Project Management Salary: 2026 State-by-State Guide

Q: What is the average project management salary in the U.S. for 2026?

Based on our latest analysis of BLS data, the 'Mean of Means' salary for project management professionals is $101,196, with top earners in strategic leadership roles commanding over $179,000.

Q: How much does a PMP® certification increase your salary?

Holding a PMP® certification can boost average earnings from approximately $98,000 to $136,000, representing a significant premium for certified professionals.

Q: How often is the project management salary data updated?

ROSEMET updates state-level salary metrics on the 1st and 15th of every month to provide a tactical-level view of the market.

Last Updated: March 15, 2026 | Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) OEWS

By: Dr. Michael J. Shick, MSPM, PMP®, CSM®

At ROSEMET, we believe project management is a high-impact vocation that offers a rare opportunity for both professional fulfillment and financial stability. To help you navigate your career with clarity, we provide this comprehensive salary roadmap, updated twice monthly with the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.

Mean of Means Salary: $101,196

Lowest 10%¹: $28,990

Highest 90%²: $179,180

Mean of Means Wage: $48.65

^1. State: Puerto Rico; ^2. State: New Mexico

National Compensation Benchmarks

Project management is poised for significant expansion, with projections indicating the addition of approximately 25 million jobs globally by 2030. This demand is reflected in the current earning power of certified professionals:

PMP® Certification Impact: Holding a PMP® can boost your average salary from ~$98K to ~$136K, a significant premium over non-certified peers.
CAPM® Baseline: For those launching their careers, the average salary for CAPM holders in the U.S. is approximately $72,000, with top earners reaching over $92,000.
Leadership Tiers: Salaries scale as you move from early-career positions like Project Manager I (~$90K) to strategic roles such as Director of PMO (~$164K)

Average Project Management Salary by U.S. State

The strategic advantage of your location significantly impacts your occupational trajectory. Professionals in top-tier tech hubs or specialized industrial zones often command premium compensation packages.

Editorial Note: We update these state-level metrics on the 1st and 15th of every month to provide a tactical-level view of your market

