Earning Power

France—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 32 7% 52,775 60,500 75,000 64,712
Some college or associate’s
degree 14 3% 55,000 60,000 75,000 63,652
4-year college degree 20 4% 52,856 59,000 67,000 60,087
Master’s degree 340 75% 48,000 55,876 65,000 58,531
Doctoral degree 48 11% 51,350 60,000 73,500 62,871
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 98 22% 42,805 55,000 65,000 56,288
No degree in PM 353 78% 50,000 57,600 68,000 60,519
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 350 77% 50,000 58,500 68,000 60,907
PMP for less than 1 year 23 7% 49,000 53,000 60,000 54,305
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 242 70% 49,000 56,125 66,000 59,092
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 67 19% 56,000 63,600 75,000 66,333
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 14 4% 55,000 82,250 90,000 78,770
PMP for 20 or more years -- * -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 104 23% 42,903 52,000 64,500 55,429
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 178 40% 50,000 57,000 66,000 59,482
5 to 9 days 186 41% 48,500 56,500 67,595 59,477
10 days or more 85 19% 49,000 56,000 70,000 60,476
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 349 78% 50,000 58,000 68,000 60,588
Female 99 22% 46,000 52,000 63,000 55,578
Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition
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