Earning Power

Taiwan—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree -- -- -- -- -- --
Some college or associate’s
degree 12 7% 705,000 896,000 1,200,000 933,500
4-year college degree 59 33% 600,000 780,000 1,200,000 972,664
Master’s degree 101 56% 660,000 900,000 1,100,000 1,009,878
Doctoral degree 7 4% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 50 28% 630,000 850,000 1,080,000 950,618
No degree in PM 128 72% 652,000 900,000 1,200,000 1,023,562
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 171 96% 627,600 900,000 1,200,000 1,006,309
PMP for less than 1 year 6 4% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 99 59% 600,000 780,000 1,060,000 907,567
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 54 32% 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,094,732
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 8 5% -- -- -- --
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 8 4% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 78 47% 644,000 900,000 1,200,000 967,877
5 to 9 days 39 23% 600,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,049,000
10 days or more 50 30% 700,000 856,570 1,220,000 1,063,389
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 131 75% 708,000 950,000 1,200,000 1,031,492
Female 43 25% 588,000 700,000 1,000,000 883,289
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