State	Average Salary	Salary Range	Median Salary	Wage Mean
Alabama 10	$108,600	$62,270 – $167,580	$97,840	$52.21
Auburn-Opelika	$96,010	$73,410 – $122,870	$92,400	$46.16
Birmingham	$108,200	$67,960 – $157,920	$97,840	$52.02
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley	$88,750	$50,350 – $128,530	$83,240	$42.67
Decatur	$112,190	$66,560 – $164,530	$101,890	$53.94
Dothan	$134,160	$68,680 – $221,220	$120,630	$64.50
Florence-Muscle Shoals	$100,370	$53,990 – $138,070	$99,370	$48.26
Huntsville	$123,410	$68,710 – $174,030	$122,430	$59.33
Mobile	$98,600	$59,010 – $154,300	$92,560	$47.40
Montgomery	$92,710	$45,570 – $147,670	$90,230	$44.57
Tuscaloosa	$101,470	$56,840 – $153,770	$97,430	$48.79
Alaska 2	$110,100	$63,170 – $168,530	$105,360	$52.93
Anchorage	$109,070	$63,170 – $168,980	$104,040	$52.44
Fairbanks-College	$108,500	$60,650 – $142,880	$112,900	$52.16
Arizona 7	$103,930	$58,240 – $162,030	$98,400	$49.97
Flagstaff	$89,660	$55,370 – $130,100	$80,770	$43.11
Lake Havasu City-Kingman	$85,060	$44,040 – $133,530	$79,450	$40.90
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler	$106,090	$60,150 – $164,230	$100,010	$51
Prescott Valley-Prescott	$88,450	$46,160 – $135,410	$77,650	$42.52
Sierra Vista-Douglas	$95,710	$45,760 – $149,280	$92,290	$46.02
Tucson	$92,730	$52,540 – $144,000	$84,980	$44.58
Yuma	$92,930	$51,750 – $143,170	$88,440	$44.68
Arkansas 5	$92,490	$46,320 – $156,120	$81,970	$44.47
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers	$90,920	$51,950 – $137,620	$83,300	$43.71
Fort Smith	$76,790	$43,210 – $115,370	$65,300	$36.92
Hot Springs	$74,800	$43,680 – $129,140	$64,220	$35.96
Jonesboro	$79,230	$47,440 – $110,800	$64,720	$38.09
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	$80,910	$40,890 – $129,910	$73,720	$38.90
California 25	$120,920	$65,160 – $178,250	$111,300	$58.14
Bakersfield-Delano	$107,210	$62,940 – $157,450	$100,970	$51.54
Chico	$106,530	$53,320 – $171,700	$100,720	$51.22
El Centro	$102,900	$60,390 – $134,920	$101,420	$49.47
Fresno	$104,110	$56,460 – $162,850	$98,240	$50.05
Hanford-Corcoran	$110,430	$56,490 – $160,450	$109,700	$53.09
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim	$112,580	$60,890 – $168,380	$103,820	$54.12
Merced	$98,500	$56,410 – $138,710	$95,490	$47.36
Modesto	$108,700	$63,680 – $164,660	$98,930	$52.26
Napa	$114,980	$66,050 – $167,660	$106,720	$55.28
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	$110,000	$60,650 – $163,030	$101,590	$52.89
Redding	$100,720	$58,850 – $147,680	$95,990	$48.42
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	$105,560	$61,020 – $160,090	$99,630	$50.75
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom	$119,570	$67,460 – $172,280	$118,210	$57.49
Salinas	$107,680	$63,390 – $165,770	$101,510	$51.77
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad	$116,340	$66,470 – $168,090	$107,880	$55.94
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	$139,210	$79,090 – $205,870	$132,530	$66.93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	$150,510	$82,220 – $212,480	$136,250	$72.36
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	$108,770	$60,790 – $166,010	$101,230	$52.30
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	$107,970	$63,610 – $155,510	$102,160	$51.91
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara	$113,360	$64,110 – $167,150	$107,060	$54.50
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	$116,750	$64,710 – $173,020	$105,830	$56.13
Stockton-Lodi	$106,090	$59,900 – $160,480	$100,660	$51
Vallejo	$118,090	$69,370 – $177,560	$108,640	$56.78
Visalia	$99,380	$58,860 – $142,540	$96,920	$47.78
Yuba City	$106,460	$60,640 – $152,010	$100,150	$51.18
Colorado 7	$115,920	$66,750 – $167,300	$106,960	$55.73
Boulder	$127,600	$74,510 – $177,120	$125,960	$61.34
Colorado Springs	$112,170	$62,310 – $165,090	$105,980	$53.93
Denver-Aurora-Centennial	$118,210	$71,760 – $168,310	$109,970	$56.83
Fort Collins-Loveland	$107,450	$64,770 – $160,270	$102,160	$51.66
