2013SalaryandDemographicSurvey

ofProjectandCostManagementProfessionals

The purpose of the salary and demographic survey is to enable project and cost professionals in different
locations,industries,andworkfunctionstocomparetheirsalaries,andtoprovideemployerswithinformation
on prevailing wage rates among these professionals. About 1,300+ people participated in this survey. What
follows are some compiled results and statistics based on that survey. The raw data used to compile these
results is available to AACE members, free of charge, at www.aacei.org/resources/salary. All results are
expressedinUSdollars.

GENERAL
The survey shows that the average yearly base salary for all project and cost management professionals
globallyemployedfulltimein2013was$108,989;a7.3%overallincreasesince2012.Theaveragebonusin
2012was$21,517.(IntheUnitedStatesandCanadaalone,thesefigureswere$122,330(+6.4%)withabonus
of$23,488).

Theaveragerespondentwasmale(84.7%versus15.3%female),about44yearsold,with18.9yearsofwork
relatedexperience,andanundergraduateorgraduatedegreeinanengineeringrelatedfield.About82.4%of
respondentsindicatedtheyweresomewhatsatisfiedorverysatisfiedwiththeirjob.

About 19.5% of respondents changed employers between 2012 and 2013. Those that changed employers
voluntarilyenjoyeda12.4%overallbasesalaryincreasecomparedtoabout6.5%forthosethatremainedwith
thesameemployer,or2.7%forthosewhochangedemployersinvoluntarily.

The majority of respondents indicated their jobfunction to be project controls (26.8%) or cost estimating
(20.5%). Other jobfunctions included: project management (14.5%), planning & scheduling (14.1%), cost
engineering (12.5%), claims and dispute resolution (4.0%), decision & risk management (1.9%), and other
(5.6%).

The majority of the respondents work in the construction industry (26.9%), oil/gas production (19.5%), or
engineering(11.3%).49.4%arelocatedintheUnitedStatesand14.3%inCanada.

Thesurveyalsoshowsthatwomenssalariesareabout3.8%lessthanmens,despitehavingthesamelevelof
experience.In2013that translatedintoa$4,048differenceinbasesalary.

As this and previous surveys have shown, there is a very strong correlation between salary and years of
experience.Assuchthedatapresentedalsoincludessalarydatathathasbeennormalizedbyyearsofwork
experienceforthatparticularsample.

ThenormalizedbasesalariesforAACEmemberswereonaverageabout$6,500higherthanfornonmembers
withthesameamountofworkexperience.

NOTES:

a)AllsalaryfiguresareexpressedinUSdollars.Currencyexchangerateswereprovidedbywww.XE.com.

b)Thesurveyissplitupinfourmajorparts/subsets:
allrespondents(globally)
byjobfunction(globally)
allrespondents(USandCanadaonly)
byjobfunction(USandCanadaonly)

c)Insomeinstances,thesizeofthesampleusedisverysmall,andmaythereforenotberepresentativeof
statistically meaningful data. In those instances, results are reported for information purposes only, and
shouldbeusedwithcaution.

LEGENDSANDABBREVIATIONSUSED

#
samplesize
Ave.
samplemean
Std.Dev.
samplestandarddeviation
LevelsofEducation
1
highschool
2
associatedegree
3
undergraduate/bachelorsdegree
4
graduate/mastersdegree
5
graduate/doctoraldegree
TypeofEducation
ENG
engineering/technical/scientificdegree
BUS
business/managementdegree

ALL RESPONDENTS (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed Full-Time

$108,989 $58,763 1308

$108,989

$101,591 $55,762 1307

$101,591

7.3%

7.3%

$21,517

$39,085

831

$55,115

$26,450 1251

$145

$119

239

1186

848

228

3.2

0.9

1315 18.9 11.1 1314 44.0 1313 13,183

33,890 1,300

358

2,294 1,246

2.7%

$108,074
$112,805
$111,580
$118,176

$56,681 1055
$66,737 253
$64,975 206
$74,490 47

$106,988
$117,419
$117,822
$116,276

$101,582
$101,627
$98,541
$115,151

$54,027 1054
$62,594 253
$61,785 206
$64,976 47

$100,496
$106,241
$104,783
$113,251

6.4%
11.0%
13.2%
2.6%

6.5%
10.5%
12.4%
2.7%

$20,900
$25,038
$22,512
$39,914

$37,803
$45,728
$28,241
$99,645

707
124
106
18

$54,631
$57,187
$55,293
$64,847

$25,947 1014
$28,471 237
$26,630 190
$34,209 47

$142
$153
$193
$213

$80
$184
$220
$124

171
68
17
2

1121
1356
1453
1246

818
906
826
1683

164
64
16
2

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0

1059
256
62
11

19.3 11.2 1058 44.4 1058 12,966

17.2 10.3 256 42.5 255 14,100
16.6 10.3 207 41.7 207 11,830
19.6 9.8
49 45.9 48 23,858

25,416 1,051
57,270 249
47,186 202
88,510 47

401
175
175
175

2,536 1,009
517
237
537
193
424
44

3.1%
1.2%
1.5%
0.7%

91.9% $105,885 $54,366 1201

3.3% $164,720 $87,719 43
4.9% $129,799 $86,409 64

$106,699
$159,021
$118,943

$98,822 $51,832 1200

$156,439 $87,614 43
$116,654 $76,036 64

$99,636
$150,740
$105,798

7.1%
5.3%
11.3%

7.1%
5.5%
12.4%

$18,759 $28,324 765

$53,816 $104,710 15
$53,395 $92,543 51

$54,851
$59,665
$57,194

$25,737 1151
$25,595 39
$38,024 61

$143
$165
$135

$105
$205
$79

168
31
40

1124
1626
1105

853
814
768

158
30
40

3.2
3.4
3.3

0.8
1.0
0.9

1208 18.6 11.0 1207 43.7 1207 13,829

43 21.0 12.5 43 46.9 42
4,851
64 22.9 11.4 64 48.1 64
6,213

34,889 1,197
16,837 41
17,350 62

378
98
113

2,381 1,154
259
34
414
58

2.7%
2.0%
1.8%

20.5%
14.5%
14.1%
26.8%
12.5%
4.0%
1.9%
5.6%

$108,451
$109,486
$97,803
$120,190
$92,416
$133,167
$124,838
$97,986

$54,077
$67,326
$50,623
$60,371
$50,696
$61,882
$68,501
$57,762

269
191
183
352
162
52
25
74

$103,566
$107,315
$103,774
$121,547
$97,301
$126,653
$118,596
$97,443

$103,493
$102,007
$90,444
$111,153
$85,286
$124,145
$115,246
$91,395

$52,264
$62,704
$45,819
$57,595
$47,597
$63,248
$64,654
$56,477

269
191
183
350
163
52
25
74

$98,608
$99,836
$96,415
$112,510
$90,171
$117,631
$109,004
$90,852

4.8%
7.3%
8.1%
8.1%
8.4%
7.3%
8.3%
7.2%

5.0%
7.5%
7.6%
8.0%
7.9%
7.7%
8.8%
7.3%

$16,995
$24,380
$17,588
$25,864
$16,267
$26,054
$20,768
$24,306

$22,412
$33,447
$51,587
$49,232
$17,071
$44,091
$22,750
$40,549

160
139
112
228
95
38
18
41

$56,241
$52,781
$52,738
$58,139
$51,730
$58,604
$59,403
$51,999

$25,613
$28,377
$24,784
$24,688
$29,382
$18,766
$38,047
$28,831

257
183
176
337
153
51
23
71

$116
$144
$94
$152
$112
$223
$124
$194

$71
$83
$46
$138
$77
$71
$85
$311

32
40
35
52
25
35
7
13

905
1056
1332
1362
1219
1471
366
692

947
875
889
855
890
475
528
694

29
38
34
49
25
35
7
11

3.0
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.6
3.5
3.1

0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.9

270
191
186
353
164
52
25
74

20.7
19.7
16.7
18.4
17.1
21.3
21.2
19.1

11.3
10.5
10.4
11.2
11.1
11.2
11.0
11.3

270
191
186
353
164
52
25
73

45.5
44.5
42.5
43.9
42.5
44.9
45.4
44.0

270
191
185
353
164
52
25
73

15,378
12,062
14,875
12,869
14,540
5,190
14,754
7,482

50,582
24,703
44,534
23,883
23,840
12,232
23,912
16,178

267
191
181
348
163
51
25
74

277
363
713
314
243
314
342
237

802
1,124
5,693
894
766
773
654
710

253
181
177
342
150
49
24
70

1.8%
3.0%
4.8%
2.4%
1.7%
6.1%
2.3%
3.2%

3.1%
15.2%
11.7%
10.0%
0.8%
11 3%
11.3%
1.2%
0.2%
0.1%
6.1%
0.4%
0.8%
1.4%
5.5%
19.5%
1.1%
6.9%
1.7%
3.0%

$116,308
$106,424
$80,916
$110,200
$91,862
$104 063
$104,063
$102,130
$90,058
$115,000
$112,958
$94,130
$110,576
$104,286
$126,993
$125,513
$115,226
$106,174
$104,058
$108 713
$108,713

$54,523
$60,338
$54,712
$60,093
$59,955
$50 726
$50,726
$33,522
$29,437

40
198
153
131
10
148
16
3
1
80
5
10
19
72
256
14
91
21
40

$108,709
$109,138
$88,515
$107,486
$68,250
$100 806
$100,806
$92,631
$57,219
$49,593
$102,102
$78,660
$96,735
$102,929
$129,164
$129,313
$119,297
$108,617
$96,730
$108 170
$108,170

