Earning Power

United Arab Emirates—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 1 * -- -- -- --
Some college or associate’s
degree 14 3% 204,000 261,000 399,000 307,989
4-year college degree 206 49% 240,000 300,000 375,000 309,601
Master’s degree 185 44% 240,000 300,000 408,000 333,028
Doctoral degree 11 3% 216,000 420,000 516,000 382,844
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 88 21% 240,000 327,000 414,000 342,171
No degree in PM 329 79% 234,000 300,000 390,000 316,340
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 319 76% 240,000 306,000 408,000 332,770
PMP for less than 1 year 4 1% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 214 69% 228,000 300,000 396,000 312,201
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 79 25% 294,000 350,000 420,000 360,677
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 14 5% 420,000 570,400 636,000 524,356
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 98 24% 210,000 257,000 360,000 286,055
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 206 51% 238,630 300,000 387,744 314,576
5 to 9 days 99 25% 240,000 300,000 404,400 328,736
10 days or more 99 25% 240,000 312,000 410,000 337,201
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 370 93% 240,000 300,000 400,000 326,016
Female 30 8% 200,000 251,870 320,000 266,832
Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition
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