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Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 389. The highest is Dothan, AL at $135,260 and the lowest is Ponce, PR at $46,920. 0 more are published but not rankable and 4 are not published by bls.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

  1. Dothan, AL$135,260
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$135,120
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$135,040
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$130,380
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$127,030
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$126,660
  7. Kennewick-Richland, WA$125,940
  8. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,350
  9. Peoria, IL$123,730
  10. Boulder, CO$122,040
  11. Hanford-Corcoran, CA$118,380
  12. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$117,460
  13. Warner Robins, GA$116,980
  14. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$116,740
  15. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$114,990
  16. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$113,750
  17. Huntsville, AL$112,130
  18. Colorado Springs, CO$111,740
  19. Kokomo, IN$110,920
  20. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$109,990
  21. Dover, DE$109,940
  22. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$109,850
  23. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$109,800
  24. Napa, CA$109,060
  25. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$108,980

Bars show the top 25 of 389 ranked. The table below lists all 389. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Program Manager by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
RankMetroBLS occupation25thMedian75thEmploymentLQ
1Dothan, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$89,890$135,260$156,670600.14
2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$102,160$135,120$172,82010,3001.32
3San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$102,510$135,040$167,41020,7701.28
4Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$97,410$130,380$168,46026,9101.88
5Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$95,150$127,030$163,55038,2301.78
6New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$96,370$126,660$164,80068,9101.06
7Kennewick-Richland, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$91,180$125,940$155,8001,2601.42
8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$90,070$124,350$153,2906,8600.93
9Peoria, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$90,960$123,730$153,6407300.64
10Boulder, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$88,100$122,040$160,5902,9202.22
11Hanford-Corcoran, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,410$118,380$154,170900.27
12San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$86,370$117,460$139,94010,7401.02
13Warner Robins, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,850$116,980$137,7303500.67
14Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$89,060$116,740$137,71020,7101.88
15Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$89,810$114,990$147,62018,8401.02
16Trenton-Princeton, NJProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$89,760$113,750$146,2801,6801.02
17Huntsville, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$87,430$112,130$137,4008500.46
18Colorado Springs, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,900$111,740$136,1903,2001.48
19Kokomo, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$87,040$110,920$129,970700.29
20Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,100$109,990$148,6501,9600.71
21Dover, DEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,600$109,940$123,8801000.22
22Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,790$109,850$136,7303,2401.05
23Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,220$109,800$135,1009201.06
24Napa, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$87,390$109,060$144,4203100.57
25Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,630$108,980$133,6403801.05
26San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,470$108,730$139,0706400.77
27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,740$108,340$140,99014,4401.74
28Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$82,060$108,310$144,44038,5400.9
29Yuba City, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,350$108,190$130,4801500.42
30Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,600$107,340$137,6301,0000.71
31Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,500$106,780$134,1804400.65
32Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,960$106,760$133,0602400.68
33Albuquerque, NMProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,530$106,730$142,6302,3000.83
34Binghamton, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,170$106,580$143,8705400.82
35Vallejo, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,220$106,520$138,9707200.73
36Rochester, MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$84,460$106,270$129,5904600.54
37Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,500$106,250$133,4601,0300.75
38Decatur, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,630$106,140$148,4401000.24
39El Centro, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,680$105,860$135,3401400.31
40Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,550$105,720$132,1202,9200.71
41Portland-South Portland, MEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$82,980$105,530$129,0301,3700.69
42Syracuse, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,600$105,390$134,2801,8000.87
43Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,710$105,350$132,91013,2301.01
44Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$82,770$105,320$133,98021,0400.68
45Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,580$105,200$133,03011,5701.24
46Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,950$104,990$136,3701,5100.68
47Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,930$104,920$132,3706,0401.15
48Durham-Chapel Hill, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,280$104,870$136,3703,1801.35
49Dubuque, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,430$104,690$142,5502900.73
50Pittsfield, MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,630$104,640$133,9202100.54
51Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,060$104,630$124,9904700.74
52Bakersfield-Delano, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,260$104,580$130,3301,4100.61
53Providence-Warwick, RI-MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,760$104,510$132,7504,2300.86
54Ogden, UTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,130$104,360$130,4202,3401.26
55Stockton-Lodi, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,630$104,240$132,7009100.46
56Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$82,200$104,160$133,10017,2100.87
57Watertown-Fort Drum, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,400$104,110$122,2201400.54
58Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,800$103,870$134,3502,1901.3
59Merced, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$83,190$103,850$128,1501900.34
60Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,600$103,720$133,59014,7001.58
61New Haven, CTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,590$103,710$131,1901,1500.59
62Lexington Park, MDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,110$103,700$136,4509802.02
63Ann Arbor, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,290$103,690$129,2401,4300.95
64Fairbanks-College, AKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,710$103,530$132,8502000.79
65Rochester, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,950$103,520$129,0103,3500.99
66Vineland, NJProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,380$103,490$127,2901800.42
67Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,200$103,400$133,88021,0601.06
68Bellingham, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,470$103,400$128,9906601.06
69Chico, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,130$103,320$145,7903200.59
70Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,880$103,000$122,4608100.91
71Barnstable Town, MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,700$102,980$129,8002400.37
72Helena, MTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,010$102,970$121,7603401.13
73Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,070$102,880$135,8206500.53
74Decatur, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,610$102,870$115,080600.2
75Salem, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,990$102,730$127,3101,4201.1
76Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,000$102,650$133,1901,3000.7
77Lewiston-Auburn, MEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,440$102,490$131,2401600.48
78Modesto, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,710$102,490$132,7306700.5
79Salinas, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,020$102,400$129,1604900.38
80Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,060$102,390$134,58017,4701.97
81Raleigh-Cary, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,030$102,280$134,7007,9301.56
82Idaho Falls, IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,700$102,250$137,6706501.15
83Richmond, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,060$102,170$132,7906,3801.41
84Pueblo, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,910$101,870$124,3204200.99
85Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,920$101,790$124,5104200.37
