Earning Power

Japan—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Technique Experience
(Continued)
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Critical chain project management
None 140 43% 6,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 7,449,869
1 to 5 years 98 30% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,900,000 7,498,046
6 years or more 91 28% 6,600,000 8,000,000 9,800,000 8,259,447
Waterfall project management
None 62 18% 6,000,000 7,100,000 8,742,515 7,370,349
1 to 5 years 71 21% 5,600,000 6,800,000 8,000,000 7,048,870
6 years or more 208 61% 6,000,000 7,500,000 9,250,000 7,931,129
Risk management
None 28 8% 5,255,000 6,500,000 7,802,096 7,009,793
1 to 5 years 128 38% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,621,258 7,395,802
6 years or more 182 54% 6,200,000 7,500,000 9,600,000 7,969,237
Change management
None 44 13% 5,605,000 6,500,000 8,247,066 7,277,787
1 to 5 years 131 39% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,700,000 7,416,385
6 years or more 160 48% 6,324,000 7,500,000 9,725,756 7,971,721
Resource management
None 45 14% 6,000,000 6,600,000 7,200,000 6,933,381
1 to 5 years 118 36% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,100,000 7,304,244
6 years or more 168 51% 6,500,000 8,000,000 9,700,000 8,142,172
Annualized Salary by Years Worked in Project Management
Years n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 3 years 4 1% -- -- -- --
3 to less than 5 years 22 6% 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 6,243,592
5 to less than 10 years 133 33% 5,300,000 6,600,000 8,000,000 6,803,947
10 to less than 15 years 127 32% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,900,000 7,578,554
15 to less than 20 years 76 19% 6,900,000 7,500,000 9,575,756 8,166,362
20 or more years 36 9% 7,000,000 9,000,000 11,275,000 9,523,224
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