Earning Power

South Africa—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 28 5% 350,000 550,592 1,034,000 694,878
Some college or associate’s
degree 129 24% 520,000 710,000 1,000,000 781,749
4-year college degree 242 44% 600,000 786,484 1,000,000 828,303
Master’s degree 128 24% 720,000 949,500 1,200,000 997,514
Doctoral degree 17 3% 730,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,105,895
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 130 24% 600,000 813,317 1,050,000 858,305
No degree in PM 411 76% 582,000 800,000 1,071,600 858,525
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 421 77% 650,000 850,000 1,100,000 913,771
PMP for less than 1 year 7 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 247 59% 585,000 750,000 1,000,000 826,899
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 111 27% 800,000 944,330 1,129,146 992,019
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 50 12% 930,800 1,200,000 1,473,400 1,196,460
PMP for 20 or more years 1 * -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 123 23% 385,000 578,000 900,000 671,022
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 209 39% 570,000 800,000 1,090,000 855,628
5 to 9 days 160 30% 604,300 844,500 1,061,300 877,722
10 days or more 173 32% 579,000 787,500 1,010,000 844,586
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 388 74% 654,500 877,500 1,147,238 923,736
Female 138 26% 450,000 612,500 807,720 659,778
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