What are the main factors that influence a Project Manager 2's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Project Manager 's salary?

A Project Manager 's salary grows with experience: a Project Manager I (0-2 years)earns $75,623, a Project Manager 2 (2-4 years)earns $94,521, a Project Manager III (4-7 years)earns $115,699, a Project Manager IV (7+ years)earns $130,334, a Project Manager V (7-10 years)earns $153,703,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Manager 2?

Project Manager 2 salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Manager 2 roles are District of Columbia $102,741, California $102,351, Massachusetts $100,987. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Manager 2 roles make?

Salaries for Project Manager 2 level roles vary by specialization: Patient Services Manager 2: $177,849; Program Manager 2: $144,851; Construction Manager 2: $141,729; DCS CASE MANAGER 2: $113,839; Case Manager 2: $96,701.

How do different companies affect a Project Manager 2's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Project Manager 2 roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Project Manager 2 Salary in the United States

How much does a Project Manager 2 make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Manager 2 in the United States is $92,794 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Project Manager 2's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,852
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,505 to $102,246
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,958

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Project Manager 2 Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,246	$8,521	$1,966	$49
Average	$92,794	$7,733	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,505	$7,042	$1,625	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Project Manager 2 Salaries

A Project Manager 2's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Project Manager 2 Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Manager 2's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,623
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,521
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,699
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,334
Expert (over 8 years): $153,703

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Project M... Level Project Manager 2	$75,623
Project M... Level Project Manager 2	$94,521
Project M... Level Project Manager 2	$115,699
Project M... Level Project Manager 2	$130,334
Project M... Level Project Manager 2	$153,703

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How Do Project Manager 2 Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Project Manager 2s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,741.
California: $102,351.
Massachusetts: $100,987.

District of Columbia $102,741 California $102,351 Massachusetts $100,987 Washington $100,616 New Jersey $100,579 Alaska $100,449 Connecticut $99,169 New York $98,649

Hawaii $96,988 Rhode Island $96,209 Maryland $95,680 Minnesota $94,956 Colorado $94,677 Illinois $94,585 Oregon $94,232 Delaware $93,972

New Hampshire $93,809 Virginia $93,443 Pennsylvania $92,376 Nevada $91,838 North Dakota $91,662 Michigan $91,383 Wisconsin $91,281 Vermont $91,077

Texas $90,511 Maine $90,474 Arizona $90,418 Ohio $90,353 Georgia $89,500 Indiana $89,073 Wyoming $88,989 Utah $88,859

Iowa $88,804 Kansas $88,358 Louisiana $88,228 North Carolina $88,182 Missouri $88,163 Florida $87,801 Montana $87,607 Nebraska $87,421

Kentucky $87,319 South Carolina $86,948 Tennessee $86,716 Idaho $86,623 New Mexico $85,946 Oklahoma $85,797 Alabama $85,250 South Dakota $84,331

Arkansas $83,830 West Virginia $83,561 Mississippi $82,753

Top Paying Cities for Project Manager 2s

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $117,041
San Francisco: $115,890
Oakland: $113,320

