Earning Power

Spain—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 37 5% 40,000 45,000 52,000 46,862
Some college or associate’s
degree 30 4% 37,000 42,000 50,000 44,025
4-year college degree 136 19% 39,000 46,700 56,863 47,979
Master’s degree 492 67% 36,000 45,000 55,000 46,889
Doctoral degree 39 5% 36,000 50,000 66,234 52,672
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 276 38% 37,500 45,000 55,800 47,712
No degree in PM 454 62% 37,000 45,000 55,000 47,112
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 587 80% 38,200 46,000 56,000 48,207
PMP for less than 1 year 28 5% 32,000 40,500 46,000 39,646
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 440 75% 37,500 45,000 55,000 46,986
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 103 18% 44,000 53,000 60,000 53,517
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 13 2% 59,000 70,000 80,000 68,538
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 147 20% 33,000 41,000 49,000 43,579
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 275 38% 36,000 43,000 54,200 46,440
5 to 9 days 193 27% 39,000 45,000 57,204 47,831
10 days or more 256 35% 39,050 45,750 55,000 48,113
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 574 80% 38,000 45,000 56,000 48,076
Female 141 20% 35,000 43,000 51,000 44,454
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