 80,000 70,799
10–14 people 91 26% 60,000 72,000 84,000 73,403
15–19 people 33 9% 60,000 73,000 85,000 74,865
20 or more people 48 14% 60,000 75,000 98,500 79,057
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 62 16% 47,500 60,000 71,000 60,477
$100,000–$499,999 111 28% 54,500 65,000 78,000 67,013
$500,000–$999,999 66 17% 60,000 73,420 83,000 73,213
$1 million–$10 million 130 33% 62,000 73,000 89,000 76,235
More than $10 million 23 6% 63,000 82,000 110,000 85,826
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