Grand Junction	$90,400	$56,230 – $128,370	$87,120	$43.46
Greeley	$101,050	$64,170 – $145,350	$91,680	$48.58
Pueblo	$95,250	$59,540 – $145,590	$89,220	$45.79
Connecticut 5	$111,610	$66,990 – $162,220	$104,990	$53.66
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury	$116,850	$68,210 – $174,710	$105,550	$56.18
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	$110,480	$66,390 – $160,470	$104,600	$53.11
New Haven	$107,610	$66,920 – $149,350	$104,990	$51.74
Norwich-New London-Willimantic	$113,400	$76,410 – $164,580	$108,830	$54.52
Waterbury-Shelton	$106,900	$57,180 – $157,680	$98,500	$51.39
Delaware 1	$118,430	$75,790 – $161,990	$114,310	$56.94
Dover	$104,990	$66,930 – $140,560	$105,970	$50.48
Florida 22	$103,250	$57,980 – $161,750	$96,980	$49.64
Cape Coral-Fort Myers	$92,330	$56,720 – $134,440	$83,940	$44.39
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	$101,940	$57,690 – $161,480	$98,120	$49.01
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	$95,500	$51,790 – $140,930	$81,790	$45.91
Gainesville	$88,060	$50,270 – $134,520	$76,740	$42.34
Homosassa Springs	$92,160	$48,790 – $136,390	$80,890	$44.31
Jacksonville	$100,960	$59,830 – $145,730	$95,980	$48.54
Lakeland-Winter Haven	$95,740	$53,180 – $145,220	$90,120	$46.03
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach	$105,000	$59,220 – $167,060	$96,310	$50.48
Naples-Marco Island	$107,950	$64,110 – $166,930	$100,550	$51.90
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	$96,510	$51,870 – $145,220	$85,930	$46.40
Ocala	$90,090	$50,770 – $137,850	$81,300	$43.31
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	$105,170	$59,040 – $161,550	$99,050	$50.56
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	$113,530	$60,040 – $168,870	$103,320	$54.58
Panama City-Panama City Beach	$92,770	$50,370 – $138,700	$84,800	$44.60
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	$95,800	$55,300 – $140,280	$94,570	$46.06
Port St. Lucie	$98,550	$56,610 – $159,670	$89,570	$47.38
Punta Gorda	$97,730	$50,460 – $166,240	$82,920	$46.99
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor	$90,380	$50,060 – $130,310	$84,780	$43.45
Sebring	$83,360	$47,470 – $121,560	$77,860	$40.08
Tallahassee	$91,230	$51,440 – $140,390	$80,980	$43.86
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	$102,510	$57,580 – $161,190	$97,340	$49.28
Wildwood-The Villages	$96,280	$54,950 – $139,110	$88,160	$46.29
Georgia 14	$106,790	$57,160 – $163,460	$100,860	$51.34
Albany	$81,590	$40,360 – $130,710	$77,540	$39.23
Athens-Clarke County	$81,380	$35,350 – $124,110	$77,070	$39.12
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell	$110,110	$60,910 – $166,210	$102,760	$52.94
Augusta-Richmond County	$108,840	$53,680 – $172,270	$100,950	$52.33
Brunswick-St. Simons	$82,890	$39,930 – $131,020	$77,450	$39.85
Columbus	$92,230	$45,720 – $137,920	$88,590	$44.34
Dalton	$89,500	$47,980 – $155,840	$78,390	$43.03
Gainesville	$95,680	$49,500 – $154,800	$83,620	$46
Hinesville	$95,140	$49,870 – $159,700	$81,870	$45.74
Macon-Bibb County	$93,740	$46,710 – $149,900	$85,920	$45.07
Rome	$90,360	$55,130 – $130,010	$82,280	$43.44
Savannah	$97,740	$49,990 – $153,870	$94,400	$46.99
Valdosta	$77,870	$43,880 – $132,680	$64,770	$37.44
Warner Robins	$107,970	$43,980 – $162,440	$111,380	$51.91
Hawaii 2	$94,490	$50,250 – $161,830	$80,220	$45.43
Kahului-Wailuku	$89,540	$52,060 – $146,850	$74,920	$43.05
Urban Honolulu	$88,890	$50,000 – $133,100	$79,380	$42.74
Idaho 6	$93,660	$53,120 – $138,040	$82,390	$45.03
Boise City	$95,050	$55,240 – $140,470	$83,830	$45.70
Coeur d'Alene	$90,670	$51,180 – $139,070	$82,490	$43.59
Idaho Falls	$105,540	$55,640 – $161,740	$96,370	$50.74
Lewiston	$88,140	$59,970 – $126,840	$82,160	$42.37
Pocatello	$80,730	$43,410 – $124,900	$75,050	$38.81
Twin Falls	$80,840	$49,330 – $117,450	$75,990	$38.87
Illinois 8	$107,860	$60,000 – $161,980	$102,490	$51.86
Bloomington	$98,550	$53,820 – $156,320	$95,390	$47.38
