Earning Power

South Africa—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Technique Experience
(Continued)
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Critical chain project management
None 169 33% 536,000 750,000 1,000,000 813,430
1 to 5 years 181 35% 570,000 730,000 1,034,871 815,418
6 years or more 161 32% 700,000 920,000 1,200,000 956,164
Waterfall project management
None 234 45% 582,000 800,000 1,100,000 862,640
1 to 5 years 117 23% 468,000 701,520 950,000 756,985
6 years or more 165 32% 690,000 900,000 1,080,000 911,073
Risk management
None 38 7% 519,912 710,000 972,000 762,504
1 to 5 years 198 38% 480,000 682,700 920,000 713,198
6 years or more 286 55% 700,000 906,000 1,200,000 974,254
Change management
None 50 10% 436,123 565,000 867,615 644,250
1 to 5 years 220 42% 540,000 721,500 950,000 769,552
6 years or more 254 48% 700,000 949,500 1,200,000 983,177
Resource management
None 26 5% 385,000 549,500 840,000 635,788
1 to 5 years 183 35% 496,692 675,000 900,000 732,115
6 years or more 315 60% 690,000 900,000 1,152,000 952,355
Annualized Salary by Years Worked in Project Management
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 3 years 15 3% 308,350 518,400 902,230 571,602
3 to less than 5 years 39 7% 359,101 519,912 624,000 567,956
5 to less than 10 years 199 37% 516,000 700,000 900,000 735,778
10 to less than 15 years 138 25% 696,000 900,000 1,100,000 923,078
15 to less than 20 years 104 19% 720,000 988,000 1,248,000 1,036,076
20 or more years 49 9% 850,000 1,090,000 1,324,000 1,121,483
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