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

A Project Support's salary grows with experience: a Project Support (1-3 years)earns $68,499, a Project Administrator II (3-5 years)earns $78,090, a Project Management Supervisor (5+ years)earns $112,166, a Project Management Manager (5+ years)earns $150,016, a Project Management Director (5+ years)earns $174,841,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Support?

Project Support salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Support roles are District of Columbia $75,293, California $75,008, Massachusetts $74,008. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Support roles make?

Salaries for Project Support level roles vary by specialization: Project Management Support: $100,462; Support Project Manager: $75,849; Project Support Administrator: $74,598; Project Support Specialist: $68,483; Project Support Analyst: $67,618.

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

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

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Support in the United States is $68,003 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,419
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,863 to $75,549
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,361

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Project Support Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,549	$6,296	$1,453	$36
Average	$68,003	$5,667	$1,308	$33
25th Percentile	$60,863	$5,072	$1,170	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Project Support Salaries

A Project Support'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 Support Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Support'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): $68,499
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,090
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,166
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,016
Expert (over 8 years): $174,841

Levels	Salary
Project S... Level Project Support	$68,499
Project A... Level Project Support	$78,090
Project M... Level Project Support	$112,166
Project M... Level Project Support	$150,016
Project M... Level Project Support	$174,841

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

District of Columbia: $75,293.
California: $75,008.
Massachusetts: $74,008.

District of Columbia $75,293 California $75,008 Massachusetts $74,008 Washington $73,736 New Jersey $73,709 Alaska $73,614 Connecticut $72,675 New York $72,294

Hawaii $71,077 Rhode Island $70,506 Maryland $70,118 Minnesota $69,588 Colorado $69,384 Illinois $69,316 Oregon $69,057 Delaware $68,867

New Hampshire $68,747 Virginia $68,479 Pennsylvania $67,697 Nevada $67,303 North Dakota $67,174 Michigan $66,970 Wisconsin $66,895 Vermont $66,745

Texas $66,331 Maine $66,303 Arizona $66,263 Ohio $66,215 Georgia $65,589 Indiana $65,276 Wyoming $65,215 Utah $65,120

Iowa $65,079 Kansas $64,753 Louisiana $64,658 North Carolina $64,624 Missouri $64,610 Florida $64,345 Montana $64,202 Nebraska $64,066

Kentucky $63,991 South Carolina $63,719 Tennessee $63,549 Idaho $63,481 New Mexico $62,985 Oklahoma $62,876 Alabama $62,475 South Dakota $61,801

Arkansas $61,434 West Virginia $61,237 Mississippi $60,645

Top Paying Cities for Project Supports

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: $85,773
San Francisco: $84,834
Oakland: $83,046