Champaign-Urbana	$88,570	$53,060 – $120,430	$82,620	$42.58
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin	$111,740	$62,620 – $161,980	$104,640	$53.72
Decatur	$109,340	$53,750 – $207,460	$94,310	$52.57
Kankakee	$101,850	$54,510 – $161,930	$91,590	$48.97
Peoria	$98,460	$54,610 – $148,820	$94,980	$47.34
Rockford	$88,130	$50,460 – $129,170	$78,480	$42.37
Springfield	$90,370	$53,830 – $128,770	$86,280	$43.45
Indiana 12	$96,330	$54,520 – $139,550	$92,790	$46.31
Bloomington	$107,660	$52,330 – $164,070	$81,060	$51.76
Columbus	$102,930	$53,240 – $165,510	$93,140	$49.49
Elkhart-Goshen	$93,240	$58,320 – $131,700	$86,600	$44.83
Evansville	$90,040	$46,990 – $140,400	$85,170	$43.29
Fort Wayne	$103,590	$52,530 – $140,490	$89,220	$49.80
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood	$97,480	$58,140 – $138,700	$93,360	$46.86
Kokomo	$81,980	$49,550 – $109,880	$86,330	$39.41
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$87,990	$38,740 – $141,440	$83,700	$42.30
Michigan City-La Porte	$88,110	$52,070 – $123,360	$83,370	$42.36
Muncie	$88,480	$53,400 – $139,100	$80,210	$42.54
South Bend-Mishawaka	$87,320	$49,600 – $133,350	$79,780	$41.98
Terre Haute	$96,030	$59,490 – $138,700	$90,780	$46.17
Iowa 8	$99,520	$57,040 – $136,670	$85,000	$47.84
Ames	$88,280	$50,050 – $132,850	$83,870	$42.44
Cedar Rapids	$94,400	$59,930 – $131,970	$83,410	$45.39
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	$103,150	$57,180 – $159,710	$99,620	$49.59
Des Moines-West Des Moines	$98,120	$62,040 – $138,300	$93,440	$47.18
Dubuque	$102,150	$58,600 – $138,480	$99,330	$49.11
Iowa City	$98,110	$52,140 – $129,660	$83,120	$47.17
Sioux City	$94,520	$54,520 – $133,300	$82,750	$45.44
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	$88,310	$50,840 – $124,510	$80,990	$42.46
Kansas 4	$94,080	$53,600 – $138,730	$86,330	$45.23
Lawrence	$85,550	$50,200 – $139,090	$76,840	$41.13
Manhattan	$88,870	$52,470 – $129,990	$80,030	$42.73
Topeka	$101,500	$60,790 – $140,060	$96,320	$48.80
Wichita	$85,610	$52,890 – $126,530	$78,500	$41.16
Kentucky 6	$88,510	$50,390 – $130,970	$81,060	$42.56
Bowling Green	$84,810	$50,990 – $124,140	$79,030	$40.77
Elizabethtown	$81,720	$47,570 – $121,220	$75,870	$39.29
Lexington-Fayette	$91,820	$52,200 – $130,970	$82,630	$44.15
Louisville/Jefferson County	$88,420	$51,670 – $130,500	$82,490	$42.51
Owensboro	$87,890	$46,730 – $127,260	$80,610	$42.26
Paducah	$88,780	$49,340 – $160,470	$78,240	$42.69
Louisiana 10	$92,440	$49,740 – $142,870	$82,400	$44.44
Alexandria	$80,480	$46,430 – $126,620	$74,450	$38.69
Baton Rouge	$96,130	$51,790 – $150,640	$84,680	$46.22
Hammond	$79,150	$52,260 – $122,790	$74,570	$38.06
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$102,840	$59,540 – $170,860	$94,350	$49.44
Lafayette	$93,130	$48,080 – $154,370	$83,800	$44.77
Lake Charles	$89,800	$48,330 – $136,050	$82,340	$43.17
Monroe	$80,500	$40,760 – $124,830	$73,130	$38.70
New Orleans-Metairie	$89,580	$48,600 – $133,960	$82,400	$43.07
Shreveport-Bossier City	$85,850	$49,080 – $131,600	$78,360	$41.28
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington	$101,350	$43,680 – $176,800	$84,910	$48.73
Maine 3	$95,130	$59,910 – $137,700	$85,420	$45.74
Bangor	$88,200	$57,130 – $126,970	$82,970	$42.40
Lewiston-Auburn	$99,020	$55,230 – $179,990	$85,740	$47.60
Portland-South Portland	$96,570	$61,210 – $138,200	$87,430	$46.43
Maryland 4	$110,280	$63,170 – $163,590	$103,570	$53.02
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson	$109,010	$62,950 – $162,860	$102,750	$52.41
Hagerstown-Martinsburg	$89,940	$50,430 – $130,990	$84,760	$43.24
Lexington Park	$117,210	$65,380 – $169,410	$108,610	$56.35
Salisbury	$85,940	$49,370 – $125,220	$78,150	$41.32
Massachusetts 6	$118,870	$65,180 – $175,910	$108,630	$57.15
Amherst Town-Northampton	$90,810	$52,000 – $132,680	$83,100	$43.66
Barnstable Town	$112,820	$70,740 – $163,150	$103,640	$54.24
Boston-Cambridge-Newton	$120,130	$66,990 – $175,910	$110,010	$57.76
Pittsfield	$107,680	$51,980 – $186,640	$95,560	$51.77
