Project Management Specialists Career, Salary and Skills
Project Management Specialists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $102,320 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 1,066,670. Wage data is published for 443 locations.
Occupation description
Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.
O*NET code
13-1082.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$102,320
Hourly median
$49.19
Employment
1,066,670
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Speaking | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | 3.50 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
- Submit project deliverables to clients, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.
- Request and review project updates to ensure deadlines are met.
- Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
- Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
- Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
Technology
- 3M Post-it App
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- ADP Workforce Now
- Airtable
- Apple Keynote
- Apple macOS
- Asana
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Atlassian Confluence
- Atlassian JIRA
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley MicroStation
Project Management Specialists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Project Management Specialists Salary in TXMedian $98,440 · Employment 138,960
- Project Management Specialists Salary in CAMedian $120,910 · Employment 114,380
- Project Management Specialists Salary in FLMedian $98,070 · Employment 76,370
- Project Management Specialists Salary in New York, NYMedian $126,660 · Employment 68,910
- Project Management Specialists Salary in NYMedian $121,040 · Employment 68,020
- Project Management Specialists Salary in VAMedian $120,840 · Employment 43,860
- Project Management Specialists Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $98,900 · Employment 43,120
- Project Management Specialists Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $108,310 · Employment 38,540
- Project Management Specialists Salary in Washington, DCMedian $127,030 · Employment 38,230
- Project Management Specialists Salary in WAMedian $124,160 · Employment 36,240
- Project Management Specialists Salary in NCMedian $100,820 · Employment 36,200
- Project Management Specialists Salary in PAMedian $100,150 · Employment 36,150
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.