Earning Power

Saudi Arabia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree -- -- -- -- -- --
Some college or associate’s
degree 6 2% -- -- -- --
4-year college degree 229 62% 160,000 230,000 330,157 262,946
Master’s degree 126 34% 186,000 272,286 384,000 305,037
Doctoral degree 9 2% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 91 25% 145,000 264,000 370,000 280,355
No degree in PM 273 75% 170,000 240,000 340,000 281,481
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 265 72% 180,000 252,000 360,000 285,888
PMP for less than 1 year 6 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 168 67% 155,760 222,000 300,000 244,740
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 66 26% 250,000 338,220 486,000 374,145
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 11 4% 399,000 450,214 500,000 444,887
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 105 28% 152,772 230,000 324,000 268,845
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 160 45% 158,500 239,580 354,000 273,771
5 to 9 days 83 24% 200,000 260,000 399,000 305,611
10 days or more 110 31% 168,000 246,170 350,000 280,113
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 338 99% 170,100 241,170 360,000 282,763
Female 5 1% -- -- -- --
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