Springfield	$103,600	$60,540 – $157,650	$97,620	$49.81
Worcester	$104,930	$60,720 – $164,570	$97,750	$50.45
Michigan 15	$101,770	$60,210 – $147,100	$99,790	$48.93
Ann Arbor	$98,550	$64,160 – $135,830	$94,910	$47.38
Battle Creek	$94,970	$53,730 – $129,010	$95,590	$45.66
Bay City	$84,080	$37,750 – $152,260	$75,660	$40.43
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn	$107,380	$62,560 – $153,150	$104,960	$51.63
Flint	$91,760	$55,880 – $128,520	$82,890	$44.11
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood	$92,680	$57,740 – $131,180	$85,550	$44.56
Jackson	$99,720	$56,730 – $151,080	$99,290	$47.94
Kalamazoo-Portage	$97,030	$57,460 – $138,010	$94,030	$46.65
Lansing-East Lansing	$96,100	$57,780 – $135,900	$93,420	$46.20
Midland	$109,770	$58,810 – $179,350	$101,410	$52.77
Monroe	$102,370	$61,690 – $155,330	$97,530	$49.22
Muskegon-Norton Shores	$87,430	$52,820 – $122,060	$80,950	$42.03
Niles	$97,360	$58,610 – $152,270	$81,760	$46.81
Saginaw	$94,310	$54,590 – $134,410	$93,720	$45.34
Traverse City	$89,700	$58,090 – $127,100	$81,730	$43.13
Minnesota 5	$103,800	$63,810 – $149,490	$97,890	$49.90
Duluth	$94,550	$61,510 – $126,550	$92,940	$45.46
Mankato	$85,640	$55,850 – $124,020	$78,840	$41.17
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington	$104,170	$64,880 – $149,490	$99,290	$50.08
Rochester	$107,070	$74,510 – $137,670	$103,520	$51.48
St. Cloud	$90,640	$59,100 – $122,260	$89,690	$43.58
Mississippi 3	$85,410	$47,850 – $130,730	$77,500	$41.06
Gulfport-Biloxi	$93,530	$53,050 – $138,820	$86,610	$44.96
Hattiesburg	$83,660	$51,490 – $128,530	$78,000	$40.22
Jackson	$82,450	$44,990 – $130,660	$74,240	$39.64
Missouri 8	$95,940	$54,770 – $145,230	$88,770	$46.13
Cape Girardeau	$82,950	$46,790 – $133,720	$73,930	$39.88
Columbia	$88,260	$50,220 – $127,420	$83,670	$42.44
Jefferson City	$89,130	$50,350 – $128,810	$80,250	$42.85
Joplin	$83,140	$47,750 – $125,280	$76,240	$39.97
Kansas City	$99,720	$59,640 – $153,600	$98,000	$47.94
Springfield	$80,510	$49,850 – $117,910	$77,230	$38.71
St. Joseph	$90,730	$51,980 – $128,270	$83,200	$43.62
St. Louis	$99,670	$58,110 – $155,820	$93,760	$47.92
Montana 5	$92,780	$56,500 – $132,810	$85,140	$44.61
Billings	$96,130	$55,230 – $139,260	$88,610	$46.22
Bozeman	$99,910	$59,180 – $134,740	$94,840	$48.03
Great Falls	$88,600	$51,020 – $117,210	$84,260	$42.60
Helena	$92,880	$62,400 – $131,910	$86,580	$44.65
Missoula	$89,380	$51,860 – $132,230	$81,470	$42.97
Nebraska 3	$84,940	$53,050 – $126,950	$78,790	$40.84
Grand Island	$80,560	$53,020 – $129,660	$76,970	$38.73
Lincoln	$85,980	$53,050 – $126,000	$81,680	$41.34
Omaha	$86,250	$53,450 – $129,800	$79,860	$41.47
Nevada 3	$99,960	$58,490 – $151,510	$96,370	$48.06
Carson City	$97,100	$61,660 – $145,600	$85,820	$46.68
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas	$99,220	$56,160 – $150,810	$95,080	$47.70
Reno	$99,960	$62,460 – $142,630	$96,260	$48.06
New Hampshire 1	$95,120	$57,960 – $141,230	$89,500	$45.73
Manchester-Nashua	$96,290	$58,030 – $135,980	$91,570	$46.30
New Jersey 3	$122,380	$72,340 – $173,730	$113,320	$58.84
Atlantic City-Hammonton	$108,120	$62,250 – $170,130	$99,460	$51.98
Trenton-Princeton	$119,140	$73,380 – $168,930	$110,500	$57.28
Vineland	$105,750	$60,310 – $171,170	$99,940	$50.84
New Mexico 4	$114,270	$63,940 – $179,180	$102,940	$54.94
Albuquerque	$118,320	$62,300 – $222,650	$103,090	$56.89
Farmington	$97,430	$58,920 – $157,390	$79,330	$46.84
Las Cruces	$85,810	$52,290 – $132,680	$75,210	$41.26
Santa Fe	$92,420	$61,210 – $139,110	$84,840	$44.43
New York 13	$121,040	$66,950 – $177,710	$110,490	$58.19
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$110,500	$63,670 – $165,080	$104,370	$53.13
Binghamton	$113,120	$63,690 – $179,830	$105,780	$54.39
Buffalo-Cheektowaga	$103,580	$61,890 – $149,100	$100,550	$49.80
Elmira	$108,280	$64,970 – $165,680	$103,490	$52.06
Glens Falls	$93,840	$52,290 – $137,160	$87,160	$45.12
Ithaca	$95,370	$62,400 – $133,690	$92,810	$45.85
