Earning Power

Spain—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 123 17% 39,100 50,000 60,000 50,356
Construction 90 12% 39,500 44,500 53,000 48,210
Engineering 193 26% 37,000 45,000 54,700 46,788
Information technology 417 57% 38,000 45,000 55,000 47,384
Manufacturing 49 7% 40,000 46,000 55,000 48,629
Operations 107 15% 39,000 45,000 55,000 47,291
Quality management 56 8% 40,838 47,000 58,000 49,506
Regulatory compliance 28 4% 30,850 44,000 64,500 47,471
Research and development 62 8% 39,000 45,500 58,000 49,093
Supply chain
management/logistics 37 5% 38,650 47,000 60,000 49,506
Other 39 5% 36,000 49,000 60,000 50,259
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 94 13% 33,850 40,500 50,000 44,201
100–299 78 11% 31,700 40,136 50,000 41,458
300– 999 88 12% 35,500 44,000 53,500 45,056
1,000– 2,499 84 11% 35,000 42,000 48,000 43,900
2,500– 4,999 77 10% 39,100 47,000 58,000 49,048
5,000– 9,999 61 8% 39,000 42,300 50,000 47,117
10,000 or more 252 34% 42,000 50,000 60,000 51,633
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 127 20% 35,000 42,000 50,000 43,885
5–9 people 236 38% 37,000 45,000 56,500 47,293
10–14 people 107 17% 40,000 45,000 56,000 48,937
15–19 people 52 8% 38,085 48,825 55,000 49,485
20 or more people 99 16% 42,000 50,000 67,250 54,735
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 109 16% 33,000 39,000 46,000 40,690
$100,000–$499,999 207 30% 38,000 44,000 52,500 46,053
$500,000–$999,999 134 19% 39,865 46,000 58,000 49,126
$1 million–$10 million 177 26% 41,000 47,000 55,000 49,438
More than $10 million 64 9% 42,000 55,000 70,000 56,519
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