86Longview-Kelso, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,880$101,440$126,3302300.83
87Fort Collins-Loveland, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,730$101,310$130,8601,6301.4
88Mobile, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,130$101,300$132,6203900.33
89Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,470$101,280$153,0801,4600.91
90Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,390$101,180$130,2503,0500.83
91Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,100$101,150$146,8202,6400.95
92Bloomington, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$82,800$101,110$152,7004600.76
93Kansas City, MO-KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,230$101,050$129,7908,3801.11
94Fresno, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,990$101,030$130,3101,7200.53
95Walla Walla, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,850$100,910$115,660800.44
96Birmingham, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,010$100,820$131,2509100.26
97Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,690$100,780$131,18017,7901.09
98Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,110$100,770$131,0406,7200.57
99St. Louis, MO-ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,450$100,510$129,36010,4501.14
100Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,300$100,470$132,8201,6701.49
101Utica-Rome, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,400$100,430$128,5804200.52
102Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,270$100,350$129,3806,7901.21
103Logan, UT-IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,390$100,340$128,1705601.23
104Monroe, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,500$100,290$125,2701200.45
105Worcester, MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,560$100,290$129,6701,4000.59
106Jackson, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,710$100,280$126,0802100.55
107Midland, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,460$100,190$131,4002000.77
108Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,090$100,180$129,2608601
109York-Hanover, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,060$100,170$127,4001,1600.92
110Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,300$100,050$127,8201,8500.71
111Springfield, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,390$100,030$118,2004900.71
112Topeka, KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,410$100,000$127,6105200.65
113Waterbury-Shelton, CTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,150$99,990$130,8505900.54
114Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,460$99,940$129,3905,7400.74
115Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,800$99,710$128,1705,3800.71
116Greensboro-High Point, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,680$99,690$128,6802,0800.83
117Anchorage, AKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,800$99,580$125,5301,2701.04
118Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,840$99,510$131,64035,5501.58
119Reno, NVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,360$99,500$131,0601,7500.93
120Pittsburgh, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,570$99,320$124,7807,2800.95
121Jacksonville, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,570$99,270$128,6005,7301.09
122Naples-Marco Island, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,200$99,250$129,4401,0500.88
123Bozeman, MTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,720$99,090$109,9706701.35
124Redding, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,980$99,030$127,3602700.54
125Madison, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,400$98,990$124,0404,2801.53
126Savannah, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,880$98,930$123,8208600.64
127Casper, WYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,130$98,910$116,8701800.65
128Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,740$98,900$131,25043,1201.55
129Albany, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,590$98,850$125,3901300.33
130Glens Falls, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,740$98,840$124,8001700.5
131Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,130$98,840$119,4901,5100.86
132Yakima, WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,030$98,780$119,1502500.38
133Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,400$98,720$128,98019,3401
134Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,120$98,670$129,9001,2800.98
135Columbus, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,720$98,660$128,8007,6801.01
136Dalton, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,990$98,590$138,1403000.67
137Odessa, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,780$98,590$129,9504800.86
138Boise City, IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,420$98,580$129,5303,2201.2
139Columbus, GA-ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,370$98,470$124,2904000.5
140Parkersburg-Vienna, WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,880$98,470$139,980900.37
141Appleton, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,750$98,290$121,3509701.13
142Midland, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,880$98,170$130,0909301.11
143Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,140$98,130$131,2702,2700.89
144Reading, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,640$98,040$122,9407800.65
145Salt Lake City-Murray, UTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,620$98,000$128,1108,9901.59
146Greeley, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$81,630$97,950$125,7209401.15
147Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,050$97,860$125,51015,4501.15
148Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,800$97,850$125,8501,9100.83
149Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,590$97,780$128,13011,6601.18
150Kingston, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,320$97,770$121,2202100.51
151Enid, OKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,780$97,700$117,080900.54
152Charlottesville, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,360$97,680$131,1501,0101.29
153Battle Creek, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,490$97,600$114,0101900.5
154Kalamazoo-Portage, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,790$97,590$124,4806400.76
155Asheville, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,410$97,470$109,3909500.77
156Fargo, ND-MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,160$97,430$116,8808700.85
157Ames, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,280$97,290$126,9402600.68
158Bend, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,440$97,280$120,6409201.23
159Lansing-East Lansing, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,400$97,050$119,9901,3500.91
160Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,620$97,030$137,9504800.72
161Ithaca, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,230$96,870$126,1302400.73
162Iowa City, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,800$96,820$127,4804200.65
163Spartanburg, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,910$96,810$127,8508200.73
164Winchester, VA-WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,310$96,810$125,4803200.69
165Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,050$96,600$114,0102,7501.32
166Duluth, MN-WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$79,550$96,550$120,8204700.56
167North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,770$96,510$121,7902,0600.88
168Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,910$96,460$121,2804300.83
169Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,830$96,390$127,02011,6901.21
170St. Cloud, MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,480$96,390$109,5703800.54
171Elmira, NYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$80,290$96,250$119,1901500.64
172Farmington, NMProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,660$96,210$119,1901500.47
173Eau Claire, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,280$95,840$109,4604600.78
174Lancaster, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,370$95,820$120,3101,4300.83
175Kankakee, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,060$95,790$120,530700.25
176Visalia, CAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,270$95,770$124,0704500.38
177Grants Pass, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,860$95,640$125,980900.45
178distribution management software, KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,740$95,390$131,4501600.45
179Cincinnati, OH-KY-INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,060$95,380$126,4207,0800.94
180Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,660$95,280$126,6202100.72
181Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,510$95,220$118,5101100.46
182Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,770$95,020$118,7403,0100.73
183Cleveland, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,220$95,000$125,6106,3400.9
184La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,620$94,990$122,1404800.83
185Saginaw, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,860$94,960$120,3904000.74
186Springfield, MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,330$94,880$123,5706100.44
187Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,870$94,780$125,2703,6001.21
188Charleston-North Charleston, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,410$94,730$127,5303,5101.3
189Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,420$94,720$123,1301,1500.63
190Grand Junction, COProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,380$94,690$118,8703800.83
191Lynchburg, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,320$94,690$127,6007401.1
192Rockford, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,670$94,690$117,3603900.41
193Greenville, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,260$94,540$123,7304700.84
194Sandusky, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,440$94,440$129,6601400.4
195Homosassa Springs, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,620$94,200$122,1401500.6
196Bay City, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,010$94,170$127,490900.37
197Wheeling, WV-OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,550$94,070$126,0802100.54
198Oshkosh-Neenah, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,240$94,030$102,9008601.34
199Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,050$93,950$100,360800.21
200Eugene-Springfield, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,200$93,880$115,6201,0901.01
201Kenosha, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,100$93,850$124,4003100.59
202Cedar Rapids, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,710$93,760$125,6408500.89
203Erie, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,270$93,590$117,6805200.63
204Carson City, NVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,070$93,560$129,2502301.07
205Lawrence, KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,500$93,420$129,7901500.43
206Tuscaloosa, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,350$93,380$119,860700.1
207Tulsa, OKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,360$93,240$120,0603,2501.03
208Akron, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,650$93,190$127,1202,1801
209Cheyenne, WYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,570$93,060$118,0102300.69
210Williamsport, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,990$93,020$113,3901500.45
211Lake Charles, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,760$92,770$125,2103500.51
212Fort Wayne, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,020$92,590$114,9706500.42
213Sheboygan, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,710$92,490$120,5603500.84
214Chambersburg, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,980$92,370$107,2901700.42
215Wildwood-The Villages, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,060$92,370$121,5801800.64
216Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,720$92,360$114,7007301.18
217Janesville-Beloit, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,370$92,280$117,4104901.02
218Albany, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,730$92,130$122,2702000.62
219San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,800$92,130$121,3509,9901.29
220Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,870$91,820$122,2708700.49
221Flint, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,730$91,730$103,9505100.55
222Knoxville, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$72,730$91,690$114,7303,6501.25
223Columbus, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,130$91,510$119,8401400.4
224Tucson, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,650$91,500$121,6902,3100.86
225Roanoke, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,500$91,170$120,3909300.88
226Montgomery, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,610$91,080$115,1501300.11
227Medford, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,060$91,030$123,3804200.68
228Rocky Mount, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,840$91,010$123,7402900.76
229Champaign-Urbana, ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,280$90,770$107,4203100.43
230Niles, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,330$90,590$121,1802400.59
231Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,480$90,550$120,5403400.59
232Corpus Christi, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,400$90,320$125,0101,3901.05
233Manchester-Nashua, NHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,330$90,180$118,0401,1500.84
234Grand Forks, ND-MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$77,620$90,140$124,7102200.6
235Killeen-Temple, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,860$90,120$119,5707900.77
236Evansville, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,510$89,990$120,5404800.52
237Michigan City-La Porte, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,790$89,790$115,610700.24
238St. Joseph, MO-KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,580$89,670$106,6202100.55
239Charleston, WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,570$89,600$124,5503900.54
240Santa Fe, NMProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,640$89,380$110,6602400.56
241Rome, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,990$89,320$124,4001000.32
242Green Bay, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,880$89,210$111,5501,2401.04
243Wichita, KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,930$89,170$118,9701,1400.54
244Wilmington, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,350$89,120$122,1301,2200.93
245Twin Falls, IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,710$89,040$99,2501700.51
246Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,800$89,020$110,1002200.63
247Wausau, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,540$88,940$111,8603900.81
248Goldsboro, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,750$88,780$105,0401600.58
249Bismarck, NDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,420$88,650$117,8303900.79
250Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,040$88,600$119,2105700.78
251Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$73,320$88,370$124,6002500.5
252Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,160$88,180$119,3202,8001.34
253Gettysburg, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,170$88,100$116,3601000.44
254Lebanon, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,900$88,010$115,0701500.4
255Sumter, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,340$87,730$106,9101700.71
256Altoona, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,890$87,660$109,1802700.66
257Florence, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,840$87,400$123,1703700.61
258Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,500$87,290$104,5905500.68
259Chattanooga, TN-GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,330$87,240$121,3301,7500.95
260Minot, NDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$76,070$86,990$105,250900.38
261Coeur d'Alene, IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,460$86,950$118,4704600.92
262Baton Rouge, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,460$86,650$123,9002,2900.81
263Elkhart-Goshen, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,820$86,640$110,4802700.31
264Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,020$85,990$110,3907,9501.05
265Longview, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,610$85,870$121,3806700.83
266Billings, MTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,330$85,540$125,4605200.81
267Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,050$85,490$123,5804900.46
268Corvallis, ORProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$78,560$85,420$121,3003201.21
269Bangor, MEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,380$85,410$105,2801800.37
270Burlington-South Burlington, VTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,700$85,410$103,0104300.53
271New Orleans-Metairie, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,410$85,410$119,9302,0900.68
272Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,910$85,400$121,4702200.58
273Oklahoma City, OKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,730$85,400$119,2305,6901.22
274Amherst Town-Northampton, MAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$75,730$85,320$118,3602100.48
275Columbia, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,660$85,260$117,8902,4300.9
276Sherman-Denison, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,100$85,260$114,3702700.75
277Memphis, TN-MS-ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,290$85,130$108,5802,9600.71
278Sioux City, IA-NE-SDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,100$85,130$105,1302000.39
279Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$69,410$85,070$123,2003800.75
280Yuma, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,610$84,910$114,4102400.5
281South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,300$84,820$114,8204100.46
282Port St. Lucie, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,900$84,810$116,1309500.81
283Harrisonburg, VAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,660$84,680$108,9503300.75
284Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,470$84,610$117,6101600.69
285Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,360$84,520$97,350Not published by BLSNot published by BLS
286Lexington-Fayette, KYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,280$84,520$105,6902,0201.03
287Missoula, MTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,910$84,250$128,9603600.77
288Fond du Lac, WIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,170$84,210$109,9203301.09
289Gulfport-Biloxi, MSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,850$84,200$117,7605200.48
