Occupation salary profile

Project Management Specialists

SOC 13-1082 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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. Excludes “Management Occupations” (11-0000), “Logisticians” (13-1081), “Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners” (13-1121), and “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (43-5061).

National median · BLS
$102,320
▲ +1.56% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$120,800
▲ +3.25% YoY · 3,472 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$110,740
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
1,066,670
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Pay range for Project Management Specialists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 3,472 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$61,580$75,000
25th$78,440$90,000
Median (50th)$102,320$120,800
75th$133,100$150,584
90th — top pay$167,970$185,168
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $120,800 for Project Management Specialists — 18.1% above the BLS national median of $102,320.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Project Management Specialists

BLS projects employment of project management specialists to grow 6.7% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 76,500 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
1,094,300 → 1,167,400
+73,200 jobs
Projected change
+6.7%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
76,500
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
1.2% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $120,800
Change vs prior year +3.25%
After inflation (CPI-U) +0.12%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 654 18.8% $66,829 $75,000 $85,000
Level II 929 26.8% $87,399 $101,525 $116,737
Level III 824 23.7% $114,350 $133,060 $154,000
Level IV 954 27.5% $138,368 $162,040 $190,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Project Management Specialists

The 31 most-filed job titles inside SOC 13-1082, from 3,472 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Project Manager 465 13.39% $83,949 $101,525 $125,000 +1.52%
Product Manager 326 9.39% $128,212 $154,000 $176,500 +2.38%
Program Manager 282 8.12% $100,000 $112,570 $134,920 -3.85%
Project Management Specialist 173 4.98% $67,974 $84,000 $100,880 +12%
Domain Project Lead 111 3.2% $88,473 $99,736 $109,688 —
Assistant Project Manager 59 1.7% $75,000 $82,000 $94,000 +0.52%
Project Engineer 54 1.56% $75,000 $85,000 $99,555 +11.32%
Manager generic 53 1.53% $131,456 $150,550 $179,421 -3.21%
Technical Project Manager 52 1.5% $108,666 $133,500 $141,844 +6.8%
Technical Program Manager 49 1.41% $129,500 $150,218 $164,715 +9.88%
Strategic Operations Lead 48 1.38% $157,554 $184,710 $207,000 —
Staff Product Manager 40 1.15% $185,400 $194,028 $225,000 +7.79%
Project Coordinator 38 1.09% $70,617 $78,500 $85,836 +15.44%
Process Project Lead 31 0.89% $80,142 $91,312 $102,128 —
Principal Product Manager 29 0.84% $192,500 $219,704 $240,370 -0.83%
Lead Product Manager 20 0.58% $198,900 $217,500 $230,000 —
Project Controls Specialist 19 0.55% $74,506 $80,000 $93,148 +1.27%
Staff Technical Program Manager 16 0.46% $167,950 $180,210 $197,286 +0.58%
Technical Project Lead 16 0.46% $108,000 $108,612 $120,700 -10.01%
Consultant generic 16 0.46% $101,375 $121,000 $130,853 -10.76%
Engineer generic 14 0.4% $91,370 $99,238 $113,973 -12.76%
Lead Software Engineer 13 0.37% $150,000 $160,000 $160,000 —
Associate Product Manager 13 0.37% $110,000 $121,701 $123,000 +2.27%
Project Scheduler 13 0.37% $82,098 $95,000 $125,000 —
Assistant Engineer 12 0.35% $79,987 $82,212 $85,212 -1.23%
Manager, Program Management 11 0.32% $139,816 $151,400 $166,955 —
Strategic Projects Lead 11 0.32% $120,000 $150,000 $164,715 —
Associate Project Manager 11 0.32% $85,000 $90,000 $116,170 +8.63%
Product Owner 11 0.32% $98,706 $111,530 $125,434 —
Principal Product Owner 11 0.32% $133,182 $133,182 $133,182 —
Technical Product Manager 10 0.29% $112,375 $155,000 $176,179 +3.77%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Project Management Specialists

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening3.8
  • Critical Thinking3.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  • Monitoring3.6
  • Writing3.6
  • Active Learning3.5
  • Coordination3.5
  • Reading Comprehension3.5
  • Speaking3.5
  • Time Management3.5
Top knowledge areas
  • English Language4.0
  • Administration and Management3.8
  • Administrative3.6
  • Customer and Personal Service3.5
  • Computers and Electronics3.1
  • Communications and Media2.9
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.9
  • Mathematics2.6
Software and technology used
Atlassian JIRAMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectAdobe AcrobatAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopApple macOSAsanaAtlassian ConfluenceAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DBentley MicroStationCisco WebexGitGitHubGoogle Docs

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What project management specialists do

  • Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
  • 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.
Also called
Fiber Project ManagerImplementation Project ManagerProject Management Consultant
More job titles for this occupation (12)
Design Project Management SpecialistHR Project Manager (Human Resources Project Manager)Movie Project Management SpecialistPlanning Development SpecialistProject Administrator (Project Admin)Project ControllerProject CoordinatorProject Delivery ManagerProject Management ManagerProject Management Technical SpecialistProject Management Technician (Project Management Tech)Technical PM (Technical Project Manager)

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.