$112,551
$100,734
$73,146
$103,330
$87,430
$98 257
$98,257
$99,693
$92,167
$85,000
$109,337
$88,256
$103,678
$97,498
$116,932
$113,181
$107,755
$101,594
$101,847
$100 022
$100,022

$55,940
$57,893
$47,656
$58,332
$60,662
$50 363
$50,363
$33,601
$25,867

41
198
154
130
10
148
16
3
1
80
5
10
19
72
255
14
91
20
40

$104,952
$103,448
$80,745
$100,616
$63,818
$95 000
$95,000
$90,194
$59,328
$19,593
$98,481
$72,786
$89,837
$96,141
$119,103
$116,981
$111,826
$104,037
$94,519
$99 479
$99,479

3.3%
5.6%
10.6%
6.6%
5.1%
5 9%
5.9%
2.4%
-2.3%
35.3%
3.3%
6.7%
6.7%
7.0%
8.6%
10.9%
6.9%
4.5%
2.2%
8.7%

3.6%
5.5%
9.6%
6.8%
6.9%
6 1%
6.1%
2.7%
-3.6%
153.1%
3.7%
8.1%
7.7%
7.1%
8.4%
10.5%
6.7%
4.4%
2.3%
8.7%

$17,902
$27,848
$11,003
$24,125
$12,850
$11 476
$11,476
$10,725

$13,374
$48,220
$14,489
$61,593
$12,763
$13 786
$13,786
$10,381

39
191
146
121
10
140
15
3
1
76
4
10
18
68
246
13
89
21
40

$110
$136
$141
$161
$139
$117
$175

$61
$153
$128
$73
$95
$70
$14

1595
891
836
680
631
902

$92
$195

21.7
17.9
16.1
19.9
27.6
20 1
20.1
22.4
31.0
43.0
22.9
24.6
24.0
19.4
18.1
17.5
17.4
18.0
21.6
19.1

41
200
154
131
10
149
16
3
1
80
5
10
19
72
256
14
91
22
40

48.2
42.5
39.8
44.5
52.7
45 4
45.4
49.2
55.7
65.0
49.1
49.4
49.1
45.1
44.0
42.6
44.0
43.8
47.3
45.7

41
200
154
131
10
149
16
3
1
79
5
10
19
72
256
14
91
22
40

25,895
13,286
6,718
3,993
3,060
10 303
10,303
10,754
20,707
26,000
6,913
18,234
40,943
36,369
17,679
17,029
24,131
15,499
12,347
19 953
19,953

41
200
152
128
10
148
16
3
1
79
5
10
19
71
252
14
89
22
40

275
806
170
170
98
285
374
126
20
190
74
717
123
390
321
762
356
610
140

963
5,570
665
464
162
695
802
176

835
1088
344

41
200
154
131
10
149
16
3
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80
5
10
19
72
257
14
91
22
40

32,623
46,638
23,628
9,594
2,872
16 843
16,843
19,609
34,042

741
781
313
400
1479
1172
2080
1522
875
1563

3.3
3.2
3.1
3.4
4.1
30
3.0
2.9
3.0
4.0
3.2
2.6
3.8
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2

10.4
10.5
9.8
10.3
9.4
12 1
12.1
10.4
4.6

$38
$35
$30

3
37
22
65
5
15
1
0
0
13
2
3
1
9
34
1
11
2
4

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.3
09
0.9
1.0
0.0

$103
$125
$143
$300
$157
$158
$50
$123
$160
$168

3
39
24
67
5
16
2
0
0
14
2
2
1
9
37
1
12
1
4

1387
1096
796
1437
512
1246
1100

$32,020
$2,828
$10,307
$18,558
$73,885
$33,345
$14,791
$16,087
$49,631
$20 732
$20,732

$62,164
$50,517
$43,072
$53,231
$41,899
$55 421
$55,421
$52,697
$54,000
$65,000
$57,280
$50,075
$49,943
$51,606
$64,587
$62,828
$60,969
$55,971
$56,952
$53 793
$53,793

$22,655
$26,191
$20,558
$23,956
$33,458
$21 575
$21,575
$15,016
$16,523

$17,463
$3,000
$14,843
$15,050
$41,359
$26,520
$23,315
$14,037
$33,619
$16 275
$16,275

32
126
92
80
6
85
8
0
0
43
2
4
15
54
172
9
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8
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40
190
142
119
9
145
15
2
1
76
5
10
18
67
245
13
90
22
37

1.1%
6.1%
2.5%
4.3%
3.2%
2 8%
2.8%
3.5%
0.6%
0.1%
2.8%
0.4%
1.8%
0.3%
2.2%
1.9%
3.2%
2.3%
4.9%
0.7%

4.7%
32.8%
26.0%
4.9%
4.5%
5.5%
0.0%
3.4%
1.3%
9.9%
2.2%
1 3%
1.3%
1.6%
1.9%

$101,020
$109,733
$113,110
$113,604
$109,872
$109,479
$70,000
$104,363
$111,652
$112,559
$117,854
$114 847
$114,847
$99,440
$125,414

$55,521
$58,886
$59,200
$50,038
$59,545
$56,956

$99,392
$110,004
$111,753
$103,291
$106,344
$106,222
$53,445
$104,092
$108,667
$115,544
$113,240
$106 162
$106,162
$100,797
$124,057

$96,039
$102,020
$105,041
$108,065
$102,750
$103,087
$70,000
$96,601
$104,656
$103,004
$111,480
$112 452
$112,452
$95,868
$118,964

$55,728
$55,130
$55,902
$46,969
$53,528
$52,310

$94,411
$102,291
$103,684
$97,752
$99,222
$99,830
$53,445
$96,330
$101,671
$105,989
$106,866
$103 767
$103,767
$97,225
$117,607

5.2%
7.6%
7.7%
5.1%
6.9%
6.2%
0.0%
8.0%
6.7%
9.3%
5.7%
2 1%
2.1%
3.7%
5.4%

5.3%
7.5%
7.8%
5.7%
7.2%
6.4%
0.0%
8.1%
6.9%
9.0%
6.0%
2 3%
2.3%
3.7%
5.5%

$12,904
$21,637
$21,239
$20,630
$16,423
$24,986
$2,500
$22,140
$21,144
$24,107
$20,775
$14 289
$14,289
$18,184
$25,640

$49,769
$55,066
$56,108
$53,998
$55,693
$55,070
$40,000
$54,337
$58,618
$56,048
$57,625
$57 937
$57,937
$53,106
$55,699

$89
$125
$137
$59
$239
$89

835
848
823
895
912
794

1.0
0.8
0.9
1.1
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0.8
0.8
0.8

19.5
18.8
19.4
22.7
20.2
20.1
25.0
19.0
20.0
17.8
20.6
22 1
22.1
18.4
19.4

10.6
11.1
10.7
11.1
13 0
13.0
10.4
10.9

144
995
790
148
136
166
1
103
38
299
67
41
49
58

43.6
43.6
44.2
47.6
45.7
45.1
50.0
44.2
44.7
42.9
46.6
47 3
47.3
42.9
44.1

144
996
791
148
137
167
1
102
38
300
67
41
49
57

8,581
13,383
14,050
12,513
13,304
14,027
500
12,676
17,322
11,844
13,710
11 935
11,935
19,620
22,945

23,595
29,798
20,878
27,185
25 010
25,010
35,625
38,743

141
985
777
146
133
163
1
102
38
298
67
41
49
58

243
391
315
296
213
210
250
193
151
263
297
229
420
466

603
2,594
891
735
627
737

880
611
858
697
806
856
941

144
996
791
148
137
167
1
103
38
300
67
41
49
58

19,935
35,600
30,896
34,027
46,815
49,644

1257
1867
1364
686
737
489
1294

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.1
2.0
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.1
33
3.3
3.3
3.3

10.9
11.0
11.3
11.3
10.9
11.6

$79
$16
$173
$109
$80
$89
$185

35
176
127
30
22
22
0
10
3
44
9
7
7
8

0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9

$116
$123
$134
$156
$151
$172
$153

35
183
131
31
23
22
0
10
3
44
8
6
6
8

1167
1240
1277
1453
1275
1587

$27,525
$25,693
$29,075
$23,164
$27 615
$27,615
$30,193
$34,528

137
952
758
141
130
160
1
102
35
287
63
36
48
56

$154
$150
$148
$131
$175
$142

$30,542
$27,772
$47,942
$34,204
$25 433
$25,433
$25,480
$28,660

86
643
512
98
85
101
1
67
30
194
47
26
30
41

$23,307
$26,143
$27,122
$22,453
$32,452
$26,448

$45,811
$44,168
$59,240
$51,446
$62 048
$62,048
$59,553
$84,197

143
989
785
148
135
166
1
102
38
299
67
41
49
58

$13,177
$40,558
$37,981
$28,872
$16,867
$40,490

$50,411
$46,238
$62,799
$53,997
$55 373
$55,373
$53,150
$83,821

143
990
786
148
135
165
1
102
38
299
67
41
49
58

621
287
632
761
819
1,054
886

133
943
754
141
127
157
1
99
36
288
66
38
46
52

2.8%
2.9%
2.2%
2.4%
1.6%
1.5%
50.0%
1.5%
0.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1 9%
1.9%
2.1%
2.0%

