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

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

How does experience change A Projects Manager's salary?

A Projects Manager's salary grows with experience: a Projects Manager (0-2 years)earns $73,680, a Project Manager II (2-4 years)earns $92,091, a Project Manager III (4-7 years)earns $112,721, a Project Manager IV (7+ years)earns $126,976, a Project Manager V (7-10 years)earns $149,744,

What are the highest paying states for a Projects Manager?

Projects Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Projects Manager roles are District of Columbia $82,154, California $81,843, Massachusetts $80,752. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Projects Manager roles make?

Salaries for Projects Manager level roles vary by specialization: Manager Of Special Projects: $136,570; Drafting Projects Manager: $127,290; GIS Projects Manager: $123,260; Projects Portfolio Manager: $116,360; Capital Projects Manager: $114,220.

How do different companies affect a Projects Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Projects Manager 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.

Projects Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Projects Manager make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Projects Manager in the United States is $74,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,719
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,731 to $81,277
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,842

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Projects Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,277	$6,773	$1,563	$39
Average	$74,200	$6,183	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$67,731	$5,644	$1,303	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Projects Manager Salaries

A Projects Manager'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 Projects Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Projects Manager'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): $73,680
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,091
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,721
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,976
Expert (over 8 years): $149,744

Levels	Salary
Projects ... Level Projects Manager	$73,680
Project M... Level Projects Manager	$92,091
Project M... Level Projects Manager	$112,721
Project M... Level Projects Manager	$126,976
Project M... Level Projects Manager	$149,744

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How Do Projects Manager 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 Projects Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,154.
California: $81,843.
Massachusetts: $80,752.

District of Columbia $82,154 California $81,843 Massachusetts $80,752 Washington $80,455 New Jersey $80,426 Alaska $80,322 Connecticut $79,298 New York $78,882

Hawaii $77,554 Rhode Island $76,931 Maryland $76,508 Minnesota $75,929 Colorado $75,706 Illinois $75,632 Oregon $75,350 Delaware $75,143

New Hampshire $75,012 Virginia $74,720 Pennsylvania $73,866 Nevada $73,436 North Dakota $73,295 Michigan $73,072 Wisconsin $72,991 Vermont $72,827

Texas $72,375 Maine $72,345 Arizona $72,301 Ohio $72,249 Georgia $71,566 Indiana $71,225 Wyoming $71,158 Utah $71,054

Iowa $71,010 Kansas $70,653 Louisiana $70,550 North Carolina $70,512 Missouri $70,498 Florida $70,208 Montana $70,052 Nebraska $69,904

Kentucky $69,822 South Carolina $69,526 Tennessee $69,340 Idaho $69,266 New Mexico $68,724 Oklahoma $68,606 Alabama $68,168 South Dakota $67,433

Arkansas $67,032 West Virginia $66,817 Mississippi $66,172

Top Paying Cities for Projects Managers

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: $93,589
San Francisco: $92,564
Oakland: $90,613

