Earning Power

Sweden—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 104 26% 564,986 647,500 760,000 673,131
Construction 30 8% 480,000 552,500 650,000 574,353
Engineering 93 23% 500,000 585,000 670,000 592,818
Information technology 185 46% 520,000 609,000 700,000 630,177
Manufacturing 34 9% 520,000 580,500 651,000 584,845
Operations 43 11% 520,000 626,400 762,000 654,817
Quality management 32 8% 502,000 557,000 657,574 602,510
Regulatory compliance 22 6% 530,000 647,500 770,000 666,773
Research and development 101 25% 519,000 595,000 650,000 604,869
Supply chain
management/logistics 28 7% 578,795 640,500 737,000 659,736
Other 27 7% 525,000 636,000 720,000 660,403
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 48 12% 498,504 547,500 680,500 591,867
100–299 34 9% 530,000 618,500 708,000 635,631
300– 999 32 8% 518,000 567,000 650,300 581,807
1,000– 2,499 35 9% 504,000 553,000 640,000 576,231
2,500– 4,999 28 7% 550,000 623,200 685,000 628,574
5,000– 9,999 43 11% 484,440 600,000 700,000 601,835
10,000 or more 179 45% 550,000 625,000 720,000 654,074
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 23 7% 525,000 609,000 696,000 628,173
5–9 people 88 26% 500,000 560,661 680,500 583,446
10–14 people 90 26% 523,200 600,000 700,000 615,119
15–19 people 43 13% 504,000 600,000 684,000 606,274
20 or more people 100 29% 583,500 648,000 730,000 665,591
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 25 7% 500,000 540,000 600,000 570,818
$100,000–$499,999 79 22% 510,000 600,000 690,000 604,625
$500,000–$999,999 71 19% 515,000 600,000 700,000 620,024
$1 million–$10 million 135 37% 550,000 616,800 700,000 629,139
More than $10 million 56 15% 550,000 660,000 725,000 664,864
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