Earning Power

Brazil—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 17 3% 110,000 139,800 178,000 136,037
Some college or associate’s
degree 10 2% 78,000 142,741 175,500 129,478
4-year college degree 138 23% 90,000 120,000 168,000 133,612
Master’s degree 350 59% 105,000 147,444 200,000 158,245
Doctoral degree 81 14% 99,927 140,000 178,000 146,846
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 245 41% 100,000 132,000 180,000 144,597
No degree in PM 346 59% 100,000 144,000 192,000 154,395
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 497 83% 105,300 144,000 192,000 155,476
PMP for less than 1 year 8 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 258 52% 95,000 124,250 173,000 136,349
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 162 33% 120,000 156,985 213,000 172,691
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 64 13% 146,500 182,000 219,000 188,378
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 99 17% 78,000 100,000 150,000 121,759
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 200 34% 100,444 132,000 181,000 148,731
5 to 9 days 126 21% 100,000 150,000 194,000 153,769
10 days or more 264 45% 96,000 140,500 186,600 149,482
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 500 86% 100,000 139,900 187,200 150,501
Female 84 14% 97,000 132,000 180,000 141,398
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