Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Auburn-Opelika, AL was $77,690 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $66,770 and $95,600.

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is $24,630 below the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

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What should you know about auburn-Opelika, AL?

Project Management Specialists in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $77,690; published 25th to 75th percentile $66,770 to $95,600.

Annual wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$62,560	$66,770	$77,690	$95,600	$130,680

Project Management Specialists in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $37.35; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.10 to $45.96.

Hourly wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30.08	$32.10	$37.35	$45.96	$62.83

BLS estimated 60 workers employed in this occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL. Location quotient: 0.13.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Program Manager median is $77,690. The all-occupations median in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $39,070. Ratio: 1.99 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.13 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Program Manager in Auburn-Opelika, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$90,560	$92,400	$102,680
May 2025	$66,770	$77,690	$95,600

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, Auburn-Opelika, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Program Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Columbus, GA-AL	$98,470	$72,370 to $124,290
Montgomery, AL	$91,080	$67,610 to $115,150

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