Project Management Specialists Salary in the US
A project management specialists earns a national median of $102,320 a year (mean $110,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #124 of 825.
How much does a project management specialists earn in the US?
A project management specialists in the United States earns a median of $102,320 a year (mean $110,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,066,670 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1082), ranked #124 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$102,320
per year
Mean
$110,740
per year
Employment
1,066,670
US workers
National rank
#124
of 825 by median
What a project management specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a project management specialists (SOC 13-1082) earns a median annual wage of $102,320 and a mean (average) of $110,740. The median is the midpoint — half of project management specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a project management specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for project management specialists is $102,320, and the mean (average) is $110,740. The median is the midpoint — half of project management specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does project management specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $102,320, a project management specialists earns 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many project management specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,066,670 project management specialists employed nationally (SOC 13-1082), across all industries.
- Where does this project management specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1082. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1082 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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