Earning Power

United States—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 2,238 23% 92,500 112,000 135,000 116,223
Construction 1,093 11% 87,100 106,000 130,000 110,988
Engineering 1,880 19% 93,900 114,950 135,000 117,575
Information technology 5,786 60% 91,500 110,000 130,000 113,038
Manufacturing 692 7% 90,000 110,000 132,000 114,279
Operations 2,502 26% 87,000 106,332 130,000 110,342
Quality management 1,068 11% 87,000 106,000 130,000 111,691
Regulatory compliance 1,101 11% 90,000 110,000 130,000 113,276
Research and development 1,044 11% 92,000 113,231 135,600 115,856
Supply chain
management/logistics 660 7% 91,000 110,000 132,000 114,720
Other 747 8% 83,000 105,000 130,000 107,824
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 933 10% 84,500 106,000 135,000 111,837
100–299 826 9% 84,000 105,000 130,000 107,696
300– 999 1,061 11% 85,328 105,000 130,000 109,092
1,000– 2,499 918 9% 84,000 104,000 127,000 107,781
2,500– 4,999 810 8% 90,000 108,148 130,000 110,340
5,000– 9,999 980 10% 90,000 109,000 130,000 112,363
10,000 or more 4,148 43% 93,000 110,000 130,192 114,738
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 1,063 14% 82,000 100,000 121,758 103,613
5–9 people 2,875 37% 90,000 107,070 129,000 110,069
10–14 people 1,637 21% 93,500 111,000 133,250 115,545
15–19 people 715 9% 97,500 115,823 139,000 119,596
20 or more people 1,427 18% 100,000 120,000 145,000 125,721
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 948 11% 71,566 90,000 107,000 91,799
$100,000–$499,999 1,990 23% 85,000 100,661 120,000 104,060
$500,000–$999,999 1,525 18% 91,000 109,000 128,000 111,021
$1 million–$10 million 3,201 37% 97,000 115,000 137,000 119,124
More than $10 million 1,014 12% 105,000 128,750 155,000 133,525
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