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Project Management Specialists salary in Boston, MA

Project Management Specialists in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area earn a median of $114,990 a year, an average of $121,710. About 18,840 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Project Management Specialists pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$114,990
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$121,710
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$72,800
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$174,740
Top of the range
People employed
18,840
In Boston metro area
Rent share of median wage
21.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Boston

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$2,093
per month, in Boston, MA
Income needed for median rent
$83,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median project management specialists wage
$114,990
37.4% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
21.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$94,755
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Boston area. Read the Boston, MA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Project Management Specialists pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Washington, DC
+10.5%
Median $127,030
Mean $129,050
Employed 38,230
Las Vegas, NV
-13.1%
Median $99,940
Mean $105,880
Employed 5,740
El Paso, TX
-30.5%
Median $79,920
Mean $84,580
Employed 2,060
Nashville-Davidson, TN
-25.2%
Median $85,990
Mean $93,900
Employed 7,950
Portland, OR
-5.8%
Median $108,340
Mean $120,220
Employed 14,440
Oklahoma City, OK
-25.7%
Median $85,400
Mean $95,730
Employed 5,690
Detroit, MI
-8.4%
Median $105,350
Mean $110,480
Employed 13,230
Memphis, TN
-26.0%
Median $85,130
Mean $91,760
Employed 2,960

See project management specialists pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.