Kingston	$98,570	$56,380 – $152,010	$93,590	$47.39
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh	$108,940	$61,010 – $170,300	$100,220	$52.38
New York-Newark-Jersey City	$126,860	$73,360 – $184,490	$121,680	$60.99
Rochester	$104,030	$63,650 – $146,520	$100,550	$50.02
Syracuse	$108,950	$63,970 – $162,250	$103,990	$52.38
Utica-Rome	$99,530	$58,430 – $140,870	$96,770	$47.85
Watertown-Fort Drum	$91,920	$59,370 – $130,770	$78,720	$44.19
North Carolina 15	$104,400	$59,440 – $160,070	$99,580	$50.19
Asheville	$93,620	$49,600 – $142,130	$87,290	$45.01
Burlington	$88,700	$51,520 – $140,850	$80,820	$42.64
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia	$109,090	$62,410 – $164,870	$102,790	$52.45
Durham-Chapel Hill	$115,560	$65,220 – $167,880	$110,000	$55.56
Fayetteville	$95,630	$47,990 – $137,310	$95,320	$45.98
Goldsboro	$92,400	$61,850 – $130,750	$91,960	$44.43
Greensboro-High Point	$98,600	$52,030 – $151,080	$94,390	$47.41
Greenville	$94,390	$53,830 – $148,170	$86,570	$45.38
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$101,820	$54,880 – $163,840	$92,580	$48.95
Jacksonville	$89,670	$48,250 – $127,040	$83,310	$43.11
Pinehurst-Southern Pines	$95,430	$49,790 – $125,230	$100,270	$45.88
Raleigh-Cary	$105,920	$61,820 – $162,360	$101,520	$50.92
Rocky Mount	$97,220	$57,100 – $143,140	$98,800	$46.74
Wilmington	$95,360	$56,470 – $145,030	$87,410	$45.84
Winston-Salem	$87,980	$53,450 – $128,830	$80,350	$42.30
North Dakota 4	$95,200	$58,930 – $136,630	$89,660	$45.77
Bismarck	$95,080	$62,470 – $131,930	$84,620	$45.71
Fargo	$93,650	$58,360 – $133,750	$88,430	$45.02
Grand Forks	$90,480	$52,100 – $138,770	$81,410	$43.50
Minot	$91,920	$49,540 – $135,260	$84,880	$44.19
Ohio 12	$102,380	$57,730 – $159,740	$96,890	$49.22
Akron	$104,320	$57,550 – $158,280	$98,380	$50.15
Canton-Massillon	$89,660	$49,990 – $131,990	$80,270	$43.11
Cincinnati	$102,200	$58,170 – $159,740	$97,090	$49.13
Cleveland	$101,160	$59,770 – $163,300	$93,880	$48.64
Columbus	$106,060	$60,490 – $159,650	$100,640	$50.99
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek	$110,960	$59,700 – $168,460	$101,180	$53.35
Lima	$97,060	$56,160 – $163,410	$86,850	$46.66
Mansfield	$83,800	$47,360 – $130,800	$76,760	$40.29
Sandusky	$96,630	$54,990 – $149,450	$84,960	$46.46
Springfield	$91,500	$51,850 – $127,460	$87,790	$43.99
Toledo	$93,020	$48,550 – $136,860	$81,690	$44.72
Youngstown-Warren	$86,720	$49,720 – $128,120	$80,290	$41.69
Oklahoma 4	$92,800	$51,030 – $138,690	$84,750	$44.61
Enid	$95,790	$49,890 – $136,980	$93,340	$46.05
Lawton	$91,820	$45,910 – $167,490	$79,610	$44.14
Oklahoma City	$94,370	$54,990 – $138,360	$85,540	$45.37
Tulsa	$95,190	$51,500 – $141,110	$88,910	$45.77
Oregon 8	$107,450	$58,990 – $164,590	$100,000	$51.66
Albany	$96,500	$58,260 – $158,190	$85,490	$46.39
Bend	$95,900	$57,810 – $154,000	$88,080	$46.11
Corvallis	$95,770	$48,420 – $153,500	$80,270	$46.05
Eugene-Springfield	$93,890	$48,220 – $160,050	$82,070	$45.14
Grants Pass	$94,000	$49,690 – $168,520	$81,540	$45.19
Medford	$90,930	$51,180 – $139,470	$81,140	$43.72
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$112,340	$62,490 – $168,470	$102,100	$54.01
Salem	$100,810	$61,710 – $141,110	$97,330	$48.47
Pennsylvania 16	$101,640	$58,360 – $153,590	$97,280	$48.87
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	$102,330	$60,790 – $157,530	$95,200	$49.20
Altoona	$86,010	$48,260 – $126,170	$83,810	$41.35
Chambersburg	$91,470	$41,420 – $135,990	$85,830	$43.98
Erie	$95,480	$56,720 – $132,640	$95,180	$45.90
Gettysburg	$87,680	$52,740 – $127,230	$82,420	$42.15
Harrisburg-Carlisle	$99,290	$56,370 – $142,480	$97,360	$47.73
Johnstown	$84,690	$51,340 – $124,060	$77,370	$40.72
Lancaster	$95,080	$59,340 – $133,710	$92,190	$45.71
Lebanon	$91,800	$60,730 – $128,310	$82,550	$44.13
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington	$108,700	$62,250 – $160,900	$102,050	$52.26
Pittsburgh	$98,150	$54,010 – $147,510	$96,070	$47.19