290Sioux Falls, SD-MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,630$84,190$105,2005300.43
291Gainesville, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,210$83,970$108,2403400.47
292Terre Haute, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,570$83,970$121,0601300.29
293Bloomington, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,310$83,800$110,0403600.72
294Traverse City, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,620$83,720$101,1302600.55
295Great Falls, MTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,180$83,580$112,0401600.64
296Burlington, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,880$83,370$123,0202500.54
297Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,050$83,360$105,3802400.56
298Lafayette-West Lafayette, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,760$83,330$108,7502900.41
299Lewiston, ID-WAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,550$83,260$104,3501300.64
300Amarillo, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,820$83,210$104,7907300.86
301Tallahassee, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,820$82,740$109,2401,2801
302Morristown, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,030$82,720$99,9801800.54
303Fayetteville, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,540$82,680$118,5704900.54
304Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,210$82,660$104,1603,6300.77
305Ocala, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$70,470$82,580$106,4104800.58
306Canton-Massillon, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,220$82,530$114,4106400.57
307Omaha, NE-IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,070$82,460$106,2601,6700.49
308Athens-Clarke County, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$58,850$82,430$111,9902500.38
309Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,930$82,310$106,3801,9901.06
310Pocatello, IDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,560$82,250$98,3801700.66
311Abilene, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,900$82,230$100,8704000.77
312Las Cruces, NMProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,910$82,110$119,0302100.37
313Toledo, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,660$81,940$111,5901,3400.67
314State College, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,810$81,820$107,9004700.99
315Lawton, OKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,530$81,720$109,1501400.48
316Hattiesburg, MSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,380$81,710$104,6101900.44
317Lima, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,720$81,670$104,7101500.42
318Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,190$81,600$107,4701900.33
319Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,340$81,530$111,7003200.81
320Jackson, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$67,610$81,450$104,7203300.57
321Bowling Green, KYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,010$81,300$103,2403500.62
322Muncie, INProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,110$81,080$102,4901000.34
323Johnstown, PAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,140$81,070$105,3301100.35
324Mankato, MNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,640$80,970$97,8602200.57
325Morgantown, WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,790$80,900$120,7803400.73
326Columbia, MOProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,420$80,870$100,9005800.78
327Cleveland, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,520$80,720$101,3001300.45
328Lafayette, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,700$80,720$105,1206600.53
329Gainesville, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$71,820$80,630$104,7108300.79
330Victoria, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,170$80,540$98,4301800.71
331Macon-Bibb County, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$58,120$80,420$105,9403100.48
332Salisbury, MDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,060$80,400$114,8403200.86
333Wichita Falls, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,900$80,070$100,5402200.58
334Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$59,230$79,990$103,5805500.98
335Jefferson City, MOProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$65,400$79,980$100,5505000.92
336El Paso, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,400$79,920$102,0402,0600.88
337Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,290$79,890$104,6901,1600.77
338Punta Gorda, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,000$79,890$103,0602900.73
339Shreveport-Bossier City, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,250$79,890$105,3104800.43
340Clarksville, TN-KYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,950$79,660$103,3704200.6
341Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$59,730$79,590$110,4905100.53
342Winston-Salem, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,220$79,560$104,2101,5300.82
343Kahului-Wailuku, HIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,040$79,320$120,4001300.26
344Owensboro, KYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$64,060$79,320$97,9902000.58
345Mansfield, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,740$79,290$98,3401200.37
346Jacksonville, NCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,590$79,240$113,5802100.59
347Tyler, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$60,330$79,110$102,5905500.7
348Urban Honolulu, HIProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,460$79,090$104,9901,2400.4
349Monroe, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,810$78,990$105,9602500.42
350Waco, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,210$78,580$99,8709201.03
351St. George, UTProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,850$78,300$101,8505300.85
352Cape Girardeau, MO-ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,570$78,150$104,5102000.65
353Jackson, MSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,310$78,150$100,9801,2900.69
354Alexandria, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$59,380$78,110$106,6901500.37
355Johnson City, TNProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,140$78,100$106,0803000.54
356Paducah, KY-ILProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,920$78,090$99,2902800.8
357Springfield, MOProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$59,770$78,060$101,4301,2300.8
358Flagstaff, AZProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$63,940$77,940$100,7803200.7
359Joplin, MO-KSProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$59,540$77,760$100,1003300.56
360Grand Island, NEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,490$77,730$97,260500.19
361Valdosta, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$57,010$77,730$113,7301100.29
362Auburn-Opelika, ALProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$66,770$77,690$95,600600.13
363Springfield, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,580$77,490$103,7201400.45
364Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,970$77,410$98,3806600.66
365Elizabethtown, KYProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$61,720$77,260$95,4901600.46
366Youngstown-Warren, OHProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$60,850$77,160$99,9705500.5
367Lubbock, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$58,670$77,110$100,0308100.71
368Brunswick-St. Simons, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$56,770$77,070$98,8701100.34
369College Station-Bryan, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$60,300$76,380$101,6901,0301.12
370Hammond, LAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$68,660$76,260$102,9201000.31
371Beckley, WVProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$57,530$76,230$102,060900.29
372Fort Smith, AR-OKProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$57,220$74,990$96,0702900.44
373Rapid City, SDProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$74,700$74,700$104,6403300.66
374Sebring, FLProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$62,870$74,650$103,790800.41
375Texarkana, TX-ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$60,860$74,590$103,0902100.53
376Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$56,280$73,480$98,9301,7300.7
377Hinesville, GAProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$56,070$73,320$96,730500.37
378San Angelo, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$51,390$73,290$100,3502500.73
379Brownsville-Harlingen, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$51,890$73,050$100,5806100.57
380Laredo, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$60,110$72,530$95,4003400.46
381San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$51,940$71,740$101,4801,6600.35
382McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$49,200$69,910$95,5301,0800.53
383Eagle Pass, TXProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$57,010$69,550$76,480300.26
384Hot Springs, ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$50,110$69,110$101,4101400.51
385Jonesboro, ARProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$57,030$66,430$81,4501200.29
386Lincoln, NEProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$55,290$64,710$87,0609500.76
387Mayaguez, PRProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$47,080$56,750$68,350600.18
388Aguadilla, PRProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$27,520$49,610$87,9904001.2
389Ponce, PRProject Management Specialists (13-1082)$29,960$46,920$62,8601200.28

