Key Factors That Influence Project Scheduler Salaries
A Project Scheduler'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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Project Scheduler Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Project Scheduler'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:
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: $97,618
San Francisco: $96,549
Oakland: $94,515
San Jose, CA$97,618
San Francisco, CA$96,549
Oakland, CA$94,515
New York, NY$89,112
Paramus, NJ$88,028
Queens Village, NY$88,024
Passaic, NJ$87,951
Bergenfield, NJ$87,944
Stamford, CT$87,774
Huntington, NY$87,742
Newark, NJ$87,170
Bridgeport, CT$87,007
Vallejo, CA$86,853
New Brunswick, NJ$86,822
Petaluma, CA$86,775
Middlesex, NJ$86,628
Somerset, NJ$86,574
Santa Cruz, CA$86,473
Boston, MA$86,001
Monterey, CA$85,730
Seattle, WA$85,552
Santa Rosa, CA$85,537
Los Angeles, CA$85,514
Juneau, AK$85,313
Washington, DC$85,227
Orange, CA$84,952
Santa Ana, CA$84,748
Long Beach, CA$84,670
Anaheim, CA$84,655
Anchorage, AK$84,616
Santa Maria, CA$84,384
Everett, WA$84,368
Danbury, CT$84,096
Bremerton, WA$83,989
Tacoma, WA$83,710
New Suffolk, NY$83,709
Sacramento, CA$83,687
Santa Barbara, CA$83,602
Trenton, NJ$83,517
San Diego, CA$83,517
Brockton, MA$83,432
Fairbanks, AK$83,242
Lompoc, CA$83,045
Lowell, MA$82,982
Ventura, CA$82,967
Nashua, NH$82,952
Stockton, CA$82,944
Modesto, CA$82,379
Poughkeepsie, NY$82,209
Olympia, WA$82,062
Kennewick, WA$82,062
New Haven, CT$82,031
Lawrence, MA$81,752
Hartford, CT$81,675
Riverside, CA$81,659
New Bedford, MA$81,582
Richland, WA$81,582
Bakersfield, CA$81,474
San Bernardino, CA$81,443
New Britain, CT$81,435
Atlantic City, NJ$81,435
New London, CT$81,404
Norwich, CT$81,381
Portsmouth, NH$81,365
Boulder, CO$81,201
Portland, OR$81,094
Worcester, MA$81,087
Minneapolis, MN$80,847
Philadelphia, PA$80,738
Honolulu, HI$80,483
Saint Paul, MN$80,446
Vineland, NJ$80,429
Providence, RI$80,204
Chicago, IL$79,980
Bellingham, WA$79,887
Springfield, MA$79,825
Baltimore, MD$79,802
Chico, CA$79,608
Pittsfield, MA$79,400
Manchester, NH$79,252
Spokane, WA$78,912
Denver, CO$78,904
Albany, NY$78,540
Troy, NY$78,509
Nassau, NY$78,427
Schenectady, NY$78,347
Wilmington, DE$78,285
Burlington, VT$78,177
Salem, OR$78,146
Portland, ME$77,906
Yakima, WA$77,828
Rochester, MN$77,588
Reno, NV$77,550
Fresno, CA$77,550
Milwaukee, WI$77,480
Detroit, MI$77,403
Ann Arbor, MI$77,390
Allentown, PA$77,380
Colorado Springs, CO$77,248
Syracuse, NY$77,209
Carson City, NV$77,209
Houston, TX$77,101
Eugene, OR$77,062
Gary, IN$76,969
Springfield, OR$76,907
Bismarck, ND$76,892
Galveston, TX$76,838
Medford, OR$76,722
Fort Collins, CO$76,691
Concord, NH$76,652
Austin, TX$76,629
Mesa, AZ$76,466
Reading, PA$76,459
Phoenix, AZ$76,451
Dallas, TX$76,428
Saint Cloud, MN$76,353
Madison, WI$76,250
Utica, NY$76,041
Rochester, NY$75,917
Des Moines, IA$75,909
Raleigh, NC$75,901
Atlanta, GA$75,785
Battle Creek, MI$75,762
Salt Lake City, UT$75,739
Lancaster, PA$75,623
Harrisburg, PA$75,514
Kansas City, MO$75,437
Champaign, IL$75,421
Kansas City, KS$75,421
Fort Worth, TX$75,414
Columbus, OH$75,401
Boca Raton, FL$75,383
Pittsburgh, PA$75,352
Richmond, VA$75,321
Indianapolis, IN$75,305
Cleveland, OH$75,298
Las Vegas, NV$75,205
Cincinnati, OH$75,205
Petersburg, VA$75,089
Huntsville, AL$74,973
Lansing, MI$74,921
Lebanon, PA$74,911
Pueblo, CO$74,903
Appleton, WI$74,880
Buffalo, NY$74,849
Dayton, OH$74,825
Racine, WI$74,810
Charlotte, NC$74,802
Saint Louis, MO$74,779
York, PA$74,733
Elkhart, IN$74,733
Gastonia, NC$74,718
Billings, MT$74,699
Beaumont, TX$74,678
Lorain, OH$74,663
Benton Harbor, MI$74,647
Toledo, OH$74,632
Binghamton, NY$74,593
Rock Hill, SC$74,586
Rockford, IL$74,547
Springfield, IL$74,516
Elyria, OH$74,508
Fargo, ND$74,508
Flagstaff, AZ$74,454
Fort Lauderdale, FL$74,408
Duluth, MN$74,361
Miami, FL$74,361
Cheyenne, WY$74,307
Grand Forks, ND$74,307
Bangor, ME$74,137
Cedar Rapids, IA$74,052
Durham, NC$74,019
Louisville, KY$74,013
Grand Rapids, MI$73,997
Hialeah, FL$73,990
Casper, WY$73,881
Scranton, PA$73,788
New Orleans, LA$73,765
Virginia Beach, VA$73,757
Akron, OH$73,719
