Project Management Specialists salary

What Project Management Specialists earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 1,066,670 Project Management Specialists jobs — 0.7% of all US employment. The national median wage is $102,320 a year ($49.19 an hour) and the mean is $110,740 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$53.24	$110,740
10th percentile	$29.61	$61,580
25th percentile	$37.71	$78,440
Median (50th percentile)	$49.19	$102,320
75th percentile	$63.99	$133,100
90th percentile	$80.76	$167,970

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$135,040	$64.93	20,770	+32.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$130,380	$62.68	26,910	+27.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$127,030	$61.07	38,230	+24.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$126,660	$60.90	68,910	+23.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$117,460	$56.47	10,740	+14.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$116,740	$56.12	20,710	+14.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$114,990	$55.28	18,840	+12.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$108,340	$52.09	14,440	+5.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,310	$52.07	38,540	+5.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$105,350	$50.65	13,230	+3.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$105,320	$50.64	21,040	+2.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$105,200	$50.58	11,570	+2.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$104,160	$50.08	17,210	+1.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$103,720	$49.87	14,700	+1.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$103,400	$49.71	21,060	+1.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$102,390	$49.23	17,470	+0.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$100,780	$48.45	17,790	-1.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$100,770	$48.45	6,720	-1.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$100,510	$48.32	10,450	-1.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$99,510	$47.84	35,550	-2.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,900	$47.55	43,120	-3.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$98,720	$47.46	19,340	-3.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$97,860	$47.05	15,450	-4.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$97,780	$47.01	11,660	-4.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$96,390	$46.34	11,690	-5.8%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.