San Jose, CA $117,041

San Francisco, CA $115,890

Oakland, CA $113,320

New York, NY $107,539

Queens Village, NY $106,843

Paramus, NJ $106,100

Passaic, NJ $106,008

Bergenfield, NJ $105,915

Stamford, CT $105,776

Huntington, NY $105,683

Newark, NJ $105,080

Bridgeport, CT $104,894

New Brunswick, NJ $104,588

Vallejo, CA $104,393

Middlesex, NJ $104,337

Somerset, NJ $104,254

Petaluma, CA $104,040

Santa Cruz, CA $103,678

Boston, MA $103,493

Monterey, CA $103,029

Fairbanks, AK $102,964

Los Angeles, CA $102,788

Washington, DC $102,741

Seattle, WA $102,574

Santa Rosa, CA $102,556

Juneau, AK $102,286

Orange, CA $101,980

Anchorage, AK $101,813

Anaheim, CA $101,748

Santa Ana, CA $101,609

Nassau, NY $101,553

Long Beach, CA $101,516

Danbury, CT $101,488

Santa Maria, CA $101,173

Everett, WA $101,154

Bremerton, WA $100,700

Trenton, NJ $100,523

Sacramento, CA $100,486

San Diego, CA $100,440

Brockton, MA $100,403

Tacoma, WA $100,366

Santa Barbara, CA $100,236

Lowell, MA $99,865

New Suffolk, NY $99,827

Nashua, NH $99,716

Lompoc, CA $99,568

Ventura, CA $99,475

Stockton, CA $99,447

New Haven, CT $99,261

Atlantic City, NJ $99,020

Hartford, CT $98,816

Modesto, CA $98,770

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,565

New Britain, CT $98,519

Olympia, WA $98,389

Kennewick, WA $98,389

New London, CT $98,371

Norwich, CT $98,343

Lawrence, MA $98,296

Bakersfield, CA $98,037

Riverside, CA $97,907

New Bedford, MA $97,907

Richland, WA $97,814

Portsmouth, NH $97,740

Vineland, NJ $97,721

San Bernardino, CA $97,647

Boulder, CO $97,387

Worcester, MA $97,313

Portland, OR $97,229

Saint Paul, MN $97,118

Minneapolis, MN $97,118

Philadelphia, PA $96,988

Honolulu, HI $96,496

Springfield, MA $96,171

Providence, RI $96,162

Chicago, IL $95,893

Bellingham, WA $95,782

Baltimore, MD $95,680

Chico, CA $95,448

Wilmington, DE $95,290

Pittsfield, MA $95,197

Manchester, NH $95,021

Spokane, WA $94,612

Denver, CO $94,603

Albany, NY $94,167

Troy, NY $94,130

Schenectady, NY $93,935

Burlington, VT $93,731

Portland, ME $93,406

Salem, OR $93,332

Yakima, WA $93,313

Ann Arbor, MI $93,286

Rochester, MN $93,026

Fresno, CA $92,979

Reno, NV $92,979

Milwaukee, WI $92,896

Detroit, MI $92,803

Allentown, PA $92,775

Carson City, NV $92,766

Houston, TX $92,627

Colorado Springs, CO $92,617

Syracuse, NY $92,571

Eugene, OR $92,395

Bismarck, ND $92,283

Gary, IN $92,283

Galveston, TX $92,283

Springfield, OR $92,209

Medford, OR $91,986

Fort Collins, CO $91,949

Austin, TX $91,875

Mesa, AZ $91,680

Phoenix, AZ $91,662

Dallas, TX $91,634

Reading, PA $91,578

Saint Cloud, MN $91,541

Concord, NH $91,457

Madison, WI $91,420

Utica, NY $91,170

Raleigh, NC $91,096

Las Vegas, NV $91,086

Rochester, NY $91,021

Des Moines, IA $91,012

Atlanta, GA $90,864

Battle Creek, MI $90,836

Salt Lake City, UT $90,808

Lancaster, PA $90,669

Champaign, IL $90,650

Harrisburg, PA $90,539

Durham, NC $90,455

Kansas City, MO $90,446

Kansas City, KS $90,427

Fort Worth, TX $90,418

Boca Raton, FL $90,381

Cleveland, OH $90,372

Columbus, OH $90,353

Pittsburgh, PA $90,344

Richmond, VA $90,307

Indianapolis, IN $90,288

Cincinnati, OH $90,168

Petersburg, VA $90,028

Billings, MT $89,824

Lansing, MI $89,824

Huntsville, AL $89,824

Lebanon, PA $89,815

Dayton, OH $89,806

Pueblo, CO $89,806

Appleton, WI $89,778

Buffalo, NY $89,741

Racine, WI $89,694

Charlotte, NC $89,685

Saint Louis, MO $89,657

Springfield, IL $89,620

Elkhart, IN $89,602

York, PA $89,602

Gastonia, NC $89,592

Benton Harbor, MI $89,592

Beaumont, TX $89,537

Lorain, OH $89,518

Toledo, OH $89,481

Binghamton, NY $89,435

Rock Hill, SC $89,425

Rockford, IL $89,379

Fargo, ND $89,332

Elyria, OH $89,332

Flagstaff, AZ $89,268

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,212

Miami, FL $89,156

Duluth, MN $89,008

Bangor, ME $88,887

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,785

Louisville, KY $88,739

Grand Rapids, MI $88,720

Hialeah, FL $88,711

Casper, WY $88,581

Scranton, PA $88,470

New Orleans, LA $88,442

Virginia Beach, VA $88,432

Akron, OH $88,386

Peoria, IL $88,265

Sarasota, FL $88,247

Green Bay, WI $88,182

Baton Rouge, LA $88,135

Charleston, SC $88,117

Nashville, TN $88,089

Jamestown, NY $88,071

Davenport, IA $88,071

Tucson, AZ $88,024

Cheyenne, WY $87,996

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,968

Tampa, FL $87,950

Omaha, NE $87,931

Port Arthur, TX $87,894

Evansville, IN $87,894

Bradenton, FL $87,857

Santa Fe, NM $87,690

Orlando, FL $87,597

Clearwater, FL $87,495

Canton, OH $87,300

La Crosse, WI $87,300

Grand Forks, ND $87,272

Albuquerque, NM $87,245

Tulsa, OK $87,245

Newport News, VA $87,235

High Point, NC $87,208

Ogden, UT $87,170

Corpus Christi, TX $87,096

