Earning Power

France—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 84 19% 50,000 60,000 70,000 61,936
Construction 28 6% 49,554 63,500 80,696 69,422
Engineering 116 26% 45,000 53,562 63,000 57,058
Information technology 255 56% 50,000 58,000 68,000 59,897
Manufacturing 34 8% 45,000 53,500 70,000 60,655
Operations 59 13% 50,000 60,000 73,000 64,975
Quality management 29 6% 48,546 56,000 67,000 60,634
Regulatory compliance 27 6% 55,000 62,800 70,000 67,165
Research and development 70 15% 48,000 54,250 70,000 60,228
Supply chain
management/logistics 19 4% 48,000 58,000 62,000 59,431
Other 23 5% 48,546 55,000 65,000 57,554
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 41 9% 48,000 51,000 60,000 55,630
100–299 22 5% 42,000 52,000 65,000 55,682
300– 999 36 8% 45,000 53,800 68,500 57,444
1,000– 2,499 27 6% 46,000 50,000 60,000 58,956
2,500– 4,999 25 6% 53,500 59,500 66,000 60,891
5,000– 9,999 33 7% 48,500 55,000 62,700 57,621
10,000 or more 270 59% 50,000 58,000 68,000 61,084
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 63 19% 45,000 53,500 65,000 55,770
5–9 people 91 28% 49,000 55,000 65,808 59,151
10–14 people 83 26% 50,000 60,000 69,000 61,438
15–19 people 26 8% 52,550 60,000 65,000 59,348
20 or more people 61 19% 54,000 60,000 75,000 66,202
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 34 8% 42,000 48,000 55,000 48,752
$100,000–$499,999 97 23% 47,600 54,944 62,500 56,951
$500,000–$999,999 91 22% 50,000 60,000 69,000 61,088
$1 million–$10 million 140 34% 50,250 58,000 66,000 59,996
More than $10 million 54 13% 53,000 61,600 88,400 69,209
Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition
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