Earning Power

Italy—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 100 15% 40,617 50,000 66,000 54,995
Construction 48 7% 50,000 59,000 71,100 59,929
Engineering 119 18% 42,000 52,000 64,000 54,545
Information technology 432 65% 40,000 50,000 60,000 51,052
Manufacturing 50 8% 45,000 52,000 62,000 53,736
Operations 91 14% 44,000 53,000 63,000 55,121
Quality management 36 5% 43,048 51,900 67,000 55,868
Regulatory compliance 28 4% 41,500 50,900 62,500 52,350
Research and development 76 11% 38,200 50,000 60,000 50,311
Supply chain
management/logistics 22 3% 52,000 58,750 72,200 62,486
Other 38 6% 43,000 51,000 70,000 57,660
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 68 10% 36,500 49,500 65,000 51,643
100–299 53 8% 40,000 44,000 50,000 46,440
300– 999 92 14% 42,000 50,000 60,000 51,498
1,000 –2,499 60 9% 40,000 52,000 60,000 52,160
2,500– 4,999 70 11% 40,000 50,000 60,000 52,475
5,000– 9,999 81 12% 40,000 48,500 55,000 50,139
10,000 or more 242 36% 43,000 53,000 63,000 54,866
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 114 20% 38,000 50,000 60,000 49,684
5–9 people 192 33% 39,871 46,000 55,500 49,336
10–14 people 115 20% 40,000 50,000 60,000 52,276
15–19 people 46 8% 45,000 54,321 67,000 57,024
20 or more people 108 19% 50,000 60,000 65,000 59,943
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 87 14% 35,065 43,000 51,800 46,557
$100,000–$499,999 201 33% 40,000 46,500 55,000 48,783
$500,000–$999,999 86 14% 43,700 54,500 65,000 55,110
$1 million–$10 million 174 28% 45,000 53,000 65,000 56,550
More than $10 million 70 11% 48,000 56,000 68,000 57,689
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