49.4%
14.3%
4.4%
1.2%
11.1%
4.9%
6.2%
4.5%
4.1%

$122,003
$123,457
$130,502
$37,552
$62,466
$82,089
$60,974
$72,283
$170,677

$50,154
$46,524
$75,977
$16,396
$46,950
$53,263
$51,432
$42,574
$69,859

644
187
58
16
145
64
81
59
54

$114,675
$126,442
$127,788
$54,650
$75,222
$94,845
$75,087
$80,425
$168,777

$115,160
$114,339
$124,780
$35,339
$54,806
$70,557
$53,955
$66,411
$160,939

$47,048
$43,624
$73,421
$14,846
$42,528
$46,499
$43,362
$44,674
$67,045

646
186
58
16
144
63
81
59
54

$107,832
$117,324
$122,066
$52,437
$67,562
$83,313
$68,068
$74,553
$159,039

5.9%
8.0%
4.6%
6.3%
14.0%
16.3%
13.0%
8.8%
6.1%

6.3%
7.8%
4.7%
4.2%
11.3%
13.8%
10.3%
7.9%
6.1%

$22,602
$26,238
$30,517
$3,716
$11,711
$22,426
$8,799
$18,135
$34,342

$46,997
$37,830
$40,936
$2,245
$16,633
$26,493
$11,021
$25,757
$33,589

391
126
44
6
101
37
51
41
34

$59,811
$68,184
$62,114
$25,687
$30,183
$46,160
$30,722
$46,321
$79,251

$19,703
$20,738
$26,826
$16,640
$27,582
$28,921
$18,277
$28,309
$33,246

614
180
55
15
144
61
74
56
52

$165
$120
$211
$21
$108
$76
$57
$95
$206

$134
$40
$126
$9
$100
$52
$40
$80
$88

133
30
16
3
13
4
16
17
7

1271
1552
1509
1504
527
578
477
706
1253

839
726
612
876
681
951
595
929
712

130
28
15
3
9
4
16
16
7

3.1
3.0
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.6
3.1

0.8
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.9
0.9
0.9

649
188
58
16
146
64
81
59
54

21.6
17.8
19.9
12.6
14.2
14.2
13.7
15.9
19.6

11.6
10.5
11.1
10.2
7.4
7.7
8.9
10.5
11.6

649
188
58
16
146
64
81
58
54

47.0
43.7
45.4
38.4
38.0
38.8
38.1
40.8
44.5

649
186
58
16
146
64
81
59
54

14,997
9,448
19,129
3,258
13,360
9,771
5,188
16,280
13,094

38,108
13,994
40,736
9,885
45,490
21,199
10,943
28,972
25,462

640
186
57
16
145
64
79
59
54

357
343
225
70
669
311
157
214
303

994
1,052
533
223
6,386
1,066
482
646
582

620
179
55
15
138
60
75
53
51

2.4%
3.6%
1.2%
2.2%
5.0%
3.2%
3.0%
1.3%
2.3%

3.1%
10.5%
8.0%
5.4%
12.2%
10.0%
4.3%
20.0%
15.3%
11.2%

$110,175
$126,948
$111,208
$98,184
$125,423
$125,010
$121,219
$132,537
$115,760
$123,644

$32,944
$45,492
$50,754
$43,120
$46,551
$43,489
$70,110
$60,397
$47,039
$40,181

20
68
52
35
79
64
28
128
98
72

$108,004
$115,278
$110,122
$108,226
$106,968
$114,968
$101,407
$126,295
$110,061
$120,116

$105,783
$122,149
$103,877
$91,732
$119,198
$117,731
$114,686
$122,921
$111,225
$115,615

$33,498
$44,642
$45,908
$34,553
$48,426
$40,025
$63,014
$54,380
$43,755
$42,094

20
68
52
35
79
64
28
129
98
73

$103,612
$110,479
$102,791
$101,774
$100,743
$107,689
$94,874
$116,679
$105,526
$112,087

4.2%
3.9%
7.1%
7.0%
5.2%
6.2%
5.7%
7.8%
4.1%
6.9%

4.2%
4.3%
7.1%
6.3%
6.2%
6.8%
6.9%
8.2%
4.3%
7.2%

$12,967
$14,665
$25,508
$14,574
$17,059
$16,423
$37,758
$35,491
$22,315
$16,649

$20,073
$22,444
$45,389
$18,979
$19,439
$27,466
$96,806
$69,339
$49,564
$19,976

13
40
36
26
46
41
18
79
55
37

$62,816
$56,973
$60,329
$55,171
$55,833
$61,321
$53,154
$64,917
$57,799
$62,896

$17,538
$14,151
$19,629
$11,659
$14,798
$21,047
$18,266
$26,193
$16,464
$20,403

19
63
51
34
76
57
28
125
94
67

$91
$194
$134
$125
$170
$150
$100
$276
$147
$150

$23
$99
$66
$70
$95
$80
$34
$313
$44
$84

5
13
11
7
15
23
5
16
21
17

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1071
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1235
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1540
1369
1308
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1030
694
737
1110
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744
1328
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717
913

5
12
9
7
14
23
5
16
21
18

2.9
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.1

0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
1.0

20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

19.7
23.2
19.3
15.2
25.7
22.6
26.2
21.2
21.0
20.2

8.3
11.4
11.5
12.3
11.5
11.3
10.6
12.2
10.6
11.3

20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

45.9
47.4
44.0
40.0
51.0
47.7
50.7
47.2
46.8
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20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

5,692
15,398
10,807
9,230
19,561
10,934
9,098
17,408
19,473
13,741

14,463
44,972
20,871
13,597
46,083
23,240
22,480
23,941
65,469
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20
66
52
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28
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98
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131
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406
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20
66
52
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124
90
68

2.7%
0.9%
2.3%
4.5%
2.5%
3.7%
3.6%
2.1%
2.0%
3.2%

,
$
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$128,103
$49,351
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130
56

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8.6%
5.3%

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$33,451

84
42

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126
54

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1403

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13

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56

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132
56

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130
56

,
9,682
8,903

,
15,367
10,216

130
56

230
609

600
1,679

126
53

2.4%
6.8%

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

80.5%
19.5%
80.9%
19.1%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

JOB-FUNCTION
Cost Estimating
Project Management
Planning and Scheduling
Project Control
Cost Engineering
Claims and Dispute Resolution
Decision and Risk Management
Other

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$44,856
$42,481
$64,932
$42,361
$71,468
$67,402
$46,921
$41,340
$36,902
$57 462
$57,462

$44,044
$42,744
$60,849
$40,882
$67,043
$63,208
$46,661
$42,800
$33,991
$50 534
$50,534

$20,744
$9,075
$25,936
$17,283
$34,143
$33,822
$15,207
$19,716
$14,596
$23 174
$23,174

