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

A Project Manger's salary grows with experience: a Project Manger (0-2 years)earns $73,566, a Project Manager II (2-4 years)earns $91,949, a Project Manager III (4-7 years)earns $112,547, a Project Manager IV (7+ years)earns $126,780, a Project Manager V (7-10 years)earns $149,513,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Manger?

Project Manger salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Manger roles are District of Columbia $79,835, California $79,533, Massachusetts $78,473. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Manger roles make?

Salaries for Project Manger level roles vary by specialization: Finance Manger: $129,609; Sales Manger: $128,418; Product Manger: $127,445; Accounting Manger: $119,352; Property Manger: $113,759.

How do different companies affect a Project Manger's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Project Manger 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 Manger Salary in the United States

How much does a Project Manger make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Manger in the United States is $72,106 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,623
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,095 to $78,658
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,712

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Project Manger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,658	$6,555	$1,513	$38
Average	$72,106	$6,009	$1,387	$35
25th Percentile	$65,095	$5,425	$1,252	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Project Manger Salaries

A Project Manger'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 Manger Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Manger'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): $73,566
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,949
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,547
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,780
Expert (over 8 years): $149,513

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Project M... Level Project Manger	$73,566
Project M... Level Project Manger	$91,949
Project M... Level Project Manger	$112,547
Project M... Level Project Manger	$126,780
Project M... Level Project Manger	$149,513

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How Do Project Manger 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 Mangers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,835.
California: $79,533.
Massachusetts: $78,473.

District of Columbia $79,835 California $79,533 Massachusetts $78,473 Washington $78,184 New Jersey $78,155 Alaska $78,054 Connecticut $77,059 New York $76,656

Hawaii $75,365 Rhode Island $74,759 Maryland $74,348 Minnesota $73,786 Colorado $73,569 Illinois $73,497 Oregon $73,223 Delaware $73,021

New Hampshire $72,895 Virginia $72,610 Pennsylvania $71,781 Nevada $71,363 North Dakota $71,226 Michigan $71,010 Wisconsin $70,930 Vermont $70,772

Texas $70,332 Maine $70,303 Arizona $70,260 Ohio $70,209 Georgia $69,546 Indiana $69,214 Wyoming $69,149 Utah $69,048

Iowa $69,005 Kansas $68,659 Louisiana $68,558 North Carolina $68,522 Missouri $68,508 Florida $68,226 Montana $68,075 Nebraska $67,931

Kentucky $67,851 South Carolina $67,563 Tennessee $67,383 Idaho $67,311 New Mexico $66,784 Oklahoma $66,669 Alabama $66,244 South Dakota $65,530

Arkansas $65,140 West Virginia $64,931 Mississippi $64,304

Top Paying Cities for Project Mangers

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: $90,947
San Francisco: $89,951
Oakland: $88,055

