Earning Power

Singapore—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 20 4% 70,066 86,000 97,550 90,119
Some college or associate’s
degree 19 3% 76,800 105,000 120,000 105,235
4-year college degree 304 55% 60,550 80,000 101,544 87,273
Master’s degree 195 36% 78,000 100,000 140,000 115,813
Doctoral degree 11 2% 69,000 121,000 150,000 121,693
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 65 12% 61,200 90,000 135,500 109,804
No degree in PM 481 88% 68,000 88,941 117,481 97,464
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 481 88% 69,000 90,000 120,000 100,599
PMP for less than 1 year 5 1% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 328 69% 63,464 81,000 105,000 91,169
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 124 26% 84,000 102,000 132,000 115,631
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 21 4% 120,000 158,000 186,000 162,608
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 68 12% 56,700 79,000 105,500 86,279
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 218 41% 62,928 84,890 111,000 95,069
5 to 9 days 188 35% 69,800 91,000 120,000 102,928
10 days or more 129 24% 72,000 90,000 120,000 99,329
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 432 81% 69,300 90,000 120,000 100,191
Female 103 19% 60,000 80,000 106,879 91,953
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