$56
$115

814
905
955
1096
315

0.9
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.8
08
0.8

11.0
15.5
13.4
11.0
11.5
10.5
11.6
11.8
13.2
11 7
11.7

15,837
24,320
61,696
82,150
27,689
38,296
31,276
40,026
17,793
37 231
37,231

407
79
1,541
255
1,067
787
1,117
778
2,113
275

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

ALL RESPONDENTS (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

GENDER
Male
Female

84.7% $110,936 $60,428 1108

15.3% $98,203 $47,208 200

$109,579
$105,531

$103,508 $57,446 1107

$90,980 $43,957 200

$102,151
$98,308

7.2%
7.9%

7.3%
7.3%

$23,002
$11,784

$41,335
$15,357

721
110

$54,994
$55,831

$27,141 1069
$22,008 182

$143
$153

$102
$191

203
36

1173
1266

852
835

194
34

3.2
3.0

0.8
0.9

1114 19.4 11.1 1113 44.2 1112 13,554

201 16.2 10.3 201 43.2 201 11,118

35,686 1,102
21,228 198

286
755

819 1,054
5,516 192

2.1%
6.8%

6.3% $122,999 $62,388

11.3% $95,595 $53,692
45.7% $99,623 $55,039
36.7% $122,386 $61,035

82
147
599
480

$114,586
$101,294
$103,694
$116,958

$115,034
$90,850
$92,585
$113,805

$60,633
$50,017
$51,886
$58,489

83
148
597
479

$106,621
$96,549
$96,656
$108,377

6.9%
5.2%
7.6%
7.5%

7.5%
4.9%
7.3%
7.9%

$31,094
$19,293
$17,849
$25,159

$60,461
$37,850
$38,791
$34,566

52
90
384
305

$61,878
$49,306
$53,474
$57,791

$29,945
$21,114
$28,393
$24,183

81
142
573
455

$157
$125
$135
$155

$88
$83
$135
$116

24
21
94
100

1145
1065
1010
1381

730
1018
859
799

24
19
88
97

3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9

83
148
601
483

22.0
16.8
17.4
20.9

10.9
10.5
10.3
11.7

83
147
601
483

46.6
42.0
42.6
45.9

83
148
601
481

18,147
13,968
11,628
14,011

68,072
26,643
28,715
32,945

83
148
593
476

462
396
385
295

1,440
1,128
3,225
736

79
135
575
457

2.5%
2.8%
3.3%
2.1%

6.2%
7.9%
49.4%
34.1%
2.4%

$122,582
$112,251
$107,656
$104,988
$147,223

$65,230
$54,651
$56,363
$59,098
$79,934

82
104
647
444
31

$111,183
$108,180
$108,199
$108,516
$131,753

$113,871
$103,312
$100,751
$97,461
$140,731

$55,544
$48,594
$54,104
$56,714
$78,748

81
104
644
447
31

$102,472
$99,241
$101,294
$100,989
$125,261

7.6%
8.7%
6.9%
7.7%
4.6%

8.5%
9.0%
6.8%
7.5%
5.2%

$23,797
$17,803
$22,435
$18,604
$46,968

$40,441
$22,504
$42,695
$26,842
$92,795

48
64
410
286
23

$65,041
$57,935
$54,370
$53,842
$55,049

$27,998
$18,588
$25,512
$28,663
$26,529

74
98
622
428
29

$97
$115
$144
$155
$165

$62
$46
$84
$160
$86

13
19
95
98
14

1152
1189
1198
1216
960

932
909
824
842
961

12
19
88
94
15

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

82
104
649
449
31

23.1
20.4
18.7
17.6
24.6

12.2
11.5
11.1
10.4
10.2

82
104
649
448
31

48.7
46.2
43.7
42.8
49.7

82
104
647
449
31

15,194
8,260
13,552
13,617
10,100

42,877
15,738
30,227
40,270
18,680

81
101
641
446
31

354
200
434
297
201

899
471
3,158
861
476

76
101
617
423
29

2.3%
2.4%
3.2%
2.2%
2.0%

47.1%
17.1%
24.3%
11.6%

$102,250
$114,545
$109,981
$125,971

$58,101
$56,205
$59,075
$60,604

615
225
316
152

$103,336
$115,631
$111,881
$115,658

$95,693
$106,167
$102,509
$117,016

$56,118
$53,244
$57,084
$51,849

616
225
316
150

$96,779
$107,253
$104,409
$106,703

6.9%
7.9%
7.3%
7.7%

6.8%
7.8%
7.2%
8.4%

$20,485
$25,055
$21,580
$20,679

$39,628
$51,840
$30,027
$32,624

398
135
203
95

$52,931
$56,339
$55,295
$62,201

$26,910
$21,151
$29,438
$23,683

591
217
306
137

$139
$160
$157
$114

$100
$204
$114
$53

105
31
76
27

1123
1199
1201
1370

815
892
860
901

96
33
74
25

3.2
3.2
3.8
1.9

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.9

619
225
319
152

18.5
18.5
18.2
22.7

10.8
11.4
10.5
12.0

619
225
318
152

43.3
44.6
42.9
48.5

619
224
318
152

12,250
14,949
14,303
12,073

37,919
33,094
30,921
20,984

617
221
313
149

403
322
341
265

3,207
1,041
864
686

587
215
298
146

3.3%
2.2%
2.4%
2.2%

$107,984
$112,066
$114,863
$77,739
$133,322
$154,929
$117,130
$
$117,165

$59,531
$56,326
$60,914
$41,671
$62,696
$31,623
$48,347
$
$58,521

986
322
175
26
36
7
45
102

$108,798
$109,352
$108,078
$101,079
$118,124
$127,518
$111,973
$
$118,251

$100,532
$104,805
$107,467
$75,404
$122,662
$152,286
$112,313
$
$110,301

$56,524
$53,340
$57,502
$46,674
$53,745
$33,084
$47,338
$
$57,062

983
324
176
26
37
7
45
103

$101,346
$102,091
$100,682
$98,744
$107,464
$124,875
$107,156
$
$111,387

7.4%
6.9%
6.9%
3.1%
8.7%
1.7%
4.3%
6.2%

7.4%
7.1%
7.3%
2.4%
9.9%
2.1%
4.5%
6.2%

$21,634
$21,146
$23,757
$11,482
$14,022
$18,600
$21,037
$
$19,084

$37,810
$42,983
$38,276
$14,485
$21,364
$18,569
$34,529
$
$53,341

632
199
112
16
28
5
25
62

$55,682
$53,365
$52,974
$41,834
$60,957
$57,833
$52,415
$
$57,440

$26,577
$26,019
$29,037
$17,294
$31,033
$8,954
$27,437
$
$26,429

945
306
169
24
34
6
42
97

$140
$156
$168
$115
$140
$226
$131
$
$154

$122
$114
$143
$51
$61
$55
$23
$
$72

165
74
39
4
10
7
11
34

1148
1269
1192
2125
857
1362
1089
1343

878
779
808
775
724
529
900
704

155
73
39
4
9
7
11
34

3.1
3.3
3.5
3.2
3.0
3.9
3.4
3.4

0.9
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7

989
326
177
26
37
7
45
104

18.6 11.4
19.9 9.8
21.4 9.4
10.3 7.5
24.5 10.2
29.0 7.0
20.8 9.2
18.5 8.7

988
326
177
26
37
7
45
104

43.9
44.3
46.1
34.0
48.8
51.6
45.9
43.0

987
326
177
26
37
7
45
104

13,550
12,065
12,449
8,696
12,561
4,608
12,827
9,129

35,245
29,396
35,254
13,986
21,823
8,519
21,967
18,694

979
321
176
25
36
7
44
103

377
299
208
305
270
209
408
331

2,596
877
629
625
550
395
979
1,116

938
308
167
26
36
6
42
98

2.8%
2.5%
1.7%
3.5%
2.2%
4.5%
3.2%
3.6%

64.9% $112,405 $57,271

35.1% $102,714 $60,977

847
461

$111,319
$104,885

$105,240 $54,963
$94,873 $56,653

847
460

$104,154
$97,044

6.8%
8.3%

6.9%
8.1%

$21,813
$20,960

$34,431
$46,674

543
288

$55,387
$54,625

$25,790
$27,625

805
446

$157
$115

$130
$81

171
68

1280
952

821
875

163
65

3.2
3.1

0.8
0.9

854
461

19.3 11.1
18.1 11.0

854
460

44.4
43.3

854
459

13,046
13,435

30,777
39,020

843
457

304
457

809
3,699

805
441

2.3%
3.4%

9.7%
19.3%
16.8%
14.7%
13.0%
9.9%
7.6%
5.6%
3.4%

$59,228
$78,998
$91,959
$119,175
$129,929
$139,744
$143,412
$151,684
$148,801

$29,532
$44,526
$46,585
$61,904
$56,237
$55,154
$55,467
$55,711
$48,857

127
253
220
191
169
129
100
73
44

$52,416
$70,593
$85,169
$110,320
$121,657
$134,031
$136,630
$145,123
$142,241

$26,022
$40,075
$44,140
$56,343
$51,853
$52,783
$51,578
$52,540
$49,272

125
254
219
191
170
129
100
73
44

$8,482
$14,263
$14,477
$21,792
$25,368
$35,316
$24,240
$42,026
$22,787

$14,313
$20,575
$18,411
$41,456
$32,538
$68,567
$32,698
$70,736
$28,764

69
155
122
132
115
84
73
50
30

$47,233
$49,665
$49,982
$56,204
$60,653
$62,745
$63,939
$60,477
$57,401

$21,465
$24,432
$24,276
$25,545
$29,793
$31,097
$26,687
$21,792
$26,669

123
243
207
186
166
121
91
70
42

$103
$96
$139
$160
$125
$171
$165
$190
$204

$81
$68
$185
$112
$50
$72
$170
$89
$88

12
34
41
34
37
29
26
15
11

1655
1098
1050
1316
1396
1215
969
1231
653

854
883
873
827
803
873
769
832
714

12
32
39
33
35
29
24
14
10

3.2
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1
2.9

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.1

127
254
221
193
171
130
100
73
44

3.6
8.2
13.3
18.3
23.6
28.6
33.2
38.5
43.8

1.3
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
2.2

127
254
221
193
171
130
100
73
44

30.3
34.1
39.1
43.2
49.2
52.7
57.0
61.6
65.1

126
254
221
193
171
129
100
73
44

12,925
14,700
8,734
10,900
10,840
15,719
19,036
20,886
14,177

27,726
38,042
16,456
25,506
19,892
37,439
63,848
48,899
23,507

126
250
220
192
169
128
100
70
43

890
316
240
269
267
492
210
468
220

6,965
955
945
782
614
1,423
500
1,020
326

116
243
207
187
163
125
93
70
40

6.9%
2.1%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
3.1%
1.1%
2.2%
1.5%