San Jose, CA $85,773

San Francisco, CA $84,834

Oakland, CA $83,046

New York, NY $78,298

Paramus, NJ $77,346

Queens Village, NY $77,343

Passaic, NJ $77,278

Bergenfield, NJ $77,272

Stamford, CT $77,123

Huntington, NY $77,095

Newark, NJ $76,592

Bridgeport, CT $76,449

Vallejo, CA $76,313

New Brunswick, NJ $76,286

Petaluma, CA $76,245

Middlesex, NJ $76,116

Somerset, NJ $76,069

Santa Cruz, CA $75,980

Boston, MA $75,565

Monterey, CA $75,327

Seattle, WA $75,171

Santa Rosa, CA $75,157

Los Angeles, CA $75,137

Juneau, AK $74,960

Washington, DC $74,885

Orange, CA $74,643

Santa Ana, CA $74,464

Long Beach, CA $74,396

Anaheim, CA $74,382

Anchorage, AK $74,348

Santa Maria, CA $74,144

Everett, WA $74,131

Danbury, CT $73,891

Bremerton, WA $73,797

Tacoma, WA $73,552

New Suffolk, NY $73,551

Sacramento, CA $73,532

Santa Barbara, CA $73,457

Trenton, NJ $73,382

San Diego, CA $73,382

Brockton, MA $73,308

Fairbanks, AK $73,141

Lompoc, CA $72,968

Lowell, MA $72,913

Ventura, CA $72,900

Nashua, NH $72,886

Stockton, CA $72,879

Modesto, CA $72,383

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,233

Olympia, WA $72,104

Kennewick, WA $72,104

New Haven, CT $72,077

Lawrence, MA $71,832

Hartford, CT $71,764

Riverside, CA $71,750

New Bedford, MA $71,682

Richland, WA $71,682

Bakersfield, CA $71,587

San Bernardino, CA $71,560

New Britain, CT $71,553

Atlantic City, NJ $71,553

New London, CT $71,526

Norwich, CT $71,506

Portsmouth, NH $71,492

Boulder, CO $71,348

Portland, OR $71,254

Worcester, MA $71,247

Minneapolis, MN $71,036

Philadelphia, PA $70,941

Honolulu, HI $70,717

Saint Paul, MN $70,684

Vineland, NJ $70,669

Providence, RI $70,472

Chicago, IL $70,275

Bellingham, WA $70,193

Springfield, MA $70,139

Baltimore, MD $70,118

Chico, CA $69,948

Pittsfield, MA $69,765

Manchester, NH $69,635

Spokane, WA $69,336

Denver, CO $69,329

Albany, NY $69,010

Troy, NY $68,983

Nassau, NY $68,910

Schenectady, NY $68,840

Wilmington, DE $68,785

Burlington, VT $68,690

Salem, OR $68,663

Portland, ME $68,452

Yakima, WA $68,384

Rochester, MN $68,173

Reno, NV $68,139

Fresno, CA $68,139

Milwaukee, WI $68,078

Detroit, MI $68,010

Ann Arbor, MI $67,999

Allentown, PA $67,990

Colorado Springs, CO $67,874

Syracuse, NY $67,840

Carson City, NV $67,840

Houston, TX $67,745

Eugene, OR $67,711

Gary, IN $67,629

Springfield, OR $67,575

Bismarck, ND $67,561

Galveston, TX $67,514

Medford, OR $67,412

Fort Collins, CO $67,385

Concord, NH $67,351

Austin, TX $67,330

Mesa, AZ $67,187

Reading, PA $67,181

Phoenix, AZ $67,174

Dallas, TX $67,153

Saint Cloud, MN $67,088

Madison, WI $66,997

Utica, NY $66,813

Rochester, NY $66,705

Des Moines, IA $66,698

Raleigh, NC $66,691

Atlanta, GA $66,589

Battle Creek, MI $66,569

Salt Lake City, UT $66,548

Lancaster, PA $66,446

Harrisburg, PA $66,351

Kansas City, MO $66,283

Champaign, IL $66,269

Kansas City, KS $66,269

Fort Worth, TX $66,263

Columbus, OH $66,251

Boca Raton, FL $66,235

Pittsburgh, PA $66,208

Richmond, VA $66,181

Indianapolis, IN $66,167

Cleveland, OH $66,161

Las Vegas, NV $66,079

Cincinnati, OH $66,079

Petersburg, VA $65,977

Huntsville, AL $65,875

Lansing, MI $65,829

Lebanon, PA $65,820

Pueblo, CO $65,814

Appleton, WI $65,793

Buffalo, NY $65,766

Dayton, OH $65,746

Racine, WI $65,732

Charlotte, NC $65,725

Saint Louis, MO $65,705

York, PA $65,664

Elkhart, IN $65,664

Gastonia, NC $65,651

Billings, MT $65,635

Beaumont, TX $65,616

Lorain, OH $65,603

Benton Harbor, MI $65,589

Toledo, OH $65,576

Binghamton, NY $65,542

Rock Hill, SC $65,535

Rockford, IL $65,501

Springfield, IL $65,474

Elyria, OH $65,467

Fargo, ND $65,467

Flagstaff, AZ $65,419

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,378

Duluth, MN $65,338

Miami, FL $65,338

Cheyenne, WY $65,290

Grand Forks, ND $65,290

Bangor, ME $65,140

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,066

Durham, NC $65,037

Louisville, KY $65,032

Grand Rapids, MI $65,018

Hialeah, FL $65,011

Casper, WY $64,916

Scranton, PA $64,834

New Orleans, LA $64,814

Virginia Beach, VA $64,807

Akron, OH $64,773

Peoria, IL $64,685

Sarasota, FL $64,671

Nashville, TN $64,624

Omaha, NE $64,624

Green Bay, WI $64,624

Baton Rouge, LA $64,590

Charleston, SC $64,576

Jamestown, NY $64,542

Davenport, IA $64,542

Tucson, AZ $64,508

Saint Petersburg, FL $64,467

Tampa, FL $64,454

Evansville, IN $64,413

Port Arthur, TX $64,413

Bradenton, FL $64,386

Santa Fe, NM $64,263

Orlando, FL $64,141

Clearwater, FL $64,120

Canton, OH $63,978

La Crosse, WI $63,978

Albuquerque, NM $63,937

Newport News, VA $63,930

High Point, NC $63,910

Ogden, UT $63,882

Corpus Christi, TX $63,828

Norfolk, VA $63,787

Laramie, WY $63,787

Rock Island, IL $63,746

Saginaw, MI $63,733

Jacksonville, FL $63,726

Salisbury, NC $63,712

