Earning Power

Poland—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 15 5% 120,000 160,000 200,000 162,200
Some college or associate’s
degree 2 1% -- -- -- --
4-year college degree 13 4% 140,000 146,000 162,000 143,846
Master’s degree 206 70% 110,000 142,000 180,000 149,941
Doctoral degree 57 19% 120,000 151,200 180,000 156,044
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 58 20% 105,000 127,500 156,000 133,296
No degree in PM 234 80% 115,000 150,000 186,500 156,306
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 235 80% 116,544 150,000 186,000 156,730
PMP for less than 1 year 4 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 168 74% 110,000 139,200 178,500 144,733
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 46 20% 150,000 180,000 218,000 195,273
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 9 4% -- -- -- --
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 58 20% 100,000 120,025 162,000 131,728
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 122 42% 114,000 144,000 180,000 150,497
5 to 9 days 102 35% 110,000 145,100 182,561 154,906
10 days or more 67 23% 120,000 145,000 180,000 149,325
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 219 78% 116,000 146,500 180,000 152,615
Female 62 22% 100,000 121,025 180,000 145,703
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