43.8%
29.6%
13.0%
11.4%
1.5%
0.7%

$94,455
$111,247
$130,704
$127,502
$144,140
$142,541

$47,266
$56,264
$64,472
$74,078
$83,417
$97,175

574
385
170
150
20
9

$100,697
$111,518
$119,577
$118,546
$133,013
$128,700

$87,626
$104,285
$122,026
$119,468
$132,645
$126,031

$44,046
$55,014
$60,812
$70,765
$74,587
$84,586

574
385
170
149
20
9

$93,868
$104,556
$110,899
$110,512
$121,518
$112,190

7.8%
6.7%
7.1%
6.7%
8.7%
13.1%

7.3%
6.7%
7.8%
7.3%
9.5%
14.7%

$14,707
$19,274
$27,004
$34,791
$43,863
$54,427

$21,045
$28,091
$51,542
$64,035
$69,913
$46,453

327
238
134
110
15
7

$55,872
$55,046
$55,713
$52,045
$53,857
$54,942

$25,012
$26,970
$25,375
$31,364
$22,251
$31,797

535
374
166
147
20
9

$132
$133
$172
$184
$205
$95

$72
$92
$152
$215
$18
$95

84
88
31
31
3
2

1251
1202
1238
950
967
950

814
863
928
849
611
778

79
83
32
29
3
2

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.0

0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9

576
389
171
150
20
9

16.6
18.8
23.0
22.2
23.0
24.0

11.0
10.6
11.0
10.4
8.9
11.6

575
389
171
150
20
9

42.6
43.3
47.0
47.2
46.3
49.0

574
389
171
150
20
9

14,207
10,059
15,585
13,994
17,925
13,444

34,355
21,753
55,874
25,700
28,475
13,078

570
385
167
149
20
9

435
228
320
396
522
729

3,317
635
1,151
1,115
879
1,979

542
364
168
144
19
9

3.1%
2.3%
2.1%
2.8%
2.9%
5.4%

2.2%
1.5%
5.9%
5 2%
5.2%
19.7%
7.6%
23.0%
10.7%
17.3%
6.9%

$131,054
$139,775
$94,903
$99 538
$99,538
$97,150
$92,391
$107,076
$123,776
$118,815
$126,235

$74,676
$70,859
$56,896
$61 698
$61,698
$59,108
$45,503
$51,682
$59,073
$56,707
$71,518

29
19
77
67
255
99
296
138
224
90

$115,584
$137,604
$99,517
$103 338
$103,338
$98,236
$95,919
$108,433
$122,148
$115,558
$126,235

$126,188
$130,153
$88,396
$88 598
$88,598
$91,254
$86,539
$99,983
$113,576
$110,776
$117,731

$80,350
$54,677
$54,812
$50 590
$50,590
$56,635
$45,001
$50,927
$56,167
$52,620
$66,217

29
19
77
66
256
99
294
138
225
90

$110,718
$127,982
$93,010
$92 398
$92,398
$92,340
$90,067
$101,340
$111,948
$107,519
$117,731

3.9%
7.4%
7.4%
12 3%
12.3%
6.5%
6.8%
7.1%
9.0%
7.3%
7.2%

4.4%
7.5%
7.0%
11 8%
11.8%
6.4%
6.5%
7.0%
9.1%
7.5%
7.2%

$23,808 $26,015 11
$54,777 $108,758 14
$13,701 $17,649 46
$20 470 $42,650
$20,470
$42 650 36
$17,394 $35,553 165
$11,366 $10,316 63
$19,715 $27,900 194
$30,376 $42,042 87
$26,130 $53,970 150
$23,948 $25,681 58

$64,027
$63,483
$51,484
$47 744
$47,744
$52,866
$53,741
$54,554
$60,069
$56,449
$56,576

$41,454
$30,483
$27,463
$27 216
$27,216
$26,911
$24,279
$24,571
$24,750
$26,876
$24,312

25
17
71
63
239
93
292
133
218
89

$134
$153
$143
$158
$142
$91
$134
$134
$184
$216

$69
$69
$97
$91
$186
$64
$80
$70
$173
$221

23
14
31
19
40
9
51
19
24
5

1296
1573
1022
1551
994
784
1143
1204
1262
1028

741
831
786
867
887
1026
880
874
800
509

24
14
31
17
39
8
44
19
25
4

3.5
3.7
3.2
33
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.3

1.1
0.7
0.8
09
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8

29
19
77
67
256
99
299
139
225
90

24.6
19.7
17.2
17 5
17.5
18.5
17.6
18.4
19.5
20.1
18.9

12.6
8.9
9.6
10 7
10.7
10.6
10.0
10.7
11.6
11.9
11.7

29
19
77
67
256
98
299
139
225
90

49.6
44.1
42.7
42 1
42.1
43.5
42.5
44.2
44.3
45.1
43.9

29
19
77
67
256
99
298
139
225
89

2
8
30
81
297
791
3,044
8,315
27,448
97,041

1
1
13
17
125
168
1,303
1,676
12,838
85,494

29
19
77
67
256
99
299
139
225
90

1
4
10
17
33
61
206
421
722
1,744

1
3
9
23
66
114
561
1,267
1,387
7,995

18
17
72
64
235
96
293
136
220
88

60.7%
54.7%
32.1%
20 6%
20.6%
11.3%
7.7%
6.8%
5.1%
2.6%
1.8%

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

75.2%
24.8%
13.5%
2.0%
2.8%
0.5%
3.4%
7.9%

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

13.0%
11.9%
8.0%
8.0%
6.8%
4.3%
5.0%
4.5%
4.6%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

ALL RESPONDENTS (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

$3,536

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Std.
Dev.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

$5,774

3
1
14
1
0
0

$93

$25

1400

143

136

2
0
3
0
0
0

3.3
2.0
2.9
3.0

0.6

$27

2
0
3
0
0
0

1510

$90

0.9
0.0

3
1
14
2
0
0

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

11.3 8.1
23.0
21.7 7.7
16.5 10.6

3
1
14
2
0
0

32.7
48.0
49.6
38.5

3
1
14
2
0
0

8,833
2,000
5,868
1,600

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

Ave.

3
1
14
2
0
0

118
100
183
18

124

17,176
1,980

423
18

3
1
14
2
0
0

1.3%
5.0%
3.1%
1.1%

DETAILED LOCATIONS - UNITED STATES

New England
UNITED STATES - Connecticut
UNITED STATES - Maine
UNITED STATES - Massachusetts
UNITED STATES - New Hampshire
UNITED STATES - Rhode Island
UNITED STATES - Vermont
Middle Atlantic
UNITED STATES - New Jersey
UNITED STATES - New York
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania
East North Atlantic
UNITED STATES - Illinois
UNITED STATES - Indiana
hi
UNITED STATES - Mi
Michigan
UNITED STATES - Ohio
UNITED STATES - Wisconsin
West North Central
UNITED STATES - Iowa
UNITED STATES - Kansas
UNITED STATES - Minnesota
UNITED STATES - Missouri
UNITED STATES - Nebraska
UNITED STATES - North Dakota
UNITED STATES - South Dakota
South Atlantic 1
UNITED STATES - Florida
UNITED STATES - Georgia
UNITED STATES - North Carolina
UNITED STATES - South Carolina
UNITED STATES - West Virginia
South Atlantic 2
UNITED STATES - Delaware
UNITED STATES - District of Columbia
UNITED STATES - Maryland
UNITED STATES - Virginia
East South Central
UNITED STATES - Alabama
UNITED STATES - Kentucky
UNITED STATES - Mississippi
UNITED STATES - Tennessee
West South Central
UNITED STATES - Arkansas
UNITED STATES - Louisiana
UNITED STATES - Oklahoma
UNITED STATES - Texas
UNITED STATES - Nevada
UNITED STATES - New Mexico
UNITED STATES - Utah
UNITED STATES - Wyoming
Mountain
UNITED STATES - Arizona
UNITED STATES - Colorado
UNITED STATES - Idaho
UNITED STATES - Montana
UNITED STATES - Hawaii
UNITED STATES - Oregon
UNITED STATES - Washington
Pacific
UNITED STATES - Alaska
UNITED STATES - California

