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Information Technology Project Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$116,580
United States, 2025
Employment
435,370
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
- O*NET code
- 15-1299.09
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
- Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$55,940
25th percentile
$79,370
75th percentile
$157,500
90th percentile
$188,470
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Coordination4.0
- Writing4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Time Management4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Systems Analysis3.8
- Monitoring3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Systems Evaluation3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Coordination | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Negotiation | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Information Technology Project ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $184,430 | 16,680 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $161,700 | 16,930 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $160,520 | 7,850 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $156,640 | — | 2025 |
| DC | $156,590 | 17,200 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $148,700 | 350 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $147,590 | 1,120 | 2025 |
| MD | $144,680 | 19,060 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $144,680 | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $144,580 | 220 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $140,750 | 800 | 2025 |
| CO | $139,580 | 11,800 | 2025 |
| VA | $139,030 | 17,000 | 2025 |
| DE | $137,470 | 860 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $136,120 | 10,710 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $135,600 | 9,010 | 2025 |
| CA | $134,440 | 80,150 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $131,730 | 500 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | $131,600 | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | $129,940 | 2,410 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.