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

A Project Manager, Sr's salary grows with experience: a Product Manager I (0-2 years)earns $82,406, a Product Manager II (2-4 years)earns $112,543, a Project Manager, Sr (4-7 years)earns $135,483, a Product Manager IV (7+ years)earns $150,866, a Product Manager V (7-10 years)earns $184,687,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Manager, Sr?

Project Manager, Sr salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Manager, Sr roles are District of Columbia $151,058, California $150,484, Massachusetts $148,479. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Manager, Sr roles make?

Salaries for Project Manager, Sr level roles vary by specialization: Construction Manager, Sr.: $170,975; Mergers and Acquisitions Manager, Sr.: $169,415; Project Manager Sr. - Construction: $147,817; Clinical Study Project Management Manager, Sr.: $147,000; Clinical Trial Project Management Manager, Sr.: $146,930.

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

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

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Manager, Sr in the United States is $136,432 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $161,088
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $127,081 to $149,338
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $118,567

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Project Manager, Sr Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,338	$12,445	$2,872	$72
Average	$136,432	$11,369	$2,624	$66
25th Percentile	$127,081	$10,590	$2,444	$61

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Key Factors That Influence Project Manager, Sr Salaries

A Project Manager, Sr'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, Sr Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Manager, Sr'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): $82,406
Early Career (1-2 years): $112,543
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $135,483
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,866
Expert (over 8 years): $184,687

Levels	Salary
Product M... Level Project Manager, Sr	$82,406
Product M... Level Project Manager, Sr	$112,543
Project M... Level Project Manager, Sr	$135,483
Product M... Level Project Manager, Sr	$150,866
Product M... Level Project Manager, Sr	$184,687

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How Do Project Manager, Sr 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, Srs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $151,058.
California: $150,484.
Massachusetts: $148,479.

District of Columbia $151,058

California $150,484

Massachusetts $148,479

Washington $147,933

New Jersey $147,879

Alaska $147,688

Connecticut $145,805

New York $145,041

Hawaii $142,599

Rhode Island $141,453

Maryland $140,675

Minnesota $139,611

Colorado $139,202

Illinois $139,065

Oregon $138,547

Delaware $138,165

New Hampshire $137,925

Virginia $137,387

Pennsylvania $135,818

Nevada $135,027

North Dakota $134,768

Michigan $134,358

Wisconsin $134,208

Vermont $133,908

Texas $133,076

Maine $133,021

Arizona $132,939

Ohio $132,844

Georgia $131,589

Indiana $130,961

Wyoming $130,838

Utah $130,647

Iowa $130,565

Kansas $129,911

Louisiana $129,720

North Carolina $129,651

Missouri $129,624

Florida $129,092

Montana $128,805

Nebraska $128,533

Kentucky $128,383

South Carolina $127,837

Tennessee $127,496

Idaho $127,359

New Mexico $126,363

Oklahoma $126,145

Alabama $125,340

South Dakota $123,989

Arkansas $123,253

West Virginia $122,857

Mississippi $121,670

Top Paying Cities for Project Manager, Srs

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: $172,082
San Francisco: $170,198
Oakland: $166,611

