Earning Power

New Zealand—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 125 25% 110,000 125,000 150,000 135,471
Construction 158 31% 90,000 117,250 140,000 118,249
Engineering 137 27% 93,000 120,000 135,000 119,087
Information technology 241 48% 102,000 124,000 150,000 131,435
Manufacturing 23 5% 98,500 119,000 128,500 117,824
Operations 87 17% 91,000 115,000 131,000 118,264
Quality management 46 9% 90,000 116,250 143,000 121,476
Regulatory compliance 60 12% 105,500 125,000 148,500 129,930
Research and development 35 7% 96,000 121,000 145,000 120,461
Supply chain
management/logistics 29 6% 95,000 117,500 145,000 135,718
Other 21 4% 83,000 93,000 131,000 113,691
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 89 18% 94,200 120,000 150,000 128,120
100–299 47 9% 92,000 113,000 126,000 110,336
300– 999 101 20% 96,400 120,000 135,000 122,225
1,000– 2,499 62 12% 96,000 112,500 136,000 121,123
2,500– 4,999 78 15% 90,000 120,000 140,000 119,260
5,000– 9,999 66 13% 100,000 119,500 140,000 127,129
10,000 or more 62 12% 108,000 125,000 139,450 129,896
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 60 15% 93,500 119,000 140,000 124,914
5–9 people 166 41% 103,000 120,000 132,740 121,641
10–14 people 86 21% 100,000 125,000 147,500 131,670
15–19 people 24 6% 94,500 118,500 139,000 125,829
20 or more people 65 16% 115,000 131,000 160,000 143,930
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 48 10% 77,500 90,000 110,000 96,042
$100,000–$499,999 120 25% 94,600 116,250 136,500 119,220
$500,000–$999,999 83 17% 96,400 114,500 130,000 116,683
$1 million–$10 million 172 36% 110,000 124,000 150,000 132,466
More than $10 million 52 11% 120,000 135,000 157,525 147,368
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