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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

13-1082 Project Management Specialists

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer. Excludes “Management Occupations” (11-0000), “Logisticians” (13-1081), “Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners” (13-1121), and “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (43-5061).


National estimates for Project Management Specialists
Industry profile for Project Management Specialists
Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists

National estimates for Project Management Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Project Management Specialists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
843,910 1.3 % $ 48.85 $ 101,610 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Project Management Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 25.24 $ 33.16 $ 45.85 $ 60.89 $ 76.51
Annual Wage (2) $ 52,500 $ 68,980 $ 95,370 $ 126,660 $ 159,150


Industry profile for Project Management Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Project Management Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Project Management Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Project Management Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 72,610 4.58 $ 51.08 $ 106,240
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 65,340 2.64 $ 54.78 $ 113,950
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 59,760 3.40 $ 50.20 $ 104,410
Nonresidential Building Construction 52,820 6.48 $ 49.26 $ 102,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises 42,700 1.59 $ 52.94 $ 110,120

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Project Management Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 52,820 6.48 $ 49.26 $ 102,460
Land Subdivision 1,710 4.87 $ 51.10 $ 106,280
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 72,610 4.58 $ 51.08 $ 106,240
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 59,760 3.40 $ 50.20 $ 104,410
Residential Building Construction 30,580 3.38 $ 40.78 $ 84,810

Top paying industries for Project Management Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services 60 0.01 $ 72.77 $ 151,360
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 7,050 0.70 $ 65.90 $ 137,080
Oil and Gas Extraction 570 0.56 $ 65.67 $ 136,590
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 920 0.89 $ 64.79 $ 134,760
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 280 2.58 $ 64.27 $ 133,680


Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Project Management Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Project Management Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of project management specialists by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 101,770 5.77 1.01 $ 57.28 $ 119,130
Texas 96,070 7.39 1.30 $ 45.38 $ 94,390
New York 63,090 6.93 1.21 $ 56.26 $ 117,020
Florida 62,260 6.76 1.18 $ 45.73 $ 95,120
Virginia 30,420 7.85 1.38 $ 53.35 $ 110,960


Map of location quotient of project management specialists by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 29,810 11.29 1.98 $ 49.16 $ 102,250
District of Columbia 7,320 10.61 1.86 $ 51.42 $ 106,950
Colorado 27,340 9.88 1.73 $ 49.21 $ 102,360
Oregon 17,610 9.29 1.63 $ 44.58 $ 92,730
Utah 12,830 7.89 1.38 $ 43.68 $ 90,850


Map of annual mean wages of project management specialists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Project Management Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 19,300 4.70 0.82 $ 70.09 $ 145,790
California 101,770 5.77 1.01 $ 57.28 $ 119,130
New York 63,090 6.93 1.21 $ 56.26 $ 117,020
Washington 18,450 5.42 0.95 $ 54.40 $ 113,140
Virginia 30,420 7.85 1.38 $ 53.35 $ 110,960



Map of employment of project management specialists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 60,220 6.56 1.15 $ 62.48 $ 129,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 34,720 5.69 1.00 $ 50.93 $ 105,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 33,460 11.05 1.94 $ 55.43 $ 115,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 30,550 8.03 1.41 $ 45.98 $ 95,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 25,740 8.43 1.48 $ 48.05 $ 99,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 21,610 4.89 0.86 $ 49.43 $ 102,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 21,520 7.96 1.40 $ 52.00 $ 108,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 20,170 8.43 1.48 $ 65.20 $ 135,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 19,490 8.78 1.54 $ 43.38 $ 90,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 17,760 6.77 1.19 $ 47.12 $ 98,000


Map of location quotient of project management specialists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 730 15.58 2.73 $ 54.08 $ 112,480
Boulder, CO 2,470 12.88 2.26 $ 52.22 $ 108,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX 13,410 11.40 2.00 $ 46.06 $ 95,810
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 17,590 11.34 1.99 $ 50.28 $ 104,580
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 14,440 11.15 1.95 $ 47.46 $ 98,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 33,460 11.05 1.94 $ 55.43 $ 115,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 2,470 10.76 1.89 $ 49.81 $ 103,600
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 12,530 10.61 1.86 $ 46.52 $ 96,760
Colorado Springs, CO 2,870 9.49 1.66 $ 48.31 $ 100,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 10,630 9.46 1.66 $ 87.89 $ 182,810


Map of annual mean wages of project management specialists by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Project Management Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 10,630 9.46 1.66 $ 87.89 $ 182,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 20,170 8.43 1.48 $ 65.20 $ 135,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 60,220 6.56 1.15 $ 62.48 $ 129,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 220 0.44 0.08 $ 57.41 $ 119,400
Casper, WY 100 2.59 0.45 $ 56.88 $ 118,310
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 14,600 7.16 1.26 $ 56.26 $ 117,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 33,460 11.05 1.94 $ 55.43 $ 115,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 900 4.36 0.76 $ 54.58 $ 113,520
California-Lexington Park, MD 730 15.58 2.73 $ 54.08 $ 112,480
Mobile, AL 50 0.29 0.05 $ 54.02 $ 112,350

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Project Management Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 910 2.82 0.49 $ 39.99 $ 83,180
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 830 3.05 0.53 $ 37.74 $ 78,500
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 800 3.06 0.54 $ 41.17 $ 85,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 770 3.92 0.69 $ 37.40 $ 77,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 730 2.97 0.52 $ 41.02 $ 85,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 320 5.43 0.95 $ 40.40 $ 84,030
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 610 4.94 0.87 $ 40.54 $ 84,310
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 420 4.66 0.82 $ 42.33 $ 88,050
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 390 4.65 0.82 $ 40.39 $ 84,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 290 4.58 0.80 $ 39.38 $ 81,900

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Project Management Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 53.41 $ 111,090
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 670 3.93 0.69 $ 52.60 $ 109,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 300 2.83 0.50 $ 50.52 $ 105,080
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 310 3.06 0.54 $ 48.90 $ 101,710
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 410 4.14 0.73 $ 48.06 $ 99,970


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023