Earning Power

Australia—All Respondents
Project Management Career Path Within Organization
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 152 21%
Yes—Informal 324 45%
No 197 28%
Don’t know 40 6%
Project Management Career Path Connected to Roles in Upper Management
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 77 16%
Yes—Informal 268 57%
No 92 19%
Don’t know 37 8%
Defined Set of Performance Skills for Project Managers within Organization
Equities Offered in Past Year by Position Description
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 325 46%
Yes—Informal 216 31%
No 135 19%
Don’t know 32 5%
Stock options Stock (i.e.,
Neither
shares)
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 20 3% 82 12% 606 86%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 1 3% 5 16% 26 84%
Portfolio manager 2 5% 5 12% 34 83%
Program manager 5 4% 20 14% 114 82%
Project manager III 9 4% 19 9% 184 87%
Project manager II -- -- 16 12% 116 88%
Project manager I 1 2% 4 7% 53 91%
Project management specialist 2 5% 3 7% 38 88%
Project management consultant -- -- 10 20% 41 80%
Employee Benefits Offered by Position Description
Company
car/allowance Cell phone usage Paid life insurance
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 74 10% 373 53% 88 12%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 4 13% 24 77% 5 16%
Portfolio manager 11 27% 28 68% 8 20%
Program manager
15 11% 80 57% 25 18%
Project manager III 12 6% 111 53% 28 13%
Project manager II 8 6% 72 54% 8 6%
Project manager I 9 15% 26 44% 5 8%
Project management specialist 7 16% 14 32% 3 7%
Project management consultant 8 16% 18 35% 6 12%
Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition
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