Earning Power

Australia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 25 3% 125,792 150,000 167,000 146,625
Some college or associate’s
degree 83 12% 108,000 135,000 160,000 138,997
4-year college degree 274 38% 108,000 138,850 175,000 143,708
Master’s degree 310 43% 110,000 135,500 165,000 142,467
Doctoral degree 24 3% 111,500 141,000 162,500 149,477
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 159 22% 104,000 130,000 150,000 134,051
No degree in PM 556 78% 110,500 140,000 170,000 145,544
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 487 68% 120,000 141,000 170,000 147,926
PMP for less than 1 year 6 1% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 249 52% 110,000 135,000 164,400 141,540
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 155 32% 120,000 141,000 170,000 147,715
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 71 15% 143,000 164,076 198,000 169,458
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 229 32% 98,000 120,000 150,000 132,275
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 418 59% 112,000 140,000 176,000 145,829
5 to 9 days 197 28% 111,000 140,000 160,000 141,390
10 days or more 93 13% 98,000 120,000 153,000 133,002
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 552 80% 112,850 140,000 174,500 146,513
Female 140 20% 97,950 125,000 150,000 130,009
Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition
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