Earning Power

Taiwan—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 21 12% 720,000 900,000 1,300,000 1,113,810
Construction 21 12% 600,000 900,000 1,200,000 1,068,381
Engineering 51 29% 600,000 863,140 1,200,000 991,953
Information technology 76 43% 720,000 917,500 1,200,000 1,043,531
Manufacturing 25 14% 627,600 800,000 1,302,000 1,073,149
Operations 19 11% 780,000 1,071,000 1,400,000 1,142,842
Quality management 19 11% 700,000 780,000 1,071,000 1,030,684
Regulatory compliance 6 3% -- -- -- --
Research and development 32 18% 632,244 851,000 1,275,000 1,062,154
Supply chain
management/logistics 14 8% 850,000 1,105,150 1,800,000 1,290,021
Other 7 4% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 30 17% 600,000 800,000 1,056,000 888,346
100–299 26 15% 610,000 750,000 1,066,000 838,858
300– 999 37 21% 720,000 850,000 1,100,000 978,659
1,000– 2,499 25 14% 600,000 900,000 1,000,000 966,800
2,500– 4,999 14 8% 850,000 1,100,000 1,580,000 1,279,147
5,000– 9,999 17 9% 627,600 900,000 1,080,000 945,396
10,000 or more 30 17% 644,000 925,000 1,400,000 1,210,867
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 26 25% 600,000 837,500 1,000,000 955,077
5–9 people 37 35% 852,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,010,367
10–14 people 23 22% 800,000 1,000,000 1,288,000 1,133,701
15–19 people 8 8% -- -- -- --
20 or more people 11 10% 700,000 1,200,000 2,000,000 1,291,504
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 33 23% 600,000 720,000 1,000,000 906,967
$100,000–$499,999 59 42% 700,000 900,000 1,100,000 950,560
$500,000–$999,999 18 13% 600,000 900,000 1,066,000 920,078
$1 million–$10 million 24 17% 980,000 1,268,184 1,765,000 1,437,078
More than $10 million 8 6% -- -- -- --
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