Earning Power

Mexico—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 10 2% 384,000 434,000 500,000 493,520
Some college or associate’s
degree 7 1% -- -- -- --
4-year college degree 256 50% 415,000 540,000 700,000 585,616
Master’s degree 232 45% 480,000 631,792 800,000 689,655
Doctoral degree 8 2% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 175 34% 400,000 540,000 720,000 605,370
No degree in PM 335 66% 445,000 600,000 800,000 648,219
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 408 80% 478,800 600,000 797,500 662,312
PMP for less than 1 year 13 3% 343,200 400,000 455,000 428,960
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 244 61% 450,000 540,000 700,000 600,697
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 120 30% 548,748 716,429 968,000 763,331
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 24 6% 528,676 750,000 1,224,000 851,149
PMP for 20 or more years -- * -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 105 20% 354,000 420,000 624,000 522,637
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 129 25% 480,000 600,000 720,000 658,033
5 to 9 days 156 30% 450,000 557,748 780,000 625,465
10 days or more 227 44% 400,000 550,000 756,000 625,952
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 391 79% 450,000 598,000 792,867 646,033
Female 104 21% 400,000 503,401 695,000 587,565
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