Earning Power

Colombia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 56 19% 60,000,000 98,048,000 124,900,000 104,521,166
Construction 77 27% 66,000,000 99,600,000 145,600,000 111,875,900
Engineering 97 34% 60,000,000 84,000,000 127,750,000 99,743,753
Information technology 165 57% 60,900,000 92,000,000 120,000,000 98,702,154
Manufacturing 11 4% 75,000,000 120,000,000 196,000,000 142,090,909
Operations 48 17% 66,950,000 102,600,000 144,500,000 110,196,176
Quality management 25 9% 55,000,000 100,000,000 120,000,000 96,470,960
Regulatory compliance 18 6% 72,000,000 104,287,000 144,000,000 120,300,556
Research and development 21 7% 62,400,000 114,000,000 160,000,000 121,211,905
Supply chain
management/logistics 18 6% 66,000,000 112,400,000 179,487,184 130,258,177
Other 10 3% 72,000,000 98,600,000 132,000,000 101,580,000
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 39 13% 60,000,000 98,400,000 120,000,000 100,029,705
100–299 49 17% 66,000,000 90,000,000 110,000,000 94,245,299
300–999 50 17% 58,536,408 82,000,000 115,000,000 88,480,190
1,000–2,499 45 16% 62,000,000 96,000,000 127,680,000 98,969,622
2,500 –,999 24 8% 69,200,000 87,700,000 116,287,000 97,298,917
5,000–9,999 32 11% 94,000,000 135,512,832 180,000,000 135,027,613
10,000 or more 50 17% 60,900,000 97,200,000 150,000,000 109,353,200
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 33 15% 60,000,000 96,000,000 123,700,000 100,723,419
5–9 people 69 31% 60,900,000 92,400,000 120,000,000 97,620,829
10–14 people 46 21% 74,200,000 99,850,000 125,000,000 109,367,486
15–19 people 16 7% 80,000,000 96,000,000 122,500,000 108,721,538
20 or more people 60 27% 73,500,000 113,900,000 163,518,000 121,450,794
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 31 12% 51,600,000 70,000,000 105,000,000 85,480,130
$100,000–$499,999 79 29% 60,900,000 90,000,000 120,000,000 96,403,613
$500,000–$999,999 50 19% 68,000,000 97,200,000 120,000,000 102,849,515
$1million–$10 million 65 24% 70,000,000 96,000,000 140,000,000 107,704,077
More than $10 million 44 16% 78,421,200 120,000,000 165,918,000 126,815,883
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