0.5%
0.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%

$93,667 $33,858
$74,000
$116,571 $33,599
$108,250 $30,759

3
1
14
2
0
0

$114,293
$62,873
$108,972
$114,764

$87,000 $37,510
$72,000
$112,618 $33,026
$103,000 $38,184

3
1
14
2
0
0

$107,626
$60,873
$105,019
$109,514

7.7%
2.8%
3.5%
5.1%

6.2%
3.3%
3.8%
4.8%

$12,500
$6,000
$15,844
$5,412

$25,584
$3,411

2
1
8
2
0
0

$63,333
$40,000
$64,179
$65,000

2.9%
3.2%
4.3%

$143,288 $31,489
$127,605 $55,705
$115,368 $42,995

19
21
28

$116,148
$119,734
$111,568

$138,126 $31,085
$123,476 $54,147
$110,311 $42,462

19
21
28

$110,986
$115,605
$106,511

3.7%
3.3%
4.6%

4.7%
3.6%
4.7%

$9,671
$7,006
$22,832

$15,480
$7,057
$29,709

14
9
17

$60,960
$55,650
$55,160

$15,279
$16,681
$10,719

18
20
25

$182
$98
$263

$83
$89
$75

5
3
5

1627
340
1321

717
422
298

3
4
5

3.1
3.2
3.1

1.1
0.8
0.8

19
21
28

28.9 12.8
21.8 10.3
20.3 10.1

19
21
28

51.8
46.7
45.0

19
21
28

32,230
6,651
11,738

84,138
12,721
17,385

17
21
28

110
70
191

171
106
497

17
21
28

0.3%
1.0%
1.6%

2.5%
1.2%
2 3%
2.3%
1.5%
0.5%

$122,545
$100,549
$114 725
$114,725
$100,185
$98,333

$52,243
$34,822
$59 388
$59,388
$53,662
$29,905

16
8
15
10
3

$110,061
$112,762
$116 353
$116,353
$101,271
$102,675

$114,983
$92,658
$104 687
$104,687
$96,534
$95,000

$52,443
$36,775
$43 372
$43,372
$52,899
$27,185

16
8
15
10
3

$102,499
$104,871
$106 315
$106,315
$97,620
$99,342

6.6%
8.5%
9 6%
9.6%
3.8%
3.5%

7.4%
7.5%
9 4%
9.4%
3.7%
3.4%

$36,389
$12,400
$30 425
$30,425
$10,929
$29,067

$36,316
$16,437
$69 881
$69,881
$13,405
$31,132

9
5
12
7
3

$58,920
$61,755
$66 357
$66,357
$54,600
$55,000

$15,624
$13,705
$28 242
$28,242
$16,661
$15,000

16
8
14
10
3

$138
$118
$136
$134

$103

3
1
4
3
0

1000
1200
1889
747

707

2
1
3
3
0

3.4
2.9
31
3.1
2.6
3.0

0.6
0.6
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0.7
0.8
0.0

16
8
15
10
3

23.5
14.4
18 3
18.3
18.5
17.3

12.6
12.3
11 1
11.1
10.4
4.5

16
8
15
10
3

46.9
38.1
44 1
44.1
43.2
45.7

16
8
15
10
3

8,921
18,459
2 721
2,721
22,968
357

18,385
28,911
5 769
5,769
28,898
229

16
8
15
10
3

313
273
28
532
19

752
350
39
1,023
23

16
8
15
10
3

3.5%
1.5%
1 0%
1.0%
2.3%
5.2%

0.2%
1.5%
1.1%
1.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%

$160,000
$102,776
$119,357
$88,448
$88,035
$63,500
$69,000

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

$89,165
$104,676
$119,086
$112,331
$113,547
$105,296
$70,086

$155,000
$98,053
$104,671
$84,543
$87,125
$52,500
$64,000

$29,136
$42,076
$29,973
$36,507
$3,536
$19,799

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

$84,165
$99,953
$104,400
$108,426
$112,637
$94,296
$65,086

3.2%
4.8%
14.0%
4.6%
1.0%
21.0%
7.8%

5.9%
4.7%
14.1%
3.6%
0.8%
11.7%
7.7%

$5,000
$20,305
$26,000
$12,786
$3,793
$2,550
$5,500

$26,643
$18,520
$13,501
$2,536
$3,465
$6,364

1
9
3
7
2
2
2

$75,000
$56,333
$50,000
$55,444
$55,500
$52,500
$58,900

$10,630
$9,129
$12,320
$16,663
$3,536
$19,658

1
9
7
9
4
2
2

$275

$29,268
$72,512
$29,779
$36,030
$16,263
$12,728

1
0
3
1
1
0
1

5.0
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.3
3.5
3.5

0.9
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.7

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

45.0
18.2
19.0
10.1
9.5
3.5
18.5

12.1
12.2
7.7
10.5
2.1
19.1

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

67.0
44.0
43.3
35.2
33.5
28.0
42.0

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

5,000
8,700
7,133
17,149
6,261
775
95

3,343
7,162
24,549
5,603
1,025
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1
10
7
9
4
2
2

500
845
240
262
301
20
8

1
10
7
9
4
1
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10.0%
9.7%
3.4%
1.5%
4.8%
2.6%
8.4%

4.6%
2 8%
2.8%
1.7%
2.9%
0.2%

$126,306
$125 608
$125,608
$121,568
$127,790
$93,000

$43,350
$61 832
$61,832
$54,327
$32,208

30
18
11
19
1

$106,222
$106 881
$106,881
$104,470
$110,420
$100,871

$120,664
$114 109
$114,109
$124,623
$120,046
$91,000

$39,172
$58 048
$58,048
$80,392
$28,715

30
18
11
19
1

$100,580
$95 382
$95,382
$107,525
$102,676
$98,871

4.7%
10 1%
10.1%
-2.5%
6.5%
2.2%

5.6%
12 1%
12.1%
-2.8%
7.5%
2.0%

$23,122
$19 657
$19,657
$6,144
$7,563

$22,152
$23 022
$23,022
$4,207
$6,904

23
7
4
12
0

$57,380
$58 589
$58,589
$47,800
$54,816
$65,000

$15,059
$14 465
$14,465
$6,713
$17,256

30
16
10
19
1

$183
$203
$92
$160

$112
$103
$27
$85

4
6
2
2
0

3.1
33
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.0

1.0
06
0.6
1.0
0.8

30
18
11
19
1

26.3
25 8
25.8
25.2
25.3
16.0

11.1
12 1
12.1
12.6
11.9

30
18
11
19
1

52.5
50 6
50.6
49.5
50.4
43.0

30
18
11
19
1

28,698
9 355
9,355
22,332
14,426
250

69,590
16 289
16,289
35,044
14,915

29
18
11
18
1

325
727
837
380
50

662
1 943
1,943
2,174
463

30
18
10
19
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1.1%
7 8%
7.8%
3.7%
2.6%
20.0%

0.3%
0.2%
4.6%
4.9%

$128,705 $26,453
$200,000
$122,167 $41,543
$125,105 $45,647

2
1
30
31

$106,722
$150,877
$111,582
$117,506

$124,490 $26,148
$200,000
$115,407 $35,876
$116,891 $43,156

2
1
30
31

$102,507
$150,877
$104,822
$109,292

3.4%
0.0%
5.9%
7.0%

4.1%
0.0%
6.4%
7.5%

$26,627
$20,000
$15,100
$16,561

$27,757

2
1
20
18

$60,000
$45,000
$61,600
$61,734

$14,142

$69
$80

3.0
5.0
3.2
3.3

0.6
0.8

2
1
30
32

27.0 2.8
37.0
22.8 11.6
21.7 11.3

2
1
30
32

53.0
62.0
49.1
45.5

2
1
30
32

75,000
22,000
3,703
13,443

5,798
27,541

2
1
30
31

1,050
200
211
552

1,344

$300
$127
$157

0
1
10
12

14,142

$16,161
$25,398

2
1
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29

0.0

$27,230
$29,765

601
1,222

2
1
28
30

1.4%
0.9%
5.7%
4.1%

0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
2.2%

$132,142
$139,268
$80,825
$114,573
$
,

$17,409
$93,628
$41,260
$78,011
$
,

6
6
2
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$113,415
$119,184
$43,915
$96,932
$
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$123,623
$124,400
$79,390
$111,734
$
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$16,934
$68,494
$43,289
$76,855
$
,

6
6
2
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$104,896
$104,316
$42,480
$94,093
$
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6.9%
12.0%
1.8%
2.5%

8.1%
14.3%
3.4%
3.0%

$31,900 $11,887
$73,608 $169,733
$50,000
$4,750
$
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$5,155
$
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5
6
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$56,333
$59,167
$45,150
$50,357
$
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$27,031
$20,351
$212
$14,595
$
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6
6
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$75

$0

$117
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$36
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0
2
0
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3.5
3.2
3.0
2.8

0.5
1.5
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0.7

6
6
2
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25.8 10.8
26.3 10.4
32.5 3.5
25.4 11.8

6
6
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14

50.0
51.3
55.5
50.1

6
6
2
14

3,767
16,768
2,984
8,969
,

3,681
40,775
3,558
18,917
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6
6
2
14

132
15
303
562

194
16
420
1,382
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6
6
2
13

3.5%
0.1%
10.2%
6.3%

$113,600
$100,453
$132,575
$93,259
$82,754
$112,901
$115,725

$105,286
$98,560
$128,702
$95,346
$87,250
$116,167
$72,000

$33,225
$25,596
$56,322
$30,806
$25,760
$70,001

0
7
5
102
4
4
6
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$107,457
$94,489
$121,646
$89,647
$79,379
$108,568
$109,725