San Jose, CA $172,082

San Francisco, CA $170,198

Oakland, CA $166,611

New York, NY $157,086

Paramus, NJ $155,176

Queens Village, NY $155,170

Passaic, NJ $155,040

Bergenfield, NJ $155,028

Stamford, CT $154,728

Huntington, NY $154,672

Newark, NJ $153,663

Bridgeport, CT $153,375

Vallejo, CA $153,104

New Brunswick, NJ $153,049

Petaluma, CA $152,968

Middlesex, NJ $152,708

Somerset, NJ $152,613

Santa Cruz, CA $152,435

Boston, MA $151,603

Monterey, CA $151,124

Seattle, WA $150,812

Santa Rosa, CA $150,785

Los Angeles, CA $150,744

Juneau, AK $150,389

Washington, DC $150,239

Orange, CA $149,753

Santa Ana, CA $149,393

Long Beach, CA $149,257

Anaheim, CA $149,229

Anchorage, AK $149,161

Santa Maria, CA $148,752

Everett, WA $148,725

Danbury, CT $148,244

Bremerton, WA $148,056

Tacoma, WA $147,565

New Suffolk, NY $147,562

Sacramento, CA $147,524

Santa Barbara, CA $147,374

Trenton, NJ $147,224

San Diego, CA $147,224

Brockton, MA $147,074

Fairbanks, AK $146,739

Lompoc, CA $146,392

Lowell, MA $146,281

Ventura, CA $146,255

Nashua, NH $146,228

Stockton, CA $146,214

Modesto, CA $145,218

Poughkeepsie, NY $144,918

Olympia, WA $144,659

Kennewick, WA $144,659

New Haven, CT $144,604

Lawrence, MA $144,113

Hartford, CT $143,977

Riverside, CA $143,949

New Bedford, MA $143,813

Richland, WA $143,813

Bakersfield, CA $143,622

San Bernardino, CA $143,567

New Britain, CT $143,554

Atlantic City, NJ $143,554

New London, CT $143,499

Norwich, CT $143,458

Portsmouth, NH $143,431

Boulder, CO $143,142

Portland, OR $142,953

Worcester, MA $142,940

Minneapolis, MN $142,517

Philadelphia, PA $142,326

Honolulu, HI $141,876

Saint Paul, MN $141,810

Vineland, NJ $141,780

Providence, RI $141,384

Chicago, IL $140,989

Bellingham, WA $140,825

Springfield, MA $140,716

Baltimore, MD $140,675

Chico, CA $140,334

Pittsfield, MA $139,966

Manchester, NH $139,706

Spokane, WA $139,106

Denver, CO $139,092

Albany, NY $138,451

Troy, NY $138,397

Nassau, NY $138,251

Schenectady, NY $138,110

Wilmington, DE $138,001

Burlington, VT $137,810

Salem, OR $137,755

Portland, ME $137,332

Yakima, WA $137,196

Rochester, MN $136,773

Reno, NV $136,705

Fresno, CA $136,705

Milwaukee, WI $136,582

Detroit, MI $136,446

Ann Arbor, MI $136,422

Allentown, PA $136,405

Colorado Springs, CO $136,173

Syracuse, NY $136,105

Carson City, NV $136,105

Houston, TX $135,914

Eugene, OR $135,845

Gary, IN $135,682

Springfield, OR $135,572

Bismarck, ND $135,545

Galveston, TX $135,450

Medford, OR $135,245

Fort Collins, CO $135,190

Concord, NH $135,122

Austin, TX $135,081

Mesa, AZ $134,795

Reading, PA $134,781

Phoenix, AZ $134,768

Dallas, TX $134,727

Saint Cloud, MN $134,596

Madison, WI $134,413

Utica, NY $134,044

Rochester, NY $133,826

Des Moines, IA $133,813

Raleigh, NC $133,799

Atlanta, GA $133,594

Battle Creek, MI $133,553

Salt Lake City, UT $133,512

Lancaster, PA $133,308

Harrisburg, PA $133,117

Kansas City, MO $132,980

Champaign, IL $132,953

Kansas City, KS $132,953

Fort Worth, TX $132,939

Columbus, OH $132,916

Boca Raton, FL $132,885

Pittsburgh, PA $132,830

Richmond, VA $132,776

Indianapolis, IN $132,748

Cleveland, OH $132,735

Las Vegas, NV $132,571

Cincinnati, OH $132,571

Petersburg, VA $132,366

Huntsville, AL $132,162

Lansing, MI $132,070

Lebanon, PA $132,053

Pueblo, CO $132,039

Appleton, WI $131,998

Buffalo, NY $131,943

Dayton, OH $131,902

Racine, WI $131,875

Charlotte, NC $131,862

Saint Louis, MO $131,821

York, PA $131,739

Elkhart, IN $131,739

Gastonia, NC $131,713

Billings, MT $131,680

Beaumont, TX $131,643

Lorain, OH $131,616

Benton Harbor, MI $131,589

Toledo, OH $131,561

Binghamton, NY $131,493

Rock Hill, SC $131,480

Rockford, IL $131,411

Springfield, IL $131,357

Elyria, OH $131,343

Fargo, ND $131,343

Flagstaff, AZ $131,248

Fort Lauderdale, FL $131,166

Duluth, MN $131,084

Miami, FL $131,084

Cheyenne, WY $130,988

Grand Forks, ND $130,988

Bangor, ME $130,688

Cedar Rapids, IA $130,538

Durham, NC $130,481

Louisville, KY $130,470

Grand Rapids, MI $130,443

Hialeah, FL $130,429

Casper, WY $130,238

Scranton, PA $130,074

New Orleans, LA $130,033

Virginia Beach, VA $130,020

Akron, OH $129,951

Peoria, IL $129,774

Sarasota, FL $129,747

Nashville, TN $129,651

Omaha, NE $129,651

Green Bay, WI $129,651

Baton Rouge, LA $129,583

Charleston, SC $129,556

Jamestown, NY $129,488

Davenport, IA $129,488

Tucson, AZ $129,419

Saint Petersburg, FL $129,338

Tampa, FL $129,310

Evansville, IN $129,228

Port Arthur, TX $129,228

Bradenton, FL $129,174

Santa Fe, NM $128,928

Orlando, FL $128,683

Clearwater, FL $128,642

Canton, OH $128,355

La Crosse, WI $128,355

Albuquerque, NM $128,273

Newport News, VA $128,260

High Point, NC $128,219

Ogden, UT $128,164

Corpus Christi, TX $128,055

Norfolk, VA $127,973