Reading	$101,730	$58,620 – $156,160	$96,160	$48.91
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre	$108,180	$55,250 – $149,030	$88,600	$52.01
State College	$101,330	$58,310 – $144,080	$101,620	$48.71
Williamsport	$87,470	$55,630 – $123,440	$84,900	$42.05
York-Hanover	$108,820	$62,860 – $154,350	$99,310	$52.32
Rhode Island 1	$107,920	$63,940 – $155,810	$102,830	$51.88
Providence-Warwick	$106,540	$62,160 – $155,500	$102,370	$51.22
South Carolina 8	$99,430	$56,730 – $158,660	$91,010	$47.80
Charleston-North Charleston	$101,960	$57,770 – $161,270	$94,280	$49.02
Columbia	$94,000	$55,490 – $138,430	$85,580	$45.19
Florence	$94,660	$54,920 – $164,370	$83,690	$45.51
Greenville-Anderson-Greer	$100,680	$58,660 – $160,450	$91,740	$48.40
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal	$93,500	$53,630 – $140,340	$86,490	$44.95
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach	$82,590	$50,000 – $130,850	$74,610	$39.71
Spartanburg	$100,800	$58,380 – $156,050	$94,550	$48.46
Sumter	$90,410	$52,340 – $133,760	$86,300	$43.47
South Dakota 2	$87,680	$56,510 – $127,230	$81,790	$42.15
Rapid City	$83,790	$65,540 – $112,330	$72,610	$40.28
Sioux Falls	$91,270	$60,040 – $127,750	$83,000	$43.88
Tennessee 10	$92,210	$51,360 – $139,530	$84,800	$44.33
Chattanooga	$90,930	$49,290 – $141,400	$83,470	$43.72
Clarksville	$83,130	$45,410 – $128,630	$75,720	$39.97
Cleveland	$81,330	$39,710 – $123,510	$80,090	$39.10
Jackson	$86,570	$51,400 – $127,400	$79,210	$41.62
Johnson City	$85,640	$48,720 – $129,710	$78,760	$41.18
Kingsport-Bristol	$88,070	$48,490 – $128,350	$80,880	$42.34
Knoxville	$89,500	$51,260 – $134,240	$83,690	$43.03
Memphis	$90,870	$49,310 – $135,840	$84,350	$43.69
Morristown	$81,430	$50,090 – $124,650	$76,610	$39.15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	$96,090	$56,150 – $145,010	$86,930	$46.20
Texas 25	$99,820	$52,110 – $160,160	$93,880	$47.99
Abilene	$87,890	$46,660 – $145,020	$78,190	$42.26
Amarillo	$82,170	$47,410 – $126,280	$76,960	$39.51
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	$104,510	$58,530 – $163,530	$99,350	$50.25
Beaumont-Port Arthur	$101,910	$52,000 – $158,930	$98,160	$48.99
Brownsville-Harlingen	$75,970	$41,930 – $129,820	$65,760	$36.53
College Station-Bryan	$79,550	$48,550 – $123,260	$73,020	$38.25
Corpus Christi	$96,050	$48,520 – $153,160	$92,450	$46.18
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	$99,930	$54,150 – $160,040	$94,530	$48.05
El Paso	$78,720	$43,490 – $121,820	$76,100	$37.85
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands	$105,680	$56,480 – $166,870	$97,990	$50.81
Killeen-Temple	$90,190	$49,020 – $149,110	$80,340	$43.36
Laredo	$68,910	$37,250 – $104,800	$63,440	$33.13
Longview	$84,670	$46,580 – $130,370	$76,700	$40.71
Lubbock	$78,310	$41,410 – $116,140	$76,570	$37.65
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	$71,900	$39,980 – $118,900	$64,060	$34.57
Midland	$103,820	$56,950 – $162,620	$98,540	$49.92
Odessa	$93,110	$47,180 – $135,150	$91,300	$44.77
San Angelo	$80,310	$42,550 – $126,350	$73,250	$38.61
San Antonio-New Braunfels	$93,410	$52,500 – $136,430	$85,060	$44.91
Sherman-Denison	$85,840	$47,900 – $139,940	$76,020	$41.27
Texarkana	$75,770	$44,250 – $119,220	$69,470	$36.43
Tyler	$80,790	$41,910 – $128,400	$74,740	$38.84
Victoria	$89,280	$51,900 – $138,830	$78,460	$42.92
Waco	$84,740	$47,320 – $130,880	$74,280	$40.74
Wichita Falls	$81,620	$44,870 – $126,350	$76,480	$39.24
Utah 5	$99,030	$53,220 – $152,990	$95,470	$47.61
Logan	$100,780	$49,000 – $168,930	$96,990	$48.45
Ogden	$106,330	$59,390 – $161,940	$103,420	$51.12
Provo-Orem-Lehi	$93,260	$47,840 – $152,630	$83,620	$44.84
Salt Lake City-Murray	$100,240	$53,640 – $151,560	$97,490	$48.19
St. George	$82,310	$46,700 – $119,280	$79,520	$39.57
Vermont 1	$96,950	$63,320 – $136,390	$89,990	$46.61
Burlington-South Burlington	$94,860	$64,930 – $129,830	$89,330	$45.61
Virginia 9	$122,330	$66,660 – $175,660	$114,990	$58.81