San Jose, CA $93,589

San Francisco, CA $92,564

Oakland, CA $90,613

New York, NY $85,433

Paramus, NJ $84,395

Queens Village, NY $84,391

Passaic, NJ $84,320

Bergenfield, NJ $84,314

Stamford, CT $84,150

Huntington, NY $84,120

Newark, NJ $83,572

Bridgeport, CT $83,415

Vallejo, CA $83,267

New Brunswick, NJ $83,238

Petaluma, CA $83,193

Middlesex, NJ $83,052

Somerset, NJ $83,000

Santa Cruz, CA $82,904

Boston, MA $82,451

Monterey, CA $82,191

Seattle, WA $82,021

Santa Rosa, CA $82,006

Los Angeles, CA $81,984

Juneau, AK $81,791

Washington, DC $81,709

Orange, CA $81,445

Santa Ana, CA $81,249

Long Beach, CA $81,175

Anaheim, CA $81,160

Anchorage, AK $81,123

Santa Maria, CA $80,900

Everett, WA $80,886

Danbury, CT $80,624

Bremerton, WA $80,522

Tacoma, WA $80,255

New Suffolk, NY $80,253

Sacramento, CA $80,233

Santa Barbara, CA $80,151

Trenton, NJ $80,069

San Diego, CA $80,069

Brockton, MA $79,988

Fairbanks, AK $79,806

Lompoc, CA $79,617

Lowell, MA $79,557

Ventura, CA $79,543

Nashua, NH $79,528

Stockton, CA $79,520

Modesto, CA $78,979

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,815

Olympia, WA $78,674

Kennewick, WA $78,674

New Haven, CT $78,645

Lawrence, MA $78,378

Hartford, CT $78,303

Riverside, CA $78,289

New Bedford, MA $78,214

Richland, WA $78,214

Bakersfield, CA $78,111

San Bernardino, CA $78,081

New Britain, CT $78,073

Atlantic City, NJ $78,073

New London, CT $78,044

Norwich, CT $78,022

Portsmouth, NH $78,007

Boulder, CO $77,849

Portland, OR $77,747

Worcester, MA $77,740

Minneapolis, MN $77,510

Philadelphia, PA $77,406

Honolulu, HI $77,161

Saint Paul, MN $77,125

Vineland, NJ $77,109

Providence, RI $76,894

Chicago, IL $76,678

Bellingham, WA $76,589

Springfield, MA $76,530

Baltimore, MD $76,508

Chico, CA $76,322

Pittsfield, MA $76,122

Manchester, NH $75,981

Spokane, WA $75,655

Denver, CO $75,647

Albany, NY $75,298

Troy, NY $75,269

Nassau, NY $75,189

Schenectady, NY $75,113

Wilmington, DE $75,054

Burlington, VT $74,950

Salem, OR $74,920

Portland, ME $74,690

Yakima, WA $74,616

Rochester, MN $74,386

Reno, NV $74,349

Fresno, CA $74,349

Milwaukee, WI $74,282

Detroit, MI $74,208

Ann Arbor, MI $74,195

Allentown, PA $74,185

Colorado Springs, CO $74,059

Syracuse, NY $74,022

Carson City, NV $74,022

Houston, TX $73,918

Eugene, OR $73,881

Gary, IN $73,792

Springfield, OR $73,733

Bismarck, ND $73,718

Galveston, TX $73,666

Medford, OR $73,555

Fort Collins, CO $73,525

Concord, NH $73,488

Austin, TX $73,466

Mesa, AZ $73,310

Reading, PA $73,302

Phoenix, AZ $73,295

Dallas, TX $73,273

Saint Cloud, MN $73,201

Madison, WI $73,102

Utica, NY $72,902

Rochester, NY $72,783

Des Moines, IA $72,776

Raleigh, NC $72,768

Atlanta, GA $72,657

Battle Creek, MI $72,635

Salt Lake City, UT $72,612

Lancaster, PA $72,501

Harrisburg, PA $72,397

Kansas City, MO $72,323

Champaign, IL $72,308

Kansas City, KS $72,308

Fort Worth, TX $72,301

Columbus, OH $72,288

Boca Raton, FL $72,271

Pittsburgh, PA $72,241

Richmond, VA $72,212

Indianapolis, IN $72,197

Cleveland, OH $72,189

Las Vegas, NV $72,100

Cincinnati, OH $72,100

Petersburg, VA $71,989

Huntsville, AL $71,878

Lansing, MI $71,828

Lebanon, PA $71,818

Pueblo, CO $71,811

Appleton, WI $71,789

Buffalo, NY $71,759

Dayton, OH $71,737

Racine, WI $71,722

Charlotte, NC $71,714

Saint Louis, MO $71,692

York, PA $71,648

Elkhart, IN $71,648

Gastonia, NC $71,634

Billings, MT $71,616

Beaumont, TX $71,596

Lorain, OH $71,581

Benton Harbor, MI $71,566

Toledo, OH $71,551

Binghamton, NY $71,514

Rock Hill, SC $71,507

Rockford, IL $71,470

Springfield, IL $71,440

Elyria, OH $71,433

Fargo, ND $71,433

Flagstaff, AZ $71,381

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,336

Duluth, MN $71,292

Miami, FL $71,292

Cheyenne, WY $71,240

Grand Forks, ND $71,240

Bangor, ME $71,076

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,995

Durham, NC $70,964

Louisville, KY $70,958

Grand Rapids, MI $70,943

Hialeah, FL $70,935

Casper, WY $70,832

Scranton, PA $70,742

New Orleans, LA $70,720

Virginia Beach, VA $70,713

Akron, OH $70,676

Peoria, IL $70,579

Sarasota, FL $70,564

Nashville, TN $70,512

Omaha, NE $70,512

Green Bay, WI $70,512

Baton Rouge, LA $70,475

Charleston, SC $70,461

Jamestown, NY $70,423

Davenport, IA $70,423

Tucson, AZ $70,386

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,342

Tampa, FL $70,327

Evansville, IN $70,282

Port Arthur, TX $70,282

