Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $114,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $89,810 and $147,620.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $12,670 above 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 boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Project Management Specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $114,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $89,810 to $147,620.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$72,800	$89,810	$114,990	$147,620	$174,740

Project Management Specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $55.28; published 25th to 75th percentile $43.18 to $70.97.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.00	$43.18	$55.28	$70.97	$84.01

BLS estimated 18,840 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 1.02.

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 $114,990. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 1.73 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.02 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$85,370	$110,010	$143,380
May 2025	$89,810	$114,990	$147,620

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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$90,180	$74,330 to $118,040
Worcester, MA	$100,290	$78,560 to $129,670

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