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	$98,540	$59,480 – $145,840	$87,250	$47.38
Charlottesville	$103,390	$60,670 – $158,120	$96,930	$49.71
Harrisonburg	$89,410	$51,340 – $134,240	$82,770	$42.99
Lynchburg	$102,070	$56,730 – $164,340	$95,050	$49.07
Richmond	$105,760	$60,220 – $160,160	$100,540	$50.85
Roanoke	$90,870	$51,530 – $137,420	$82,540	$43.69
Staunton-Stuarts Draft	$93,150	$56,690 – $133,700	$90,510	$44.79
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk	$108,430	$60,620 – $163,050	$102,300	$52.13
Winchester	$101,210	$59,410 – $164,900	$94,970	$48.66
Washington 11	$121,690	$64,560 – $176,020	$117,030	$58.50
Bellingham	$107,470	$63,700 – $158,130	$102,350	$51.67
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard	$102,350	$64,170 – $143,100	$100,250	$49.21
Kennewick-Richland	$116,410	$66,880 – $175,810	$107,280	$55.97
Longview-Kelso	$103,600	$61,180 – $156,060	$101,090	$49.81
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$111,170	$65,960 – $152,770	$110,760	$53.45
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater	$104,720	$62,460 – $153,490	$102,470	$50.35
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$126,180	$67,230 – $180,740	$125,390	$60.66
Spokane-Spokane Valley	$100,200	$48,360 – $152,480	$98,860	$48.17
Walla Walla	$86,530	$44,560 – $149,090	$81,030	$41.60
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$105,680	$62,230 – $146,760	$104,780	$50.81
Yakima	$94,190	$50,860 – $133,320	$92,210	$45.28
West Virginia 7	$91,340	$51,290 – $136,880	$82,950	$43.91
Beckley	$76,910	$40,030 – $115,720	$75,480	$36.98
Charleston	$94,200	$49,950 – $138,110	$89,760	$45.29
Huntington-Ashland	$84,410	$45,350 – $125,890	$79,450	$40.58
Morgantown	$89,480	$52,520 – $133,600	$79,270	$43.02
Parkersburg-Vienna	$92,930	$51,300 – $136,610	$87,780	$44.68
Weirton-Steubenville	$88,340	$47,510 – $137,350	$79,660	$42.47
Wheeling	$89,570	$50,650 – $132,660	$83,280	$43.06
Wisconsin 13	$96,090	$58,130 – $140,460	$88,020	$46.20
Appleton	$95,690	$59,170 – $132,810	$94,300	$46.01
Eau Claire	$99,410	$61,570 – $149,920	$97,950	$47.79
Fond du Lac	$95,220	$58,410 – $137,330	$93,350	$45.78
Green Bay	$95,020	$59,360 – $134,290	$89,330	$45.68
Janesville-Beloit	$94,400	$57,530 – $135,390	$85,920	$45.39
Kenosha	$98,980	$52,290 – $163,480	$91,020	$47.59
La Crosse-Onalaska	$101,280	$62,130 – $141,250	$96,960	$48.69
Madison	$96,390	$60,750 – $137,730	$92,170	$46.34
Milwaukee-Waukesha	$103,290	$62,210 – $159,990	$96,650	$49.66
Oshkosh-Neenah	$99,250	$59,860 – $154,550	$96,690	$47.72
Racine-Mount Pleasant	$95,590	$57,560 – $137,260	$91,450	$45.96
Sheboygan	$95,010	$60,750 – $138,210	$87,370	$45.68
Wausau	$96,350	$58,780 – $135,360	$87,940	$46.32
Wyoming 2	$104,030	$55,730 – $160,380	$95,730	$50.02
Casper	$119,170	$53,320 – $192,090	$105,550	$57.29
Cheyenne	$101,620	$46,670 – $178,470	$94,960	$48.86

Project Management Salary: Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average project management salary in the U.S. for 2026?

Based on our latest analysis of BLS data, the “Mean of Means” salary for project management professionals is $101,196, with top earners in strategic leadership roles commanding over $179,000.

How much does a PMP® certification increase your salary?

Holding a PMP® certification remains one of the most significant variables in compensation. Our data indicates it can boost average earnings from approximately $98,000 to $136,000, representing a substantial premium for certified scholar-practitioners.

What is the starting salary for CAPM® certificate holders?

For those entering the field, the CAPM® provides a strong baseline with an average U.S. salary of approximately $72,000, serving as a strategic foundation for career trajectory.

How often is this salary data updated?

At ROSEMET, we provide tactical-level market views by updating our state-level metrics on the 1st and 15th of every month, ensuring our community has access to the most current evidence-based benchmarks.