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Project Management Specialists salary

The BLS estimates 1,066,670 Project Management Specialists jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $102,320 (May 2025, SOC 13-1082). Across 416 metros with published figures, medians range from $49,610 in Aguadilla, PR to $157,300 in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$61,580P25$78,440MEDIAN$102,320P75$133,100P90$167,970
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$157,300 · 590 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$135,120 · 10,300 jobs
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$135,040 · 20,770 jobs
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$130,380 · 26,910 jobs
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$127,030 · 38,230 jobs
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$126,660 · 68,910 jobs
  7. Kennewick-Richland, WA$125,940 · 1,260 jobs
  8. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,350 · 6,860 jobs
  9. Peoria, IL$123,730 · 730 jobs
  10. Boulder, CO$122,040 · 2,920 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$126,660 · 68,910 jobs
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$98,900 · 43,120 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$108,310 · 38,540 jobs
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$127,030 · 38,230 jobs
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$99,510 · 35,550 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$130,380 · 26,910 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$103,400 · 21,060 jobs
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$105,320 · 21,040 jobs
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$135,040 · 20,770 jobs
  10. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$116,740 · 20,710 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Akron, OH · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albuquerque, NM · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Anchorage, AK · Ann Arbor, MI · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Baton Rouge, LA · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Boulder, CO · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Charlottesville, VA · Chattanooga, TN-GA · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · College Station-Bryan, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Corpus Christi, TX · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · El Paso, TX · Eugene-Springfield, OR · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Green Bay, WI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jackson, MS · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kennewick-Richland, WA · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Knoxville, TN · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Lancaster, PA · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Lexington-Fayette, KY · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Madison, WI · Manchester-Nashua, NH · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Naples-Marco Island, FL · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Haven, CT · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-South Portland, ME · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Reno, NV · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salem, OR · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Springfield, MO · St. Louis, MO-IL · Syracuse, NY · Tallahassee, FL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Toledo, OH · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Wichita, KS · Wilmington, NC · Winston-Salem, NC · Worcester, MA · York-Hanover, PA

Questions

What is the median Project Management Specialists salary in the U.S.?

$102,320 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $78,440–$133,100.

Where do Project Management Specialists earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area ($157,300), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,120), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($135,040). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.