Earning Power

United States—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Technique Experience
(Continued)
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Critical chain project management
None 4,557 51% 88,000 107,000 130,000 110,628
1 to 5 years 2,575 29% 85,000 104,000 125,000 107,726
6 years or more 1,855 21% 100,000 118,000 139,000 121,405
Waterfall project management
None 2,826 31% 82,000 100,000 124,000 104,551
1 to 5 years 2,123 23% 82,000 100,000 124,000 104,283
6 years or more 4,191 46% 99,960 116,400 138,000 120,929
Risk management
None 996 11% 73,000 92,750 112,200 95,437
1 to 5 years 3,426 37% 82,000 100,000 120,000 102,653
6 years or more 4,780 52% 100,000 120,000 140,000 122,571
Change management
None 940 10% 75,000 95,000 119,000 99,428
1 to 5 years 3,263 35% 81,000 100,000 120,000 102,561
6 years or more 4,997 54% 98,200 116,500 139,000 120,864
Resource management
None 1,040 11% 75,000 96,000 118,375 98,954
1 to 5 years 3,137 34% 80,000 97,500 118,000 100,440
6 years or more 5,011 55% 100,000 119,000 140,000 122,332
Annualized Salary by Years Worked in Project Management
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 3 years 385 4% 57,000 74,900 92,000 77,341
3 to less than 5 years 791 8% 70,000 85,000 103,000 88,259
5 to less than 10 years 2,808 29% 84,000 100,000 119,000 102,093
10 to less than 15 years 2,315 24% 95,000 112,200 131,000 116,004
15 to less than 20 years 1,802 19% 100,000 120,000 140,000 123,329
20 or more years 1,576 16% 105,408 125,000 150,000 131,010
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