There’s never been a better time to be a project manager.

Project management skills and expertise are in demand globally, and earning potential remains promising. Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, 11th Edition equips practitioners with the most comprehensive view of project managers’ earnings from 42 countries around the world.

This industry-leading resource empowers professionals and hiring managers with compensation information based on several key factors, such as country, position, industry and Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification status.

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Report Features

Salary data from more than 32,000 project management practitioners

Responses from professionals in 42 countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, and Russian Federation are new to this addition)

A general listing of median salaries reported by country from highest to lowest

Salary data cross-tabulated by 15 demographic variables including eight positions (from entry-level project managers to senior executives in project management)

Reported salary increases over the past 12 months and expected salary increases over the next 12 months

Information on employee benefit packages

The vast majority of survey respondents hold the PMP ® certification (82%). Furthermore, survey respondents with a PMP certification report higher median salaries than those without a PMP certification — 22% higher on average across the 42 countries surveyed.

certification (82%). Furthermore, survey respondents with a PMP certification report higher median salaries than those without a PMP certification — 22% higher on average across the 42 countries surveyed. Nearly three-quarters of respondents (72%) report that their total compensation (including salary, bonus and other forms of compensation) increased over the 12 months prior to completing the salary survey. About one-quarter (28%) reported increases of at least 5% over that time period.

Countries Surveyed

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States

Key Demographics

Country of employment

Position description

Years of work experience

Years worked in key techniques

Years worked in project management

Highest formal education level obtained

Degree in project management

PMP ® status

status Gender

Department/function

Industry

Type of project

Number of employees in entire organization

Average project team size

Typical project budget

Training per year

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