San Jose, CA $90,947

San Francisco, CA $89,951

Oakland, CA $88,055

New York, NY $83,022

Paramus, NJ $82,012

Queens Village, NY $82,009

Passaic, NJ $81,940

Bergenfield, NJ $81,934

Stamford, CT $81,775

Huntington, NY $81,746

Newark, NJ $81,213

Bridgeport, CT $81,061

Vallejo, CA $80,917

New Brunswick, NJ $80,888

Petaluma, CA $80,845

Middlesex, NJ $80,708

Somerset, NJ $80,657

Santa Cruz, CA $80,564

Boston, MA $80,124

Monterey, CA $79,871

Seattle, WA $79,706

Santa Rosa, CA $79,691

Los Angeles, CA $79,670

Juneau, AK $79,482

Washington, DC $79,403

Orange, CA $79,146

Santa Ana, CA $78,956

Long Beach, CA $78,884

Anaheim, CA $78,869

Anchorage, AK $78,833

Santa Maria, CA $78,617

Everett, WA $78,602

Danbury, CT $78,349

Bremerton, WA $78,249

Tacoma, WA $77,990

New Suffolk, NY $77,988

Sacramento, CA $77,968

Santa Barbara, CA $77,889

Trenton, NJ $77,809

San Diego, CA $77,809

Brockton, MA $77,730

Fairbanks, AK $77,553

Lompoc, CA $77,369

Lowell, MA $77,311

Ventura, CA $77,297

Nashua, NH $77,283

Stockton, CA $77,276

Modesto, CA $76,749

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,591

Olympia, WA $76,454

Kennewick, WA $76,454

New Haven, CT $76,425

Lawrence, MA $76,165

Hartford, CT $76,093

Riverside, CA $76,079

New Bedford, MA $76,007

Richland, WA $76,007

Bakersfield, CA $75,906

San Bernardino, CA $75,877

New Britain, CT $75,870

Atlantic City, NJ $75,870

New London, CT $75,841

Norwich, CT $75,819

Portsmouth, NH $75,805

Boulder, CO $75,652

Portland, OR $75,552

Worcester, MA $75,545

Minneapolis, MN $75,322

Philadelphia, PA $75,221

Honolulu, HI $74,983

Saint Paul, MN $74,948

Vineland, NJ $74,932

Providence, RI $74,723

Chicago, IL $74,514

Bellingham, WA $74,428

Springfield, MA $74,370

Baltimore, MD $74,348

Chico, CA $74,168

Pittsfield, MA $73,973

Manchester, NH $73,836

Spokane, WA $73,519

Denver, CO $73,512

Albany, NY $73,173

Troy, NY $73,144

Nassau, NY $73,067

Schenectady, NY $72,993

Wilmington, DE $72,935

Burlington, VT $72,834

Salem, OR $72,805

Portland, ME $72,582

Yakima, WA $72,509

Rochester, MN $72,286

Reno, NV $72,250

Fresno, CA $72,250

Milwaukee, WI $72,185

Detroit, MI $72,113

Ann Arbor, MI $72,101

Allentown, PA $72,091

Colorado Springs, CO $71,969

Syracuse, NY $71,933

Carson City, NV $71,933

Houston, TX $71,832

Eugene, OR $71,796

Gary, IN $71,709

Springfield, OR $71,651

Bismarck, ND $71,637

Galveston, TX $71,587

Medford, OR $71,478

Fort Collins, CO $71,450

Concord, NH $71,413

Austin, TX $71,392

Mesa, AZ $71,240

Reading, PA $71,233

Phoenix, AZ $71,226

Dallas, TX $71,204

Saint Cloud, MN $71,135

Madison, WI $71,039

Utica, NY $70,844

Rochester, NY $70,728

Des Moines, IA $70,721

Raleigh, NC $70,714

Atlanta, GA $70,606

Battle Creek, MI $70,584

Salt Lake City, UT $70,563

Lancaster, PA $70,454

Harrisburg, PA $70,354

Kansas City, MO $70,281

Champaign, IL $70,267

Kansas City, KS $70,267

Fort Worth, TX $70,260

Columbus, OH $70,248

Boca Raton, FL $70,231

Pittsburgh, PA $70,202

Richmond, VA $70,173

Indianapolis, IN $70,159

Cleveland, OH $70,152

Las Vegas, NV $70,065

Cincinnati, OH $70,065

Petersburg, VA $69,957

Huntsville, AL $69,849

Lansing, MI $69,800

Lebanon, PA $69,791

Pueblo, CO $69,784

Appleton, WI $69,762

Buffalo, NY $69,733

Dayton, OH $69,712

Racine, WI $69,697

Charlotte, NC $69,690

Saint Louis, MO $69,669

York, PA $69,625

Elkhart, IN $69,625

Gastonia, NC $69,612

Billings, MT $69,594

Beaumont, TX $69,575

Lorain, OH $69,560

Benton Harbor, MI $69,546

Toledo, OH $69,532

Binghamton, NY $69,495

Rock Hill, SC $69,488

Rockford, IL $69,452

Springfield, IL $69,423

Elyria, OH $69,416

Fargo, ND $69,416

Flagstaff, AZ $69,366

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,322

Duluth, MN $69,279

Miami, FL $69,279

Cheyenne, WY $69,229

Grand Forks, ND $69,229

Bangor, ME $69,070

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,991

Durham, NC $68,960

Louisville, KY $68,955

Grand Rapids, MI $68,940

Hialeah, FL $68,933

Casper, WY $68,832

Scranton, PA $68,746

New Orleans, LA $68,724

Virginia Beach, VA $68,717

Akron, OH $68,681

Peoria, IL $68,587

Sarasota, FL $68,573

Nashville, TN $68,522

Omaha, NE $68,522

Green Bay, WI $68,522

Baton Rouge, LA $68,486

Charleston, SC $68,472

Jamestown, NY $68,436

Davenport, IA $68,436

Tucson, AZ $68,399

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,356

Tampa, FL $68,342

Evansville, IN $68,299

Port Arthur, TX $68,299

Bradenton, FL $68,270

Santa Fe, NM $68,140

Orlando, FL $68,010

Clearwater, FL $67,988

Canton, OH $67,837

La Crosse, WI $67,837

Albuquerque, NM $67,794

Newport News, VA $67,787

High Point, NC $67,765

Ogden, UT $67,736

Corpus Christi, TX $67,678

Norfolk, VA $67,635

Laramie, WY $67,635