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Anniston-Oxford, AL, Arecibo, PR, Gadsden, AL, Guayama, PR.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

  1. Dothan, AL3.54
  2. Peoria, IL2.50
  3. Hanford-Corcoran, CA2.44
  4. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2.44
  5. Enid, OK2.41
  6. Warner Robins, GA2.41
  7. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL2.36
  8. Dover, DE2.35
  9. El Centro, CA2.35
  10. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV2.34
  11. Dalton, GA2.34
  12. Decatur, AL2.29
  13. Homosassa Springs, FL2.28
  14. Albany, GA2.27
  15. Kokomo, IN2.26
  16. Columbus, GA-AL2.26
  17. Mayaguez, PR2.25
  18. Albuquerque, NM2.22
  19. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC2.22
  20. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA2.22
  21. Bakersfield-Delano, CA2.20
  22. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC2.20
  23. Merced, CA2.20
  24. Kennewick-Richland, WA2.20
  25. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL2.19

Bars show the highest 25 of 389. The table lists all.

Program Manager median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
MetroRole medianAll-occupations medianRatioLQ
Dothan, AL$135,260$38,1703.540.14
Peoria, IL$123,730$49,5902.500.64
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$118,380$48,4702.440.27
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$71,740$29,4402.440.35
Enid, OK$97,700$40,5002.410.54
Warner Robins, GA$116,980$48,6002.410.67
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$93,950$39,7402.360.21
Dover, DE$109,940$46,6902.350.22
El Centro, CA$105,860$45,1402.350.31
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$98,470$42,0002.340.37
Dalton, GA$98,590$42,2102.340.67
Decatur, AL$106,140$46,2802.290.24
Homosassa Springs, FL$94,200$41,3602.280.6
Albany, GA$98,850$43,6202.270.33
Kokomo, IN$110,920$48,9802.260.29
Columbus, GA-AL$98,470$43,5402.260.5
Mayaguez, PR$56,750$25,2702.250.18
Albuquerque, NM$106,730$48,0602.220.83
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$95,280$42,9202.220.72
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$97,030$43,7102.220.72
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$104,580$47,4702.200.61
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$101,280$45,9902.200.91
Merced, CA$103,850$47,2202.200.34
Kennewick-Richland, WA$125,940$57,2902.201.42
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$84,520$38,5202.19Not published by BLS
Goldsboro, NC$88,780$40,5702.190.58
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$104,110$47,6002.190.54
Idaho Falls, ID$102,250$46,8002.181.15
Monroe, MI$100,290$46,2402.170.45
Huntsville, AL$112,130$51,7402.170.46
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$106,760$49,2902.170.68
Yuba City, CA$108,190$49,9702.170.42
Hattiesburg, MS$81,710$37,7502.160.44
Logan, UT-ID$100,340$46,3602.161.23
Salinas, CA$102,400$47,3802.160.38
Mobile, AL$101,300$47,0002.160.33
Binghamton, NY$106,580$49,4602.150.82
Fresno, CA$101,030$46,9102.150.53
Chico, CA$103,320$48,0502.150.59
Vineland, NJ$103,490$48,1902.150.42
Dubuque, IA$104,690$48,7502.150.73
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$101,790$47,5202.140.37
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$108,730$50,7702.140.77
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$99,940$46,6702.140.74
Greensboro-High Point, NC$99,690$46,5702.140.83
Ogden, UT$104,360$48,9002.131.26
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$98,670$46,2402.130.98
Stockton-Lodi, CA$104,240$48,9902.130.46
Wheeling, WV-OH$94,070$44,2502.130.54
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$104,920$49,4302.121.15
Visalia, CA$95,770$45,1302.120.38
Colorado Springs, CO$111,740$52,7102.121.48
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$102,880$48,5502.120.53
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$103,870$49,0302.121.3
Birmingham, AL$100,820$47,7702.110.26
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$100,180$47,5102.111
Erie, PA$93,590$44,4602.110.63
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$105,200$49,9902.101.24
Sandusky, OH$94,440$44,9702.100.4
Farmington, NM$96,210$45,8202.100.47
Jackson, MI$100,280$47,7602.100.55
Savannah, GA$98,930$47,2402.090.64
Rome, GA$89,320$42,6702.090.32
Kankakee, IL$95,790$45,8302.090.25
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,770$48,4002.080.57
Pueblo, CO$101,870$48,9402.080.99
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,350$59,7502.080.93
Asheville, NC$97,470$46,8702.080.77
York-Hanover, PA$100,170$48,1702.080.92
distribution management software, KS$95,390$45,9002.080.45
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$95,220$45,8402.080.46
Naples-Marco Island, FL$99,250$47,8002.080.88
Monroe, LA$78,990$38,1502.070.42
Rocky Mount, NC$91,010$43,9602.070.76
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$102,490$49,5402.070.48
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$96,390$46,6302.071.21
Yakima, WA$98,780$47,8102.070.38
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$100,470$48,6302.071.49
Tuscaloosa, AL$93,380$45,2202.070.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$96,600$46,7802.061.32
Bay City, MI$94,170$45,6202.060.37
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$126,660$61,4302.061.06
Winchester, VA-WV$96,810$47,0702.060.69
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$106,250$51,6902.060.75
Saginaw, MI$94,960$46,2002.060.74
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$94,720$46,1402.050.63
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$92,360$45,0302.051.18
Utica-Rome, NY$100,430$48,9702.050.52
Lynchburg, VA$94,690$46,1902.051.1
Sumter, SC$87,730$42,8902.050.71
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$100,050$48,9902.040.71
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$77,410$37,9302.040.66
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$94,780$46,5802.031.21
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$96,510$47,4402.030.88
Jacksonville, FL$99,270$48,8302.031.09
Spartanburg, SC$96,810$47,6502.030.73
Midland, MI$100,190$49,3402.030.77
Greenville, NC$94,540$46,5602.030.84
Lake Charles, LA$92,770$45,7002.030.51
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$98,720$48,6402.031
Odessa, TX$98,590$48,5902.030.86
Montgomery, AL$91,080$44,9502.030.11
Modesto, CA$102,490$50,6102.030.5
Redding, CA$99,030$48,9202.020.54
Casper, WY$98,910$48,8802.020.65
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$105,350$52,0802.021.01
El Paso, TX$79,920$39,5102.020.88
Rochester, NY$103,520$51,2102.020.99
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$99,710$49,3402.020.71
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$103,400$51,1702.021.06
Williamsport, PA$93,020$46,0502.020.45
Topeka, KS$100,000$49,5402.020.65
