Project manager earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level project manager earnings begin at:

$51.38 per hour

$106,873 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level project manager earnings begin at:

$32.58 per hour

$67,765 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level project manager earnings begin at:

$23.08 per hour

$48,012 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level project manager earnings begin at:

$18.88 per hour

$39,277 per year

10th percentile

Starting level project manager earnings begin at:

$17.27 per hour

$35,928 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Project manager salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $85,000
District of Columbia $81,119
Texas $80,000
New York $75,000
Maryland $67,367
Virginia $66,815
Utah $66,523
North Carolina $65,136
Missouri $63,576
Pennsylvania $63,022
Washington $62,799
Arizona $62,298
New Jersey $61,532
Ohio $61,395
Minnesota $61,082
Colorado $58,561
Georgia $58,152
Massachusetts $57,439
Oregon $56,027
Illinois $54,264
Michigan $53,000
Tennessee $51,009
Wisconsin $50,000
Florida $48,012

How do project manager salaries compare to similar careers?

Project managers earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than human resources managers but more than sales managers.

Career Median Salary
Human resources manager salary $48K
Account manager salary $50K
Marketing manager salary $47K
Operations manager salary $50K
Project manager salary $48K
Advertising manager salary $58K
Property manager salary $45K
IT manager salary $46K
Sales manager salary $41K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)