Earning Power

Qatar—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 2 1% -- -- -- --
Some college or associate’s
degree 14 4% 250,000 350,819 480,000 378,316
4-year college degree 162 47% 181,800 275,500 375,000 290,241
Master’s degree 155 45% 240,000 326,000 450,000 353,883
Doctoral degree 13 4% 240,000 301,150 528,000 369,425
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 84 24% 191,510 300,000 444,000 326,812
No degree in PM 260 76% 211,500 300,000 408,000 324,353
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 254 73% 216,000 318,540 432,000 339,095
PMP for less than 1 year 4 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 163 66% 210,000 300,000 393,615 319,530
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 71 29% 240,000 360,000 490,000 378,712
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 8 3% -- -- -- --
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 92 27% 180,600 250,000 345,000 284,455
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 185 55% 204,000 300,000 420,000 327,120
5 to 9 days 66 20% 240,000 324,500 480,000 352,089
10 days or more 85 25% 192,000 300,000 393,615 311,175
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 315 95% 216,000 300,000 420,000 329,741
Female 18 5% 192,000 247,000 341,637 276,919
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