Bradenton, FL $70,253

Santa Fe, NM $70,119

Orlando, FL $69,986

Clearwater, FL $69,963

Canton, OH $69,808

La Crosse, WI $69,808

Albuquerque, NM $69,763

Newport News, VA $69,756

High Point, NC $69,733

Ogden, UT $69,704

Corpus Christi, TX $69,644

Norfolk, VA $69,600

Laramie, WY $69,600

Rock Island, IL $69,555

Saginaw, MI $69,540

Jacksonville, FL $69,533

Salisbury, NC $69,518

Boise, ID $69,503

Moline, IL $69,466

Fort Myers, FL $69,444

Memphis, TN $69,429

Tulsa, OK $69,392

Waterloo, IA $69,348

Spartanburg, SC $69,273

Lincoln, NE $69,236

Fort Wayne, IN $69,221

Provo, UT $69,214

Cedar Falls, IA $69,125

San Antonio, TX $69,095

Greensboro, NC $69,066

South Bend, IN $69,058

Savannah, GA $68,977

Muskegon, MI $68,947

Birmingham, AL $68,939

Winston Salem, NC $68,903

Lake Charles, LA $68,724

Anderson, IN $68,709

Lexington, KY $68,687

Augusta, GA $68,665

Greenville, SC $68,665

Lima, OH $68,606

Wichita, KS $68,598

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,598

Columbia, SC $68,531

Springfield, OH $68,516

Asheville, NC $68,398

Bloomington, IN $68,346

Knoxville, TN $68,079

Shreveport, LA $68,071

Wilmington, NC $67,975

Roanoke, VA $67,975

Topeka, KS $67,841

Frankfort, KY $67,833

Oklahoma City, OK $67,782

Chillicothe, OH $67,752

Longview, TX $67,745

Melbourne, FL $67,737

Sioux Falls, SD $67,619

Mobile, AL $67,611

Terre Haute, IN $67,582

Altoona, PA $67,537

Amarillo, TX $67,485

Killeen, TX $67,463

Fayetteville, AR $67,403

Chattanooga, TN $67,381

Sioux City, IA $67,314

Idaho Falls, ID $67,300

Lynchburg, VA $67,240

Gainesville, FL $67,144

Portsmouth, OH $67,107

Little Rock, AR $67,092

Lafayette, LA $67,062

Youngstown, OH $67,062

Daytona Beach, FL $67,018

Clarksville, TN $67,010

Pensacola, FL $67,003

Temple, TX $66,998

Hopkinsville, KY $66,780

Erie, PA $66,765

Florence, SC $66,736

Charleston, WV $66,617

Great Falls, MT $66,580

Macon, GA $66,476

Tallahassee, FL $66,469

Fayetteville, NC $66,454

Waco, TX $66,439

Helena, MT $66,387

Pine Bluff, AR $66,359

Vincennes, IN $66,268

Lubbock, TX $66,239

Alamogordo, NM $66,194

Twin Falls, ID $66,127

Rapid City, SD $66,105

Jackson, MS $65,971

Huntington, WV $65,966

Greenville, MS $65,964

Parkersburg, WV $65,888

Montgomery, AL $65,875

Wichita Falls, TX $65,801

Springfield, MO $65,801

Biloxi, MS $65,764

Monroe, LA $65,689

Johnstown, PA $65,637

Sumter, SC $65,608

Columbus, GA $65,600

Pascagoula, MS $65,459

Abilene, TX $65,459

Kingsport, TN $65,266

Albany, GA $65,266

Gulfport, MS $65,244

Alexandria, LA $64,999

Fort Smith, AR $64,814

El Paso, TX $64,614

Las Cruces, NM $64,280

Harlingen, TX $64,091

Pocatello, ID $64,079

Florence, AL $63,983

Brownsville, TX $63,968

Mcallen, TX $63,812

Dothan, AL $63,708

Columbus, MS $63,268

Altus, OK $62,922

Lawton, OK $62,781

Pierre, SD $62,514

What Skills Can Increase a Projects Manager'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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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	21.15%
PowerPoint	1.25%
Scrum	1.01%

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 Projects Manager'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	$80,136	8%
Program Management	$80,136	8%
Agile	$79,394	7%
Accountability	$78,652	6%
Quality Assurance	$78,652	6%
Change Management	$77,910	5%

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How Education impacts a Projects Manager's Salary?

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

Projects Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Projects Manager

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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Projects Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Projects Manager'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

$67,731

Average $74,200/year

$81,277

$5,644

Average $6,183/month

$6,773

$1,303

Average $1,427/week

$1,563

$33

Average $36/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,277	$6,773	$1,563	$39
Average	$74,200	$6,183	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$67,731	$5,644	$1,303	$33

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Salary Trends for Projects Manager

Salaries for a Projects Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,769 in 2023 to around $70,372 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Projects Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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