Rock Island, IL $67,592

Saginaw, MI $67,577

Jacksonville, FL $67,570

Salisbury, NC $67,556

Boise, ID $67,541

Moline, IL $67,505

Fort Myers, FL $67,484

Memphis, TN $67,469

Tulsa, OK $67,433

Waterloo, IA $67,390

Spartanburg, SC $67,318

Lincoln, NE $67,282

Fort Wayne, IN $67,267

Provo, UT $67,260

Cedar Falls, IA $67,174

San Antonio, TX $67,145

Greensboro, NC $67,116

South Bend, IN $67,109

Savannah, GA $67,029

Muskegon, MI $67,001

Birmingham, AL $66,993

Winston Salem, NC $66,958

Lake Charles, LA $66,784

Anderson, IN $66,770

Lexington, KY $66,748

Augusta, GA $66,727

Greenville, SC $66,727

Lima, OH $66,669

Wichita, KS $66,662

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,662

Columbia, SC $66,597

Springfield, OH $66,582

Asheville, NC $66,467

Bloomington, IN $66,417

Knoxville, TN $66,157

Shreveport, LA $66,150

Wilmington, NC $66,056

Roanoke, VA $66,056

Topeka, KS $65,926

Frankfort, KY $65,918

Oklahoma City, OK $65,869

Chillicothe, OH $65,840

Longview, TX $65,833

Melbourne, FL $65,825

Sioux Falls, SD $65,710

Mobile, AL $65,703

Terre Haute, IN $65,674

Altoona, PA $65,631

Amarillo, TX $65,580

Killeen, TX $65,559

Fayetteville, AR $65,501

Chattanooga, TN $65,479

Sioux City, IA $65,414

Idaho Falls, ID $65,400

Lynchburg, VA $65,342

Gainesville, FL $65,248

Portsmouth, OH $65,212

Little Rock, AR $65,198

Lafayette, LA $65,169

Youngstown, OH $65,169

Daytona Beach, FL $65,126

Clarksville, TN $65,119

Pensacola, FL $65,111

Temple, TX $65,106

Hopkinsville, KY $64,895

Erie, PA $64,881

Florence, SC $64,852

Charleston, WV $64,736

Great Falls, MT $64,700

Macon, GA $64,599

Tallahassee, FL $64,592

Fayetteville, NC $64,578

Waco, TX $64,563

Helena, MT $64,513

Pine Bluff, AR $64,486

Vincennes, IN $64,398

Lubbock, TX $64,369

Alamogordo, NM $64,325

Twin Falls, ID $64,261

Rapid City, SD $64,239

Jackson, MS $64,109

Huntington, WV $64,104

Greenville, MS $64,102

Parkersburg, WV $64,028

Montgomery, AL $64,015

Wichita Falls, TX $63,943

Springfield, MO $63,943

Biloxi, MS $63,907

Monroe, LA $63,835

Johnstown, PA $63,785

Sumter, SC $63,756

Columbus, GA $63,749

Pascagoula, MS $63,612

Abilene, TX $63,612

Kingsport, TN $63,424

Albany, GA $63,424

Gulfport, MS $63,403

Alexandria, LA $63,165

Fort Smith, AR $62,984

El Paso, TX $62,790

Las Cruces, NM $62,465

Harlingen, TX $62,282

Pocatello, ID $62,270

Florence, AL $62,177

Brownsville, TX $62,162

Mcallen, TX $62,011

Dothan, AL $61,910

Columbus, MS $61,482

Altus, OK $61,146

Lawton, OK $61,009

Pierre, SD $60,749

What Skills Can Increase a Project Manger's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 21.15% 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.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
Scrum (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

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Project Management	21.15%
PowerPoint	1.25%
Scrum	1.01%

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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 Manger's salary.

Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Program Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scrum	$77,874	8%
Program Management	$77,874	8%
Agile	$77,153	7%
Accountability	$76,432	6%
Quality Assurance	$76,432	6%
Change Management	$75,711	5%

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How Education impacts a Project Manger's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Project Mangers 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 Manger with a Associate's Degree is between $70,971 and $75,660).

Project Manger Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Project Manger

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 8.7%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 54.1%

Masters 28.5%

Doctorate 1.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	8.7%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	54.1%
Masters	28.5%
Doctorate	1.7%

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Project Manger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Project Manger'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$65,095

Average $72,106/year

$78,658

$5,425

Average $6,009/month

$6,555

$1,252

Average $1,387/week

$1,513

$31

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,658	$6,555	$1,513	$38
Average	$72,106	$6,009	$1,387	$35
25th Percentile	$65,095	$5,425	$1,252	$31

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Salary Trends for Project Manger

Salaries for a Project Manger can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,660 in 2023 to around $70,264 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Manger salary trends, .

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