Earning Power

Japan—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 37 9% 6,500,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,130,244
Construction 29 7% 6,600,000 7,608,000 8,742,515 7,411,542
Engineering 67 17% 5,880,000 7,000,000 8,742,515 7,246,966
Information technology 287 74% 6,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 7,539,449
Manufacturing 27 7% 5,268,359 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,181,785
Operations 32 8% 5,634,180 7,970,000 9,700,000 7,692,698
Quality management 52 13% 6,174,000 7,118,340 8,350,000 7,525,366
Regulatory compliance 7 2% -- -- -- --
Research and development 25 6% 6,600,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,548,445
Supply chain
management/logistics 19 5% 6,800,000 7,940,000 10,000,000 8,239,705
Other 5 1% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 20 5% 6,500,000 7,200,000 9,000,000 7,586,427
100–299 19 5% 5,900,000 7,200,000 10,000,000 7,907,541
300–999 60 15% 5,450,000 6,612,000 8,000,000 6,996,123
1,000– 2,499 58 15% 5,880,000 7,000,000 9,600,000 7,637,348
2,500– 4,999 31 8% 5,600,000 7,000,000 9,400,000 7,627,748
5,000– 9,999 41 10% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 6,890,742
10,000 or more 169 42% 6,000,000 7,200,000 9,000,000 7,760,674
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 26 9% 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,300,000 6,419,688
5–9 people 70 23% 5,510,000 6,524,500 8,000,000 6,978,440
10–14 people 68 23% 6,000,000 7,200,000 8,610,000 7,526,152
15–19 people 19 6% 7,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 8,865,243
20 or more people 117 39% 6,500,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,448,778
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 29 9% 5,000,000 6,480,000 7,000,000 6,574,841
$100,000–$499,999 95 29% 5,600,000 6,600,000 8,100,000 7,104,625
$500,000–$999,999 56 17% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,277,185
$1 million–$10 million 112 34% 6,700,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,360,902
More than $10 million 37 11% 7,200,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,772,245
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