Earning Power

Peru—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 12 4% 82,000 107,250 120,000 113,158
Some college or associate’s
degree 10 4% 73,920 108,000 126,000 102,657
4-year college degree 91 33% 62,939 88,114 121,000 97,995
Master’s degree 149 55% 92,000 124,000 186,557 140,828
Doctoral degree 10 4% 72,000 94,408 126,000 100,302
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 141 52% 80,000 105,800 154,000 118,067
No degree in PM 128 48% 80,000 112,000 168,000 126,397
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 206 76% 84,000 119,580 168,000 128,681
PMP for less than 1 year 2 1% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 150 73% 80,000 105,000 140,000 115,039
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 46 22% 126,000 176,400 231,000 174,221
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 7 3% -- -- -- --
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 66 24% 60,000 92,204 150,000 102,728
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 78 29% 84,000 114,748 168,000 128,095
5 to 9 days 52 20% 87,000 120,000 161,200 131,795
10 days or more 136 51% 77,000 97,500 148,500 117,298
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 219 83% 81,281 112,500 164,400 126,179
Female 46 17% 60,200 95,204 126,000 105,528
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