Pittsfield, MA$104,640$51,8602.020.54
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$92,370$45,8302.020.64
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$99,510$49,4102.011.58
Glens Falls, NY$98,840$49,0902.010.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$102,650$50,9902.010.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$97,590$48,5102.010.76
Elmira, NY$96,250$47,8502.010.64
St. Louis, MO-IL$100,510$49,9902.011.14
Rockford, IL$94,690$47,1202.010.41
Florence, SC$87,400$43,5202.010.61
Boise City, ID$98,580$49,1002.011.2
Cleveland, TN$80,720$40,2302.010.45
Decatur, IL$102,870$51,2902.010.2
Battle Creek, MI$97,600$48,6902.000.5
Reno, NV$99,500$49,6602.000.93
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$73,050$36,4902.000.57
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$117,460$58,6902.001.02
Pittsburgh, PA$99,320$49,6502.000.95
Athens-Clarke County, GA$82,430$41,2202.000.38
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,990$52,5102.000.68
Flint, MI$91,730$45,8802.000.55
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$97,780$48,9402.001.18
Tulsa, OK$93,240$46,6702.001.03
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$95,020$47,5702.000.73
Eau Claire, WI$95,840$48,1001.990.78
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$101,180$50,7901.990.83
Corpus Christi, TX$90,320$45,3501.991.05
Syracuse, NY$105,390$52,9901.990.87
Auburn-Opelika, AL$77,690$39,0701.990.13
Kansas City, MO-KS$101,050$50,8201.991.11
Lancaster, PA$95,820$48,2101.990.83
Valdosta, GA$77,730$39,1101.990.29
Richmond, VA$102,170$51,4601.991.41
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$90,550$45,6101.990.59
Reading, PA$98,040$49,4401.980.65
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$91,820$46,3301.980.49
Hammond, LA$76,260$38,4801.980.31
Altoona, PA$87,660$44,2701.980.66
Napa, CA$109,060$55,2101.980.57
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$96,460$48,8701.970.83
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$97,850$49,6101.970.83
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$89,790$45,5401.970.24
Lawrence, KS$93,420$47,3901.970.43
Niles, MI$90,590$45,9801.970.59
Jacksonville, NC$79,240$40,2301.970.59
Appleton, WI$98,290$49,9101.971.13
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$94,990$48,2601.970.83
Raleigh-Cary, NC$102,280$51,9901.971.56
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$98,130$49,9801.960.89
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$100,350$51,1601.961.21
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$100,780$51,3801.961.09
Twin Falls, ID$89,040$45,4001.960.51
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$92,130$47,0101.961.29
Eagle Pass, TX$69,550$35,5601.960.26
Charleston, WV$89,600$45,8301.960.54
Kingston, NY$97,770$50,0201.950.51
Grand Junction, CO$94,690$48,5101.950.83
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$101,150$51,8201.950.95
Las Cruces, NM$82,110$42,0701.950.37
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$69,910$35,8301.950.53
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$106,780$54,7301.950.65
Knoxville, TN$91,690$47,0801.951.25
Laredo, TX$72,530$37,2501.950.46
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$104,510$53,6801.950.86
Wilmington, NC$89,120$45,8001.950.93
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$99,990$51,4401.940.54
Chambersburg, PA$92,370$47,5401.940.42
Kenosha, WI$93,850$48,3101.940.59
Lawton, OK$81,720$42,0901.940.48
Fort Wayne, IN$92,590$47,7001.940.42
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$108,310$55,8501.940.9
Ames, IA$97,290$50,2201.940.68
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$84,200$43,4701.940.48
Iowa City, IA$96,820$50,0601.930.65
Roanoke, VA$91,170$47,1401.930.88
Evansville, IN$89,990$46,5401.930.52
Lafayette, LA$80,720$41,7801.930.53
Killeen-Temple, TX$90,120$46,6601.930.77
Duluth, MN-WI$96,550$50,0001.930.56
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$85,400$44,2301.930.58
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$87,290$45,2401.930.68
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$94,730$49,1501.931.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$105,320$54,7201.920.68
Alexandria, LA$78,110$40,6001.920.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$98,900$51,4401.921.55
Yuma, AZ$84,910$44,1701.920.5
Columbus, OH$98,660$51,3401.921.01
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$104,160$54,3101.920.87
Tucson, AZ$91,500$47,7601.920.86
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$109,800$57,3701.911.06
Sherman-Denison, TX$85,260$44,6101.910.75
Fargo, ND-MN$97,430$51,0501.910.85
Akron, OH$93,190$48,8401.911
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$88,370$46,3301.910.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$92,280$48,3901.911.02
Bloomington, IL$101,110$53,1401.900.76
Longview, TX$85,870$45,1501.900.83
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$95,380$50,1701.900.94
Walla Walla, WA$100,910$53,1001.900.44
Cedar Rapids, IA$93,760$49,3601.900.89
Springfield, IL$100,030$52,6701.900.71
St. Cloud, MN$96,390$50,8401.900.54
Fort Smith, AR-OK$74,990$39,5601.900.44
Cleveland, OH$95,000$50,1401.890.9
Burlington, NC$83,370$44,0101.890.54
St. Joseph, MO-KS$89,670$47,3501.890.55
Lebanon, PA$88,010$46,5001.890.4
Hot Springs, AR$69,110$36,5401.890.51
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$85,490$45,2201.890.46
Gettysburg, PA$88,100$46,6101.890.44
Eugene-Springfield, OR$93,880$49,6801.891.01
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$107,340$56,8501.890.71
Columbus, IN$91,510$48,4701.890.4
Grants Pass, OR$95,640$50,7301.890.45
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$109,850$58,4601.881.05
Ocala, FL$82,580$43,9901.880.58
Aguadilla, PR$49,610$26,4801.871.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$116,740$62,3201.871.88
Ann Arbor, MI$103,690$55,3801.870.95
Wichita, KS$89,170$47,6301.870.54
Terre Haute, IN$83,970$44,8701.870.29
Victoria, TX$80,540$43,0501.870.71
Helena, MT$102,970$55,0401.871.13
Morristown, TN$82,720$44,2801.870.54
Chattanooga, TN-GA$87,240$46,7001.870.95
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$88,600$47,4401.870.78
Amarillo, TX$83,210$44,5801.870.86
Salem, OR$102,730$55,3101.861.1
Tyler, TX$79,110$42,6501.850.7
Abilene, TX$82,230$44,3401.850.77
Albany, OR$92,130$49,7001.850.62
Wichita Falls, TX$80,070$43,2101.850.58
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$89,020$48,0401.850.63
Portland-South Portland, ME$105,530$56,9601.850.69
Sebring, FL$74,650$40,4001.850.41
Muncie, IN$81,080$44,1101.840.34
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$97,050$52,8001.840.91
Johnstown, PA$81,070$44,1101.840.35
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$77,070$41,9401.840.34
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$88,180$48,0101.841.34