Laramie, WY $127,973

Rock Island, IL $127,891

Saginaw, MI $127,864

Jacksonville, FL $127,850

Salisbury, NC $127,823

Boise, ID $127,796

Moline, IL $127,728

Fort Myers, FL $127,687

Memphis, TN $127,659

Tulsa, OK $127,591

Waterloo, IA $127,509

Spartanburg, SC $127,373

Lincoln, NE $127,305

Fort Wayne, IN $127,277

Provo, UT $127,264

Cedar Falls, IA $127,100

San Antonio, TX $127,045

Greensboro, NC $126,991

South Bend, IN $126,977

Savannah, GA $126,827

Muskegon, MI $126,773

Birmingham, AL $126,759

Winston Salem, NC $126,692

Lake Charles, LA $126,363

Anderson, IN $126,336

Lexington, KY $126,295

Augusta, GA $126,254

Greenville, SC $126,254

Lima, OH $126,145

Wichita, KS $126,131

Tuscaloosa, AL $126,131

Columbia, SC $126,009

Springfield, OH $125,981

Asheville, NC $125,763

Bloomington, IN $125,668

Knoxville, TN $125,176

Shreveport, LA $125,163

Wilmington, NC $124,985

Roanoke, VA $124,985

Topeka, KS $124,740

Frankfort, KY $124,725

Oklahoma City, OK $124,631

Chillicothe, OH $124,576

Longview, TX $124,562

Melbourne, FL $124,549

Sioux Falls, SD $124,330

Mobile, AL $124,317

Terre Haute, IN $124,262

Altoona, PA $124,180

Amarillo, TX $124,085

Killeen, TX $124,044

Fayetteville, AR $123,935

Chattanooga, TN $123,894

Sioux City, IA $123,771

Idaho Falls, ID $123,744

Lynchburg, VA $123,635

Gainesville, FL $123,457

Portsmouth, OH $123,389

Little Rock, AR $123,362

Lafayette, LA $123,307

Youngstown, OH $123,307

Daytona Beach, FL $123,225

Clarksville, TN $123,212

Pensacola, FL $123,198

Temple, TX $123,189

Hopkinsville, KY $122,789

Erie, PA $122,762

Florence, SC $122,707

Charleston, WV $122,489

Great Falls, MT $122,420

Macon, GA $122,229

Tallahassee, FL $122,216

Fayetteville, NC $122,188

Waco, TX $122,161

Helena, MT $122,066

Pine Bluff, AR $122,014

Vincennes, IN $121,847

Lubbock, TX $121,793

Alamogordo, NM $121,711

Twin Falls, ID $121,588

Rapid City, SD $121,547

Jackson, MS $121,302

Huntington, WV $121,292

Greenville, MS $121,288

Parkersburg, WV $121,149

Montgomery, AL $121,124

Wichita Falls, TX $120,988

Springfield, MO $120,988

Biloxi, MS $120,920

Monroe, LA $120,783

Johnstown, PA $120,688

Sumter, SC $120,633

Columbus, GA $120,620

Pascagoula, MS $120,360

Abilene, TX $120,360

Kingsport, TN $120,006

Albany, GA $120,006

Gulfport, MS $119,965

Alexandria, LA $119,514

Fort Smith, AR $119,173

El Paso, TX $118,805

Las Cruces, NM $118,191

Harlingen, TX $117,845

Pocatello, ID $117,823

Florence, AL $117,645

Brownsville, TX $117,618

Mcallen, TX $117,332

Dothan, AL $117,141

Columbus, MS $116,330

Altus, OK $115,694

Lawton, OK $115,435

Pierre, SD $114,944

What Skills Can Increase a Project Manager, Sr's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.01% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Scrum (Mentioned in 1.9% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.
Software Development (Mentioned in 1.23% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.01%
Scrum	1.9%
Software Development	1.23%

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, Sr's salary.

Design Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
B2B: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Design Engineering	$141,889	4%
B2B	$140,525	3%
Business Development	$140,525	3%
Data Science	$140,525	3%
Empathy	$140,525	3%
Fintech	$139,161	2%

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How Education impacts a Project Manager, Sr's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Project Manager, Srs 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, Sr with a Associate's Degree is between $121,954 and $129,397).

Project Manager, Sr Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Project Manager, Sr

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 3.4%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 41.4%

Masters 50.1%

Doctorate 2.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	3.4%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	41.4%
Masters	50.1%
Doctorate	2.6%

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

Understanding how a Project Manager, Sr'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

$127,081

Average $136,432/year

$149,338

$10,590

Average $11,369/month

$12,445

$2,444

Average $2,624/week

$2,872

$61

Average $66/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,338	$12,445	$2,872	$72
Average	$136,432	$11,369	$2,624	$66
25th Percentile	$127,081	$10,590	$2,444	$61

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Salary Trends for Project Manager, Sr

Salaries for a Project Manager, Sr can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $129,860 in 2023 to around $129,095 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Manager, Sr salary trends, .

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