Earning Power

Germany—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 120 22% 68,094 77,500 99,250 82,950
Construction 33 6% 70,000 80,000 86,640 80,973
Engineering 128 23% 70,000 82,250 93,750 83,127
Information technology 350 63% 65,000 75,000 90,000 78,456
Manufacturing 36 6% 72,500 85,570 93,246 85,416
Operations 86 15% 65,000 74,100 85,000 79,698
Quality management 50 9% 65,000 73,100 85,000 78,110
Regulatory compliance 23 4% 71,000 77,000 102,000 85,665
Research and development 69 12% 68,000 80,000 95,000 82,588
Supply chain
management/logistics 30 5% 68,000 82,500 100,000 87,359
Other 23 4% 60,000 75,000 98,000 79,235
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 33 6% 60,000 72,000 90,000 77,809
100–299 36 6% 55,000 65,000 84,000 73,669
300– 999 41 7% 60,000 70,000 85,000 75,865
1,000– 2,499 43 8% 65,000 74,000 86,640 77,339
2,500– 4,999 35 6% 70,000 76,800 90,000 80,787
5,000– 9,999 41 7% 69,000 77,000 90,000 79,311
10,000 or more 330 59% 70,000 80,000 93,000 82,101
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 55 12% 62,000 72,012 83,000 74,810
5–9 people 153 32% 65,000 73,000 85,000 74,460
10–14 people 106 22% 67,500 80,000 91,200 81,463
15–19 people 38 8% 69,000 81,000 90,000 79,976
20 or more people 124 26% 76,000 90,000 105,000 92,815
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 41 8% 60,000 70,000 80,000 69,882
$100,000–$499,999 116 23% 60,500 72,500 82,500 73,846
$500,000–$999,999 100 20% 65,000 75,000 86,200 77,343
$1 million–$10 million 191 37% 70,000 80,000 95,000 83,696
More than $10 million 63 12% 80,000 91,200 105,000 95,373
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