5.8%
6.1%
8.5%
3.8%
3.9%
3.7%
8.3%

5.7%
6.3%
9.0%
4.0%
4.3%
4.0%
5.5%

$12,000
$19,000
$37,767
$7,567
$16,750
$51,800
$2,500

$13,892
$74,630
$9,037
$18,738
$63,378

0
1
3
64
3
2
5
1

$77,067
$54,840
$66,374
$51,750
$55,000
$50,833
$75,000

$29,692
$13,665
$27,700
$2,363
$9,129
$9,704

0
6
5
99
4
4
6
1

0
0
0
14
1
0
1
0

2.9
3.6
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.5
2.0

0.7
1.3
0.8
0.6
1.2
0.5

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

18.1
20.4
21.5
21.0
21.8
21.7
5.0

10.4
10.7
12.4
14.3
12.6
12.9

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

43.1
48.4
47.2
52.3
46.3
49.3
39.0

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

28,994
11,290
18,663
3,025
8,388
6,417
1,000

30,336
21,729
24,807
714
9,379
6,184

0
7
5
100
4
4
6
1

293
87
409
539
288
40
200

433
76
946
974
193
56

0
7
5
97
4
4
6
1

1.0%
0.8%
2.2%
17.8%
3.4%
0.6%
20.0%

$56,429
$60,338
$54,167
$48,500
$53,500
$57,750
$57,563

$14,351
$20,700
$9,704
$4,950
$2,121
$14,312
$16,020

7
27
6
2
2
10
40

$160
$153

$92
$36

0.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.8

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

21.7
19.3
21.3
19.5
12.3
22.1
22.2

13.0
11.2
9.7
13.4
8.1
10.1
10.5

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

48.4
43.7
51.7
44.0
34.5
48.3
48.1

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

29,833
13,643
1,531
450
1,525
18,559
25,994

75,057
19,060
1,735
1,520
31,322
92,131

7
28
7
1
2
10
43

157
241
51
50
27
428
606

177
457
75

$130
$150
$123
$148

3.3
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.1

29
858
1,716

7
28
6
1
2
8
38

0.5%
1.8%
3.4%
11.1%
1.7%
2.3%
2.3%

$19,450

0.0%
1.1%
0.8%
15.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.2%

$111,429
$104,524
$139,631
$98,958
$90,625
$120,500
$78,000

$36,248
$24,918
$62,771
$26,886
$25,972
$73,737

0
7
5
101
4
4
6
1

1.1%
4.3%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
1.5%
6.6%

$114,443
$116,248
$102,284
$118,570
$87,867
$120,407
$117,989

$43,480
$49,927
$28,717
$79,804
$25,645
$33,414
$51,956

7
28
7
2
2
10
42

$106,844
$115,162
$95,770
$116,942
$105,779
$111,722
$109,033

$110,256
$108,284
$100,071
$105,550
$85,367
$111,897
$116,547

$44,801
$43,254
$28,514
$62,862
$22,109
$33,425
$49,402

7
28
7
2
2
10
42

$102,657
$107,198
$93,557
$103,922
$103,279
$103,212
$107,591

3.8%
7.4%
2.2%
12.3%
2.9%
7.6%
1.2%

4.1%
7.4%
2.4%
12.5%
2.4%
8.2%
1.3%

$10,870
$32,725
$4,750

$12,035
$74,378
$3,797

$7,378
$22,574
$17,738

$880
$16,036
$25,185

5
22
4
0
2
6
16

1.2% $115,054 $56,337

10.0% $124,718 $38,162

8
64

$115,868
$120,647

$104,626 $56,660
$116,967 $40,315

8
65

$105,440
$112,896

10.0%
6.6%

9.9%
6.9%

$19,000
$16,282

$17,396
$20,575

5
32

$78,857
$61,033

$40,977
$16,160

7
60

56.4% $133,070 $51,579

10.1% $116,366 $31,809
1.6% $77,433 $16,101
0.0%
0.0%
2.1% $91,452 $31,216
0.0%

105
19
3
0
0
4
0

$139,312
$120,437
$89,917

$121,299 $47,865
$107,830 $31,857
$78,074 $16,243

$127,541
$111,901
$90,558

9.7%
7.9%
-0.8%

9.2%
7.6%
-0.7%

$31,624
$10,279

$42,941
$8,672

$23,312
$14,204
$9,615

$91,672

$122,340

-0.2%

-0.2%

$4,480

69
12
0
0
0
3
0

$73,396
$66,711
$48,316

$122,120

104
19
3
0
0
4
0

$61,195

$10,643

100
19
3
0
0
4
0

0.0%
0.5% $99,352
0.5% $167,986
17.6% $118,430 $38,152
0.0%
11.2% $101,402 $33,879

0
1
1
33
0
21

$126,221
$175,857
$106,760

$95,512
$134,389
$112,199 $40,372

$122,381
$142,260
$100,529

4.0%
25.0%
5.6%

3.1%
23.6%
6.2%

$14,399
$38,397
$31,794

$40,961

$102,216

$98,558

$99,372

2.9%

2.9%

$11,947

$17,338

$109
$120
$70

$77
$45

$22

$83

$299
$160

$329

$75

1
0
3
1
1
0
1
4
6
3
2
0
0
1
10
12
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
14
1
0
1
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693
620

30
1867
2600
72

702

500
1035
1258
1975
825

966
929
530
955

1200
1119
1204

904
659

2000

707

1233

1710

1386
2000

900

500

5,393

1,537
216
383
470
3

2000
1125

665

$11
$49

2
4
0
1
1
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11

1100
1600
1167
1343

850
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1
4
0
1
1
3
11

$150

$84

0
17

1542

913

0
18

2.6
3.2

1.1
1.0

8
65

18.6 15.0
20.4 10.9

8
65

43.8
46.0

8
65

2,919
15,072

3,324
29,465

8
65

147
476

175
1,430

7
61

5.0%
3.2%

$118

$18

1657

789

14
0
1
0
0
0
0

2.8
3.1
2.7

1.0
0.8
0.6

16.6 10.1
17.4 9.1
14.3 13.7

105
19
2
0
0
4
0

8,818
12,149
34,333

13,253
17,412
48,209

360
1,283
93

2,092

22

33

101
19
3
0
0
3
0

2.0%
4.5%
0.3%

1,950

104
19
3
0
0
4
0

180
551
93

1.3

106
19
3
0
0
4
0

43.1
43.5
35.5

2.8

106
19
3
0
0
4
0

DETAILED LOCATIONS - CANADA

Western Canada
CANADA - Alberta
CANADA - British Columbia
CANADA - Manitoba
CANADA - Northwest Territories
CANADA - Nunavut
CANADA - Saskatchewan
CANADA - Yukon
Eastern Canada
CANADA - New Brunswick
CANADA - Newfoundland and Labrador
CANADA - Nova Scotia
CANADA - Ontario
CANADA - Prince Edward Island
CANADA - Quebec

$32,848

$34,578

0
1
1
33
0
21

$1,109

0
1
1
23
0
17

$62,395
$71,994
$58,319

$11,620

$64,076

$19,698

0
1
1
33
0
19

$38

$82
$105

$33

$172

$55

16
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
5

2000

1200
1499

716

1310

750

0
0
1
7
0
5

4.0
2.0
3.0

0.8

3.5

0.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

7.6

7.4

9.0
16.0
23.2 10.8
18.6 10.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

36.8

31.0
41.0
47.7
43.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

325
1,000
9,015

10,126

9,513

10,758

0
1
1
33
0
21

25
25
509

1,283

824

2,239

0
1
1
31
0
20

1.1%

7.7%
2.5%
5.6%
8.7%

ALL RESPONDENTS (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

2012 Base Salary (US$)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18.9
Yrs Exp)

$46,697
$22,598
$60,752

2
2
10
1
3
2
22
33
3
1
1
1

$92,425
$65,079
$67,385
$39,430
$59,633
$45,982
$61,246
$80,251
$44,922
$28,585
$21,423
$42,283

4.3%
14.2%
49.7%
0.0%
5.4%
-42.4%
14.2%
4.7%
10.0%
0.0%
20.0%
38.9%

$103 633
$103,633
$165,259
$51,155
$61,277
$58,181
$154,515
$86,051
$84,206
$83,054
$76,975

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

5.1%
8.4%
38.7%
0.0%
4.5%
-8.9%
12.4%
3.6%
8.5%
0.0%
30.4%
19.2%

$16,110
$2,895
$3,111
$737
$3,850
$1,876
$10,809
$11,198
$4,334
$6,000

$5,812
$819
$1,996

2
2
5
1
3
2
13
20
2
1
0
0

$67,300
$31,263
$34,065
$789
$34,199
$25,206
$20,547
$36,825
$44,399
$9,600
$1,447
$13,895

$3,253
$20,633
$20,777

2
2
8
1
3
2
21
30
2
1
1
1

8 6%
8.6%
26.8%
11.1%
51.3%
10.9%
7.9%
20.4%
18.1%
6.4%
23.8%

6 3%
6.3%
26.8%
5.9%
26.5%
11.1%
8.1%
19.1%
14.2%
6.2%
17.2%

$6 580
$6,580
$13,669
$5,000
$5,109
$4,331
$40,500
$29,263
$17,286
$34,926
$11,841

$1,568
$3,874
$21,920
$34,037
$22,541
$33,852
$16,056

1
1
1
2
2
2
2
7
13
6

$27 416
$27,416
$48,867
$35,000
$31,216
$55,850
$67,000
$64,553
$56,145
$44,040
$41,278

$15,571
$6,818
$24,042
$56,613
$28,803
$26,353
$32,599

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
16
20

$35,755
$11,738

$34,144
$2,371

32
2

$80,493
$48,207

$33,285
$8,893

50
2

$10,817
$8,295
$26,001
$2,722
$39,630
$30,148
$23,587

$21,625
$17,083
$8,339

1
1
1
1
2
7
2

$14,331
$19,514
$38,347
$26,477
$13,652
$
,
$24,535
$7,638
$23,906
$48,124

2
15
3
7
4
11
3
4
7

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

$74

$66

$38
$49
$72

$31
$52

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

400

120
667
426

788
659

0
0
2
0
0
1
6
5
0
1
1
0

3.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.8
2.8
3.0
3.0
4.0
1.0

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0

30
3.0
3.0
4.0
2.8
3.0
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5

6
1

3.1
3.5

0
0
0
0
0
3
0

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

2
2
10
1
3
2
19
30
3
1
1
1

4.0%
0.6%
2.6%
1.0%
1.8%
0.5%
3.1%
3.3%
6.1%
20.0%
0.7%
18.4%

2
9
2
4
330
1,799
703

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
17
18

0 1%
0.1%
0.6%
1.0%
0.5%
2.0%
0.1%
0.6%
0.6%
5.7%
6.7%

592
42

49
2

2.3%
4.1%

8
870
100
1
6
6
9

1
4
8

1
1
1
1
2
7
2

0.3%
2.2%
2.0%
0.1%
4.8%
2.0%
2.0%

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
8

4
740
18
20
5
54
11
8
23

2
1,122
20
16
4
93
13
12
24

2
14
3
7
3
10
2
4
8

0.2%
1.8%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.8%
0.2%
0.5%
0.2%

150
34
37
3,000
14,257 26,699
65,340 175,702
10,667 16,751
100
17,536 19,370
1,848
1,754
4,884
7,756
843
1,011
2,121
3,480
4,000
100

