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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
947,630 1.2 % $ 50.44 $ 104,920 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Project Management Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 27.65 $ 35.62 $ 47.39 $ 62.35 $ 78.39
Annual Wage (2) $ 57,500 $ 74,100 $ 98,580 $ 129,690 $ 163,040

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 86,360 5.25 $ 54.09 $ 112,500
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 70,590 2.79 $ 56.85 $ 118,240
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 65,540 3.55 $ 54.00 $ 112,330
Nonresidential Building Construction 62,260 7.25 $ 52.11 $ 108,380
Management of Companies and Enterprises 48,180 1.74 $ 54.81 $ 114,010

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 62,260 7.25 $ 52.11 $ 108,380
Land Subdivision 1,900 5.51 $ 52.04 $ 108,240
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 86,360 5.25 $ 54.09 $ 112,500
Residential Building Construction 36,330 3.92 $ 40.99 $ 85,260
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 65,540 3.55 $ 54.00 $ 112,330

Top paying industries for Project Management Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 2,560 1.39 $ 89.44 $ 186,040
Oil and Gas Extraction 570 0.52 $ 69.59 $ 144,750
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 6,750 0.63 $ 67.30 $ 139,990
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 180 0.01 $ 65.85 $ 136,960
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 6,730 1.32 $ 64.52 $ 134,200

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 2023


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)
Texas 116,950 8.63 1.38 $ 46.96 $ 97,680
California 114,640 6.39 1.02 $ 56.45 $ 117,410
New York 64,440 6.86 1.10 $ 57.12 $ 118,800
Florida 64,330 6.72 1.08 $ 48.32 $ 100,500
Virginia 38,990 9.79 1.57 $ 57.76 $ 120,150


Map of location quotient of project management specialists by state, May 2023


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 32,230 12.04 1.93 $ 50.81 $ 105,680
Colorado 30,400 10.73 1.72 $ 51.76 $ 107,660
Virginia 38,990 9.79 1.57 $ 57.76 $ 120,150
Oregon 18,050 9.29 1.49 $ 46.58 $ 96,880
Texas 116,950 8.63 1.38 $ 46.96 $ 97,680


Map of annual mean wages of project management specialists by state, May 2023


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 24,510 5.83 0.93 $ 65.86 $ 136,990
Washington 26,310 7.53 1.21 $ 57.93 $ 120,490
Virginia 38,990 9.79 1.57 $ 57.76 $ 120,150
New York 64,440 6.86 1.10 $ 57.12 $ 118,800
California 114,640 6.39 1.02 $ 56.45 $ 117,410



Map of employment of project management specialists by area, May 2023


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 64,120 6.75 1.08 $ 61.93 $ 128,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 38,880 6.28 1.01 $ 52.74 $ 109,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 37,810 12.23 1.96 $ 59.29 $ 123,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 37,300 9.40 1.51 $ 47.93 $ 99,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 30,190 9.50 1.52 $ 49.33 $ 102,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 22,590 9.32 1.49 $ 63.72 $ 132,540
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 21,490 7.78 1.25 $ 54.40 $ 113,150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 20,410 7.24 1.16 $ 52.49 $ 109,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 20,270 4.50 0.72 $ 50.11 $ 104,220
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 19,770 9.51 1.52 $ 60.28 $ 125,390


Map of location quotient of project management specialists by area, May 2023


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 740 15.60 2.50 $ 56.24 $ 116,990
Boulder, CO 2,780 14.31 2.29 $ 56.66 $ 117,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX 16,170 13.09 2.10 $ 48.39 $ 100,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 37,810 12.23 1.96 $ 59.29 $ 123,330
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 19,080 12.00 1.92 $ 52.72 $ 109,660
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 15,380 11.79 1.89 $ 50.45 $ 104,930
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 13,270 11.00 1.76 $ 48.16 $ 100,160
Fort Collins, CO 1,850 10.70 1.71 $ 49.27 $ 102,480
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 2,530 10.66 1.71 $ 51.34 $ 106,790
Corvallis, OR 370 9.88 1.58 $ 41.76 $ 86,850