Laramie, WY $87,040

Norfolk, VA $87,040

Rock Island, IL $86,985

Saginaw, MI $86,966

Jacksonville, FL $86,957

Salisbury, NC $86,938

Memphis, TN $86,920

Moline, IL $86,873

Fort Myers, FL $86,846

Waterloo, IA $86,725

Spartanburg, SC $86,632

Lincoln, NE $86,586

Fort Wayne, IN $86,567

Birmingham, AL $86,465

Cedar Falls, IA $86,447

Provo, UT $86,437

Springfield, OH $86,428

San Antonio, TX $86,409

Greensboro, NC $86,372

South Bend, IN $86,363

Winston Salem, NC $86,354

Boise, ID $86,326

Savannah, GA $86,261

Muskegon, MI $86,094

Lima, OH $85,983

Lake Charles, LA $85,946

Anderson, IN $85,927

Lexington, KY $85,899

Augusta, GA $85,871

Greenville, SC $85,871

Wichita, KS $85,788

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,788

Columbia, SC $85,704

Bloomington, IN $85,472

Roanoke, VA $85,417

Asheville, NC $85,296

Knoxville, TN $85,138

Shreveport, LA $85,129

Wilmington, NC $85,008

Frankfort, KY $84,832

Oklahoma City, OK $84,767

Chillicothe, OH $84,730

Longview, TX $84,721

Topeka, KS $84,693

Mobile, AL $84,554

Terre Haute, IN $84,517

Erie, PA $84,507

Altoona, PA $84,461

Melbourne, FL $84,433

Amarillo, TX $84,396

Killeen, TX $84,368

Fayetteville, AR $84,294

Sioux Falls, SD $84,229

Chattanooga, TN $84,173

Idaho Falls, ID $84,164

Gainesville, FL $83,969

Portsmouth, OH $83,923

Little Rock, AR $83,904

Lynchburg, VA $83,904

Lafayette, LA $83,867

Youngstown, OH $83,867

Temple, TX $83,830

Daytona Beach, FL $83,811

Clarksville, TN $83,802

Pensacola, FL $83,793

Hopkinsville, KY $83,514

Charleston, WV $83,505

Florence, SC $83,459

Sioux City, IA $83,403

Macon, GA $83,134

Tallahassee, FL $83,125

Fayetteville, NC $83,106

Waco, TX $83,087

Wichita Falls, TX $83,087

Pine Bluff, AR $83,050

Vincennes, IN $82,874

Lubbock, TX $82,837

Great Falls, MT $82,781

Alamogordo, NM $82,772

Abilene, TX $82,698

Rapid City, SD $82,577

Monroe, LA $82,577

Albany, GA $82,521

Huntington, WV $82,512

Jackson, MS $82,503

Greenville, MS $82,494

Parkersburg, WV $82,401

Montgomery, AL $82,382

Johnstown, PA $82,364

Springfield, MO $82,289

Biloxi, MS $82,243

Sumter, SC $82,048

Columbus, GA $82,039

Twin Falls, ID $81,983

Pascagoula, MS $81,863

Kingsport, TN $81,621

Gulfport, MS $81,594

Alexandria, LA $81,287

Fort Smith, AR $81,055

El Paso, TX $80,805

Helena, MT $80,684

Las Cruces, NM $80,387

Harlingen, TX $80,127

Pocatello, ID $80,044

Florence, AL $80,016

Brownsville, TX $79,997

Dothan, AL $79,849

Mcallen, TX $79,803

Columbus, MS $79,116

Altus, OK $78,689

Lawton, OK $78,513

Pierre, SD $78,179

What Skills Can Increase a Project Manager 2's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 21.38% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Scrum (Mentioned in 1.33% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.04% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	21.38%
Scrum	1.33%
Billing	1.04%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Project Manager 2's salary.

Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Science	$102,073	10%
Software Development	$101,145	9%
Agile	$99,289	7%
Program Management	$99,289	7%
Scrum	$99,289	7%
Project Delivery	$98,361	6%

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How Education impacts a Project Manager 2's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Project Manager 2s enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Project Manager 2 with a Associate's Degree is between $89,186 and $95,389).

Project Manager 2 Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Project Manager 2

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 5.1%

Associates 4.5%

Bachelors 48.1%

Masters 40.0%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	5.1%
Associates	4.5%
Bachelors	48.1%
Masters	40.0%
Doctorate	2.2%

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Project Manager 2 Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Project Manager 2's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$84,505

Average $92,794/year

$102,246

$7,042

Average $7,733/month

$8,521

$1,625

Average $1,784/week

$1,966

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,246	$8,521	$1,966	$49
Average	$92,794	$7,733	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,505	$7,042	$1,625	$41

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Salary Trends for Project Manager 2

Salaries for a Project Manager 2 can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,511 in 2023 to around $83,039 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Manager 2 salary trends, .

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2023

$85,511

2024

$83,590

2025

$83,039

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2024	$83,590
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