Peoria, IL$73,618
Sarasota, FL$73,603
Nashville, TN$73,548
Omaha, NE$73,548
Green Bay, WI$73,548
Baton Rouge, LA$73,510
Charleston, SC$73,494
Jamestown, NY$73,456
Davenport, IA$73,456
Tucson, AZ$73,417
Saint Petersburg, FL$73,370
Tampa, FL$73,355
Evansville, IN$73,309
Port Arthur, TX$73,309
Bradenton, FL$73,278
Santa Fe, NM$73,138
Orlando, FL$72,999
Clearwater, FL$72,976
Canton, OH$72,813
La Crosse, WI$72,813
Albuquerque, NM$72,767
Newport News, VA$72,759
High Point, NC$72,736
Ogden, UT$72,705
Corpus Christi, TX$72,643
Norfolk, VA$72,597
Laramie, WY$72,597
Rock Island, IL$72,550
Saginaw, MI$72,535
Jacksonville, FL$72,527
Salisbury, NC$72,511
Boise, ID$72,496
Moline, IL$72,457
Fort Myers, FL$72,434
Memphis, TN$72,419
Tulsa, OK$72,380
Waterloo, IA$72,333
Spartanburg, SC$72,256
Lincoln, NE$72,217
Fort Wayne, IN$72,202
Provo, UT$72,194
Cedar Falls, IA$72,101
San Antonio, TX$72,070
Greensboro, NC$72,039
South Bend, IN$72,032
Savannah, GA$71,946
Muskegon, MI$71,915
Birmingham, AL$71,908
Winston Salem, NC$71,870
Lake Charles, LA$71,683
Anderson, IN$71,668
Lexington, KY$71,645
Augusta, GA$71,621
Greenville, SC$71,621
Lima, OH$71,559
Wichita, KS$71,552
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,552
Columbia, SC$71,482
Springfield, OH$71,467
Asheville, NC$71,343
Bloomington, IN$71,289
Knoxville, TN$71,010
Shreveport, LA$71,002
Wilmington, NC$70,902
Roanoke, VA$70,902
Topeka, KS$70,762
Frankfort, KY$70,754
Oklahoma City, OK$70,700
Chillicothe, OH$70,669
Longview, TX$70,662
Melbourne, FL$70,654
Sioux Falls, SD$70,530
Mobile, AL$70,522
Terre Haute, IN$70,491
Altoona, PA$70,445
Amarillo, TX$70,391
Killeen, TX$70,368
Fayetteville, AR$70,306
Chattanooga, TN$70,282
Sioux City, IA$70,213
Idaho Falls, ID$70,197
Lynchburg, VA$70,135
Gainesville, FL$70,035
Portsmouth, OH$69,996
Little Rock, AR$69,981
Lafayette, LA$69,950
Youngstown, OH$69,950
Daytona Beach, FL$69,903
Clarksville, TN$69,895
Pensacola, FL$69,888
Temple, TX$69,882
Hopkinsville, KY$69,656
Erie, PA$69,640
Florence, SC$69,609
Charleston, WV$69,485
Great Falls, MT$69,447
Macon, GA$69,338
Tallahassee, FL$69,330
Fayetteville, NC$69,315
Waco, TX$69,299
Helena, MT$69,245
Pine Bluff, AR$69,216
Vincennes, IN$69,121
Lubbock, TX$69,091
Alamogordo, NM$69,044
Twin Falls, ID$68,974
Rapid City, SD$68,951
Jackson, MS$68,812
Huntington, WV$68,806
Greenville, MS$68,804
Parkersburg, WV$68,725
Montgomery, AL$68,711
Wichita Falls, TX$68,634
Springfield, MO$68,634
Biloxi, MS$68,595
Monroe, LA$68,518
Johnstown, PA$68,464
Sumter, SC$68,433
Columbus, GA$68,425
Pascagoula, MS$68,278
Abilene, TX$68,278
Kingsport, TN$68,077
Albany, GA$68,077
Gulfport, MS$68,053
Alexandria, LA$67,798
Fort Smith, AR$67,605
El Paso, TX$67,396
Las Cruces, NM$67,047
Harlingen, TX$66,851
Pocatello, ID$66,838
Florence, AL$66,738
Brownsville, TX$66,722
Mcallen, TX$66,560
Dothan, AL$66,451
Columbus, MS$65,992
Altus, OK$65,631
Lawton, OK$65,484
Pierre, SD$65,205
What Skills Can Increase a Project Scheduler's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Scheduling (Mentioned in 10.5% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
Production Schedule (Mentioned in 1.1% Job Postings): Is a project plan of how the production budget will be spent over a given timescale, for every phase of a business project.
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 Scheduler's salary.
Event Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Project Scheduler Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Project Scheduler roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Project Scheduler positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Project Scheduler as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Project Scheduler
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$94,195
$45.0
30%
Energy & Utilities
$83,327
$40.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$79,704
$38.0
10%
Insurance
$79,704
$38.0
10%
Telecom
$79,704
$38.0
10%
Project Scheduler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Project Scheduler'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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