Boise, ID $63,699

Moline, IL $63,665

Fort Myers, FL $63,644

Memphis, TN $63,631

Tulsa, OK $63,597

Waterloo, IA $63,556

Spartanburg, SC $63,488

Lincoln, NE $63,454

Fort Wayne, IN $63,440

Provo, UT $63,434

Cedar Falls, IA $63,352

San Antonio, TX $63,325

Greensboro, NC $63,298

South Bend, IN $63,291

Savannah, GA $63,216

Muskegon, MI $63,189

Birmingham, AL $63,182

Winston Salem, NC $63,149

Lake Charles, LA $62,985

Anderson, IN $62,971

Lexington, KY $62,951

Augusta, GA $62,930

Greenville, SC $62,930

Lima, OH $62,876

Wichita, KS $62,869

Tuscaloosa, AL $62,869

Columbia, SC $62,808

Springfield, OH $62,794

Asheville, NC $62,686

Bloomington, IN $62,638

Knoxville, TN $62,393

Shreveport, LA $62,386

Wilmington, NC $62,298

Roanoke, VA $62,298

Topeka, KS $62,176

Frankfort, KY $62,168

Oklahoma City, OK $62,121

Chillicothe, OH $62,094

Longview, TX $62,087

Melbourne, FL $62,080

Sioux Falls, SD $61,971

Mobile, AL $61,965

Terre Haute, IN $61,937

Altoona, PA $61,897

Amarillo, TX $61,849

Killeen, TX $61,829

Fayetteville, AR $61,774

Chattanooga, TN $61,754

Sioux City, IA $61,693

Idaho Falls, ID $61,679

Lynchburg, VA $61,625

Gainesville, FL $61,536

Portsmouth, OH $61,502

Little Rock, AR $61,489

Lafayette, LA $61,461

Youngstown, OH $61,461

Daytona Beach, FL $61,421

Clarksville, TN $61,414

Pensacola, FL $61,407

Temple, TX $61,402

Hopkinsville, KY $61,203

Erie, PA $61,189

Florence, SC $61,162

Charleston, WV $61,053

Great Falls, MT $61,019

Macon, GA $60,924

Tallahassee, FL $60,917

Fayetteville, NC $60,904

Waco, TX $60,890

Helena, MT $60,843

Pine Bluff, AR $60,817

Vincennes, IN $60,734

Lubbock, TX $60,707

Alamogordo, NM $60,666

Twin Falls, ID $60,605

Rapid City, SD $60,584

Jackson, MS $60,462

Huntington, WV $60,457

Greenville, MS $60,455

Parkersburg, WV $60,386

Montgomery, AL $60,373

Wichita Falls, TX $60,305

Springfield, MO $60,305

Biloxi, MS $60,271

Monroe, LA $60,203

Johnstown, PA $60,156

Sumter, SC $60,129

Columbus, GA $60,122

Pascagoula, MS $59,993

Abilene, TX $59,993

Kingsport, TN $59,816

Albany, GA $59,816

Gulfport, MS $59,795

Alexandria, LA $59,571

Fort Smith, AR $59,401

El Paso, TX $59,217

Las Cruces, NM $58,911

Harlingen, TX $58,739

Pocatello, ID $58,728

Florence, AL $58,639

Brownsville, TX $58,626

Mcallen, TX $58,483

Dothan, AL $58,388

Columbus, MS $57,984

Altus, OK $57,667

Lawton, OK $57,538

Pierre, SD $57,293

What Skills Can Increase a Project Support's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 7.76% 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 2.25% 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.
Microsoft Word (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Microsoft Word or MS Word is a popular word-processing program used mainly for creating documents, such as brochures, letters, learning activities, quizzes, tests, and students' homework assignments

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	7.76%
PowerPoint	2.25%
Microsoft Word	1.17%

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 Support's salary.

Business Administration: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Administration	$73,444	8%
Project Management	$72,764	7%
Consulting	$72,764	7%
Project Administration	$72,764	7%
Collaboration	$72,084	6%
Leadership	$72,084	6%

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How Education impacts a Project Support's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Project Supports enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Support with a Bachelor's Degree is between $59,713 and $64,284).

Project Support Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Project Support

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 18.8%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 54.1%

Masters 12.7%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	18.8%
Associates	12.8%
Bachelors	54.1%
Masters	12.7%
Doctorate	0.4%

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

Understanding how a Project Support'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

$60,863

Average $68,003/year

$75,549

$5,072

Average $5,667/month

$6,296

$1,170

Average $1,308/week

$1,453

$29

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,549	$6,296	$1,453	$36
Average	$68,003	$5,667	$1,308	$33
25th Percentile	$60,863	$5,072	$1,170	$29

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Salary Trends for Project Support

Salaries for a Project Support can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $63,003 in 2023 to around $63,191 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Support salary trends, .

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2023

$63,003

2024

$63,733

2025

$63,191

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2024	$63,733
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