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Median $82,320
Occupation · SOC 13-1082
Project Management Specialists: pay and where the jobs are
What project management specialists earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$102,320 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $110,740
- Median hourly wage
- $49.19
- Mean hourly wage
- $53.24
- Employment
- 1,066,670
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-1082.
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How much do project management specialists make?
The median annual wage for project management specialists was $102,320 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $61,580 and the highest-paid 10% more than $167,970. As an hourly rate, the median is $49.19. About 1,066,670 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Washington ($124,160), New Jersey ($122,980) and Delaware ($122,190). Washington also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for project management specialists looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $61,580 | $29.61 | $5,132 | $4,305 |
| 25th percentile | $78,440 | $37.71 | $6,537 | $5,334 |
| Median | $102,320 | $49.19 | $8,527 | $6,734 |
| 75th percentile | $133,100 | $63.99 | $11,092 | $8,520 |
| 90th percentile | $167,970 | $80.76 | $13,998 | $10,506 |
Project Management Specialists: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$88,220 take-home in national prices
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$87,739 take-home in national prices
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$86,944 take-home in national prices
Where a median project management specialist paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 36,240 | $124,160 | $74,750 | $202,120 | $94,407 | $88,220 |
| New Jersey | 28,300 | $122,980 | $74,410 | $190,600 | $88,972 | $81,772 |
| Delaware | 1,770 | $122,190 | $74,770 | $166,660 | $87,571 | $87,739 |
| New York | 68,020 | $121,040 | $74,580 | $192,160 | $87,437 | $81,020 |
| California | 114,380 | $120,910 | $69,180 | $188,560 | $85,319 | $77,058 |
| Virginia | 43,860 | $120,840 | $68,020 | $179,970 | $87,707 | $86,749 |
| Massachusetts | 21,960 | $114,190 | $72,800 | $174,840 | $83,148 | $78,622 |
| Colorado | 32,390 | $110,050 | $68,990 | $171,630 | $81,632 | $79,215 |
| New Mexico | 4,330 | $106,970 | $63,430 | $173,000 | $80,173 | $86,944 |
| Oregon | 19,380 | $105,480 | $65,310 | $168,480 | $74,512 | $72,089 |
| Connecticut | 8,410 | $105,240 | $66,470 | $167,010 | $77,276 | $74,583 |
| District of Columbia | 5,170 | $104,900 | $64,080 | $194,170 | $76,679 | $69,771 |
| Rhode Island | 3,880 | $104,680 | $63,750 | $170,050 | $78,002 | $76,263 |
| Maryland | 30,530 | $104,040 | $62,890 | $167,040 | $77,370 | $73,715 |
| Illinois | 27,180 | $103,470 | $65,300 | $163,910 | $76,644 | $76,676 |
| Georgia | 28,900 | $102,140 | $58,290 | $163,320 | $76,337 | $79,276 |
| Maine | 2,620 | $101,830 | $63,560 | $147,640 | $74,699 | $76,969 |
| Michigan | 25,330 | $100,970 | $61,980 | $154,260 | $75,822 | $78,803 |
| Alabama | 3,190 | $100,820 | $63,550 | $164,910 | $75,623 | $85,139 |
| North Carolina | 36,200 | $100,820 | $61,570 | $164,050 | $76,243 | $80,829 |
| Pennsylvania | 36,150 | $100,150 | $61,600 | $160,560 | $76,141 | $78,036 |
| Kansas | 6,030 | $100,010 | $59,540 | $165,000 | $74,406 | $82,611 |
| Nevada | 8,290 | $99,940 | $61,610 | $162,830 | $79,138 | $79,154 |
| Alaska | 1,950 | $99,580 | $53,360 | $160,710 | $78,614 | $76,802 |
| Arizona | 22,920 | $99,050 | $62,050 | $161,870 | $76,429 | $75,915 |
| Texas | 138,960 | $98,440 | $57,460 | $162,780 | $78,083 | $80,450 |
| Florida | 76,370 | $98,070 | $59,070 | $161,250 | $77,822 | $75,253 |
| Minnesota | 18,850 | $97,860 | $65,040 | $141,490 | $72,113 | $73,121 |
| Wisconsin | 21,610 | $97,580 | $60,840 | $139,140 | $73,194 | $77,787 |
| Utah | 16,450 | $96,720 | $56,840 | $159,240 | $72,568 | $73,402 |
| Iowa | 6,720 | $96,540 | $62,000 | $150,290 | $73,729 | $84,010 |
| North Dakota | 2,020 | $96,160 | $62,300 | $139,320 | $75,863 | $85,278 |
| Ohio | 34,260 | $95,770 | $59,280 | $160,570 | $74,007 | $79,771 |
| Idaho | 5,750 | $95,630 | $61,090 | $165,140 | $72,146 | $75,550 |
| South Carolina | 17,040 | $95,040 | $56,710 | $159,310 | $71,705 | $76,486 |
| Indiana | 11,970 | $95,020 | $59,120 | $149,350 | $72,903 | $78,114 |
| Missouri | 21,460 | $94,660 | $56,660 | $157,650 | $71,912 | $79,183 |
| Wyoming | 1,180 | $94,080 | $54,750 | $151,500 | $75,015 | $80,930 |
| West Virginia | 2,520 | $91,780 | $54,070 | $149,460 | $70,083 | $78,307 |
| New Hampshire | 3,840 | $90,890 | $60,950 | $144,920 | $72,771 | $69,861 |
| Montana | 2,940 | $87,890 | $58,680 | $143,170 | $67,056 | $70,850 |
| Oklahoma | 11,220 | $86,240 | $53,990 | $142,950 | $66,165 | $75,321 |
| Tennessee | 20,780 | $85,890 | $56,450 | $135,350 | $69,254 | $75,382 |
| Louisiana | 8,050 | $84,850 | $56,400 | $143,780 | $66,363 | $75,235 |
| South Dakota | 1,310 | $82,250 | $58,000 | $130,400 | $66,693 | $75,286 |
| Kentucky | 10,250 | $81,700 | $52,090 | $131,670 | $63,564 | $70,502 |
| Vermont | 1,190 | $80,800 | $61,950 | $128,110 | $62,844 | $64,154 |
| Nebraska | 3,190 | $80,150 | $51,630 | $129,560 | $62,448 | $69,308 |
| Mississippi | 4,320 | $78,870 | $50,840 | $140,140 | $61,892 | $71,179 |
| Hawaii | 1,560 | $78,000 | $53,930 | $150,440 | $59,189 | $53,832 |
| Arkansas | 5,510 | $77,170 | $47,620 | $133,420 | $60,751 | $69,880 |
| Virgin Islands | 90 | $75,240 | $54,990 | $128,300 | — | — |
| Guam | 400 | $67,370 | $45,810 | $136,770 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 2,330 | $65,800 | $29,760 | $135,780 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-1082. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.