Earning Power

Canada—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 695 27% 84,000 100,000 125,000 107,455
Construction 546 21% 82,000 100,000 120,000 105,055
Engineering 578 23% 85,000 103,000 123,000 107,171
Information technology 1,339 53% 82,000 98,000 120,000 103,864
Manufacturing 153 6% 75,000 95,000 115,000 100,013
Operations 568 22% 80,000 97,250 116,000 101,179
Quality management 244 10% 80,000 98,800 120,000 101,974
Regulatory compliance 266 10% 85,352 102,204 120,000 105,753
Research and development 184 7% 80,000 95,000 120,000 100,155
Supply chain
management/logistics 156 6% 81,500 101,000 128,000 107,034
Other 192 8% 78,000 93,000 112,000 96,333
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 385 15% 75,000 92,000 125,000 104,339
100–299 220 9% 75,000 90,680 114,000 96,327
300–999 318 12% 80,000 98,000 117,000 99,369
1,000–2,499 247 10% 82,000 100,000 120,000 103,519
2,500–4,999 262 10% 80,500 100,000 120,000 103,323
5,000–9,999 242 10% 82,000 100,000 120,000 102,630
10,000 or more 872 34% 82,743 97,000 118,000 103,435
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 299 15% 76,800 90,000 105,496 94,905
5–9 people 678 34% 80,000 95,000 115,000 100,374
10–14 people 471 24% 85,145 103,000 120,000 106,470
15–19 people 182 9% 87,000 105,000 130,000 115,182
20 or more people 366 18% 93,000 110,000 140,000 119,433
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 264 11% 70,000 81,000 94,250 82,404
$100,000–$499,999 559 24% 75,000 90,000 105,000 93,097
$500,000–$999,999 389 16% 80,000 95,752 117,153 100,555
$1 million–$10 million 815 34% 89,000 105,000 125,000 110,244
More than $10 million 347 15% 96,000 117,000 142,000 121,813
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