Harrisonburg, VA$84,680$46,1101.840.75
Columbia, SC$85,260$46,4301.840.9
Santa Fe, NM$89,380$48,7101.830.56
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$101,310$55,3101.831.4
Lubbock, TX$77,110$42,1301.830.71
Gainesville, GA$83,970$45,9001.830.47
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$108,980$59,5901.831.05
Barnstable Town, MA$102,980$56,3601.830.37
Springfield, MA$94,880$51,9301.830.44
Port St. Lucie, FL$84,810$46,4901.820.81
Medford, OR$91,030$49,9001.820.68
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$79,990$43,8501.820.98
Jackson, MS$78,150$42,8501.820.69
Wausau, WI$88,940$48,7901.820.81
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$84,820$46,5401.820.46
Beckley, WV$76,230$41,8501.820.29
Pocatello, ID$82,250$45,1601.820.66
Coeur d'Alene, ID$86,950$47,7501.820.92
Jackson, TN$81,450$44,7901.820.57
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$135,040$74,2601.821.28
Vallejo, CA$106,520$58,6201.820.73
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$85,130$46,8901.820.71
Fayetteville, NC$82,680$45,6201.810.54
Grand Forks, ND-MN$90,140$49,7601.810.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$85,130$47,0301.810.39
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$83,360$46,0601.810.56
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$98,840$54,6601.810.86
Oklahoma City, OK$85,400$47,2301.811.22
Bozeman, MT$99,090$54,8301.811.35
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$85,410$47,2901.810.68
Cheyenne, WY$93,060$51,5401.810.69
Bowling Green, KY$81,300$45,0401.810.62
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$86,640$48,0701.800.31
Midland, TX$98,170$54,4801.801.11
Canton-Massillon, OH$82,530$45,8101.800.57
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$84,610$47,0501.800.69
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$102,390$56,9501.801.97
Great Falls, MT$83,580$46,5101.800.64
Johnson City, TN$78,100$43,4801.800.54
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$130,380$72,6101.801.88
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$81,530$45,4801.790.81
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$113,750$63,4901.791.02
Champaign-Urbana, IL$90,770$50,7001.790.43
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$109,990$61,4701.790.71
Bellingham, WA$103,400$57,8201.791.06
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$127,030$71,0601.791.78
Green Bay, WI$89,210$49,9401.791.04
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$108,340$60,6901.791.74
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$79,590$44,6001.780.53
Bend, OR$97,280$54,5701.781.23
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$79,890$44,8201.780.43
Sheboygan, WI$92,490$51,8901.780.84
Bangor, ME$85,410$47,9601.780.37
Macon-Bibb County, GA$80,420$45,1601.780.48
Baton Rouge, LA$86,650$48,7101.780.81
Greeley, CO$97,950$55,0701.781.15
Tallahassee, FL$82,740$46,5201.781
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$79,890$44,9401.780.77
Minot, ND$86,990$48,9401.780.38
Clarksville, TN-KY$79,660$44,8601.780.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$98,000$55,2401.771.59
Mansfield, OH$79,290$44,7001.770.37
Charlottesville, VA$97,680$55,1801.771.29
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$85,070$48,1201.770.75
Longview-Kelso, WA$101,440$57,4201.770.83
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$82,310$46,6101.771.06
Owensboro, KY$79,320$44,9601.760.58
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$105,720$59,9401.760.71
Traverse City, MI$83,720$47,4701.760.55
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,160$43,8001.760.5
Missoula, MT$84,250$47,8301.760.77
Bloomington, IN$83,800$47,6601.760.72
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$78,150$44,4701.760.65
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$103,720$59,0701.761.58
Punta Gorda, FL$79,890$45,5001.760.73
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$84,190$47,9701.760.43
Boulder, CO$122,040$69,5801.752.22
Rochester, MN$106,270$60,6201.750.54
Billings, MT$85,540$49,0601.740.81
Ponce, PR$46,920$26,9401.740.28
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$94,030$54,0601.741.34
Lexington-Fayette, KY$84,520$48,6201.741.03
St. George, UT$78,300$45,1401.730.85
Worcester, MA$100,290$57,8301.730.59
Lima, OH$81,670$47,1701.730.42
Joplin, MO-KS$77,760$44,9801.730.56
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$104,870$60,7201.731.35
New Haven, CT$103,710$60,0601.730.59
Texarkana, TX-AR$74,590$43,2001.730.53
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$114,990$66,6201.731.02
Lewiston, ID-WA$83,260$48,3001.720.64
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$81,600$47,4301.720.33
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,380$44,4701.721.12
Winston-Salem, NC$79,560$46,3801.720.82
Gainesville, FL$80,630$47,0201.710.79
Columbia, MO$80,870$47,2601.710.78
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$82,660$48,3701.710.77
Morgantown, WV$80,900$47,3501.710.73
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$83,330$48,7801.710.41
Waco, TX$78,580$46,0201.711.03
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$85,990$50,3901.711.05
Springfield, MO$78,060$45,7801.710.8
Madison, WI$98,990$58,0801.701.53
Springfield, OH$77,490$45,4701.700.45
Paducah, KY-IL$78,090$45,8601.700.8
Toledo, OH$81,940$48,2201.700.67
Bismarck, ND$88,650$52,5601.690.79
San Angelo, TX$73,290$43,5301.680.73
Fairbanks-College, AK$103,530$61,8101.670.79
Fond du Lac, WI$84,210$50,3401.671.09
Ithaca, NY$96,870$58,1301.670.73
Jefferson City, MO$79,980$48,0301.670.92
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,000$61,9601.660.91
State College, PA$81,820$49,2201.660.99
Omaha, NE-IA$82,460$49,6601.660.49
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$104,630$63,2001.660.74
Anchorage, AK$99,580$60,2001.651.04
Carson City, NV$93,560$56,6801.651.07
Salisbury, MD$80,400$48,7101.650.86
Elizabethtown, KY$77,260$46,8101.650.46
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$97,860$59,3201.651.15
Flagstaff, AZ$77,940$47,5001.640.7
Mankato, MN$80,970$49,5301.630.57
Lexington Park, MD$103,700$63,9901.622.02
Rapid City, SD$74,700$46,2701.610.66
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$135,120$84,0501.611.32
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$73,480$45,7901.600.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$90,180$56,5301.600.84
Grand Island, NE$77,730$49,4101.570.19
Jonesboro, AR$66,430$42,2401.570.29
Hinesville, GA$73,320$46,6701.570.37
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$85,320$57,0301.500.48
Corvallis, OR$85,420$57,6801.481.21
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$85,410$60,0201.420.53
Urban Honolulu, HI$79,090$57,2201.380.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$79,320$57,6401.380.26
Lincoln, NE$64,710$49,8001.300.76

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

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Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL has a published annual median of $135,260 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL row, the published lower quartile is $89,890 and the upper quartile is $156,670. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL employment estimate is 60. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Program Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Homosassa Springs, FL has a published annual median of $94,200 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Homosassa Springs, FL row, the published lower quartile is $69,620 and the upper quartile is $122,140. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Homosassa Springs, FL employment estimate is 150. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Program Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Ponce, PR has a published annual median of $46,920 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Ponce, PR row, the published lower quartile is $29,960 and the upper quartile is $62,860. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Ponce, PR employment estimate is 120. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Program Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Which questions matter for Program Manager metro ranking?

Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL has a published annual median of $135,260 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

Does Program Manager metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?

Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL has a published annual median of $135,260 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

What does the wage band in Program Manager metro ranking describe?

For the same Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL row, the published lower quartile is $89,890 and the upper quartile is $156,670. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

Does the employment figure in Program Manager metro ranking measure available candidates?

The Program Manager metro ranking: Program Manager, mapped to Project Management Specialists (13-1082), in Dothan, AL employment estimate is 60. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Program Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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What does this ranking mean for your opening?

A Program Manager in manufacturing serves as the critical node between customer requirements and internal operational capacity, and success is defined by their ability to deliver on schedule before the first part even ships. Relying solely on regional wage rankings can be misleading as these figures include project managers across non-manufacturing sectors where the stakes and skill requirements differ significantly.

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

A Program Manager in manufacturing serves as the critical node between customer requirements and internal operational capacity, and success is defined by their ability to deliver on schedule before the first part even ships. Relying solely on regional wage rankings can be misleading as these figures include project managers across non-manufacturing sectors where the stakes and skill requirements differ significantly. Focus your search on the candidate’s history of managing APQP gates, OEM customer portals, and cross-functional teams in environments that mirror your own production complexity.

The value of a strong Program Manager lies in their ability to handle launch recovery and project risk without overpromising to the customer. When a candidate demonstrates a clear, honest record of managing program slippage or shifting timelines, they are worth more than the regional average suggest. Your offer should be grounded in the complexity of your product pipeline and the specific demands of your customer base rather than broad BLS job titles that do not account for shop-floor authority.

When planning your search, remember that proven talent is often managing an active launch elsewhere and will not be browsing job boards. Regional salary statistics are disconnected from the immediate demand for someone who can translate engineering change requests into actionable production plans. Success requires identifying candidates who can communicate risk and recover programs, regardless of where they fall on a broad salary survey.

Hiring managers must distinguish between administrative project management and the technical leadership required to drive a manufacturing plant. Do not use regional wage bands as a primary benchmark for total compensation. If a candidate has successfully handled the high-stakes launch environment of an OEM customer, their experience is a specific asset that should be evaluated independently of local market median data. Focus on the candidate’s ability to build consensus across engineering, quality, and production.

What should you know about questions before using this pay map?

How are your fees structured for a Program Manager search?

We charge a percentage of the Program Manager's first-year base salary, agreed in writing before work begins. There is no fee tied to bonus, and no charge during the search.

Is the search confidential?

Yes: We can describe the opening as a manufacturer with OEM customer programs without naming you, and we never disclose customer names or program details to candidates until the right moment.

Can you find program managers who are not looking?

Most are mid-launch and not browsing. We approach them directly, describe the program challenge and let them decide whether it is worth leaving a launch that is going well.

Will program managers relocate?

Many are willing, but launch timing matters. We ask about their current program commitments and family constraints early, so you do not lose a candidate at the offer stage.

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