1
2
1
66
8
3
1
17
12
18
3
11
1
1

13
2,000
1,257
45
133
100
191
24
94
8
49
100

0
2
1
67
8
2
1
15
11
17
3
10
1
0

36.8%
66.7%
8.8%
0.1%
1.2%
100.0%
1.1%
1.3%
1.9%
1.0%
2.3%
2.5%

7,500
450
100
18,589
130,000
300
136 667
136,667
1,154
15,600
2,106
510
25,573
8,543

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
14

300
10
10
109
30
10
733
5
132
29
3
423
388

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
4
5
7
2
6
14

4.0%
2.2%
10.0%
0.6%
0.0%
3.3%
0 5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.8%
1.4%
0.5%
1.7%
4.5%

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

2
2
10
1
3
2
22
33
3
1
1
1

25.0 21.2
9.0 1.4
13.4 6.7
6.0
15.0 10.8
5.5 2.1
16.0 8.5
11.9 8.6
16.3 15.3
15.0
23.0
11.0

2
2
10
1
3
2
22
33
3
1
1
1

48.0
34.5
35.9
35.0
39.3
30.0
41.3
36.4
40.7
38.0
46.0
36.0

2
2
10
1
3
2
22
33
3
1
1
1

25,500
1,006
1,095
2,000
1,067
10,100
6,049
5,787
225
20
2,000
38

0.5
0.0
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
19
20

90
9.0
19.0 2.8
10.0
8.0 3.6
19.3 11.2
20.0 7.1
17.0 11.8
12.3 7.5
17.7 8.2
11.1 5.7

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
19
20

33 0
33.0
46.5
35.0
32.8
42.7
53.5
40.7
39.8
41.8
34.0

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
19
20

36 000
36,000
40,060
200
771
767
2,503
1,697
19,058
14,034
2,768

1.0
0.7

52
2

19.5 11.6
24.0 15.6

52
2

44.3
51.0

52
2

13,532
1,700

4.0
4.0
3.0
4.0
3.5
3.6
3.0

0.7
1.2
0.0

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

12.0
23.0
9.0
5.0
11.5 2.1
15.0 13.0
5.0 4.2

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

35.0
50.0
29.0
38.0
37.5
40.9
30.0

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

0
3
1
2
1
3
1
2
3

2.5
3.7
4.3
4.0
3.8
3.5
2.7
2.6
3.6

0.7
0.9
0.6
0.0
0.4
0.9
1.5
1.1
0.5

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
8

30.0
13.7
19.0
10.1
20.8
10.3
19.0
20.8
21.9

21.2
10.3
11.5
2.5
15.4
6.0
14.7
7.3
9.5

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
7

55.5
39.5
45.0
34.1
45.0
36.1
39.7
45.0
45.3

1
1
0
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0

3.0
4.0
3.0
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.0

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
12
18
3
11
1
1

3.0
16.0 5.7
21.0
13.4 7.3
12.5 6.3
14.3 4.0
23.0
14.1 6.9
12.7 5.3
17.6 7.6
14.3 15.0
16.9 9.0
10.0
7.0

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
12
18
3
11
1
1

0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
0
1
5

5.0
3.0
3.0
3.7
3.0
4.0
40
4.0
3.6
3.4
2.9
2.5
4.0
3.0

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
15

17.0
20.0
25.0
17.4
16.0
39.0
19 0
19.0
14.8
18.0
23.8
19.5
10.7
24.4

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
15

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

2
2
10
1
3
2
21
33
2
1
1
1

1,008
7
29
20
19
52
189
189
14
4
14
7

935
404
3,531
1,479
38,131
20,408
4,515

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
19
20

50
251
2
4
15
3
11
122
797
185

25,854
1,131

52
2

313
70

2,500
40,000
5,000
1,000
115
312
448

64
492
499

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
8

2,120
41,602
7,500
3,793
14,704
,
7,129
6,818
1,629
12,836

2,659
37,519
6,144
3,687
25,923
,
18,568
11,418
2,165
35,221

26.0
40.0
45.0
36.3
36.8
45.7
50.0
37.6
36.6
42.8
41.3
41.1
33.0
30.0

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
12
18
3
11
1
1

41.0
47.0
50.0
44.7
38.0
64.0
39 0
39.0
44.2
45.8
50.0
44.0
38.2
47.1

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
15

Std.
Dev.

DETAILED LOCATIONS - INTERNATIONAL (NON-US, NON-CANADIAN)

Africa
ANGOLA
BOTSWANA
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
KENYA
NIGERIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SUDAN
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Arabian Gulf
IRAN
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JORDAN
KUWAIT
LEBANON
OMAN
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Australia and New Zealand
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
Eastern Europe
ALBANIA
BULGARIA
KAZAKHSTAN
MOLDOVA
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
TURKEY
South & Central America & the Caribbean
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
MEXICO
PERU
PUERTO RICO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
VENEZUELA
South East Asia
AFGHANISTAN
CHINA
GUAM
INDIA
INDONESIA
JAPAN
KOREA, SOUTH
MALAYSIA
PAKISTAN
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
THAILAND
VIETNAM
Western Europe
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
UNITED KINGDOM

0.7% $113,700 $47,093

0.7% $43,652 $20,796
3.6% $78,554 $98,876
0.4%
$4,419
1.1% $51,720 $53,998
0.7%
$5,534
$4,112
8.0% $60,957 $50,995
12.0% $64,120 $33,263
1.1% $41,666 $27,061
0.4% $18,000
0.4% $39,060
0.4% $28,947

2
2
10
1
3
2
22
33
3
1
1
1

$97,145
$70,521
$93,481
$39,430
$62,305
$41,902
$68,828
$83,118
$48,722
$28,585
$27,933
$50,388

$108,980
$38,210
$52,458
$4,419
$49,048
$9,614
$53,375
$61,253
$37,866
$18,000
$32,550
$20,842

0 4%
0.4%
0.7%
0.4%
1.5%
1.1%
0.7%
1.1%
3.3%
6.9%
7.3%

$25,138
$13,245
$70,711
$62,711
$59,810
$34,539
$38,306

1
2
1
4
3
2
3
9
19
20

$110 213
$110,213
$209,545
$54,155
$77,521
$64,661
$167,015
$102,526
$96,201
$88,194
$90,228

$76 764
$76,764
$165,530
$27,000
$31,694
$59,267
$157,500
$80,894
$66,294
$79,797
$55,806

$10,540
$16,177
$88,388
$39,456
$48,316
$32,784
$37,332

1
2
1
4
3
2
2
9
19
20

19.0% $173,694 $69,429

0.7% $92,223 $5,928

52
2

$172,066
$78,382

$163,743 $66,740
$88,031 $5,928

52
2

$162,115
$74,190

6.1%
4.8%

6.1%
5.7%

0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
2.9%
0.7%

$27,042
$23,157
$22,751
$42,470
$56,264
$35,554
$44,225

$1,554
$17,781
$20,848

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

$45,769
$12,030
$49,620
$80,195
$76,348
$46,139
$81,950

$16,225
$21,567
$19,501
$42,470
$54,128
$36,937
$30,958

$1,467
$15,321
$6,254

1
1
1
1
2
8
2

$34,952
$10,440
$46,370
$80,195
$74,212
$47,522
$68,683

66.7%
7.4%
16.7%
0.0%
3.9%
-3.7%
42.9%

30.9%
15.2%
7.0%
0.0%
2.9%
-2.9%
19.3%

$2,008
$3,194

$1,529
$2,432

0
1
1
0
0
2
2

0.7%
5.5%
1.1%
2.6%
1.8%
4.0%
1.1%
1.8%
2.9%

$65,768
$83,434
$122,941
$66,187
$53,962
$
,
$64,516
$113,933
$54,875
$56,732

$803
$47,121
$23,580
$23,707
$23,457
$
,
$33,427
$91,939
$16,980
$49,597

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
8

$35,643
$97,547
$122,670
$90,070
$48,805
$
,
$87,856
$113,662
$49,718
$48,590

$64,903
$75,514
$103,840
$50,826
$52,607
$
,
$69,195
$90,933
$61,369
$48,077

$14,598
$47,716
$29,611
$21,241
$24,420
$
,
$57,135
$60,400
$41,996
$49,304

2
15
3
7
5
11
3
5
8

$34,778
$89,627
$103,569
$74,709
$47,450
$
,
$92,535
$90,662
$56,212
$39,935

1.3%
10.5%
18.4%
30.2%
2.6%
-6.8%
25.3%
-10.6%
18.0%

2.5%
8.8%
18.4%
20.6%
2.9%
-5.1%
25.4%
-11.6%
21.7%

$12,500
$31,885
$13,884
$9,079
$17,767
$
,
$15,726
$17,500
$4,250
$13,880

$45,064
$8,649
$4,262
$13,254
$
,
$14,729
$17,678
$2,775
$8,470

1
11
2
4
3
9
2
4
5

$25,134
$39,194
$49,072
$45,934
$21,460
$
,
$58,799
$58,333
$33,373
$63,708

0.4% $18,000
0.7% $54,161 $62,669
0.4% $114,000
24.5% $59,096 $48,942
2.9% $41,325 $30,159
1.1% $92,924 $50,767
0.4% $80,166
6.2% $87,236 $58,068
4.4% $48,823 $23,354
6.6% $54,674 $31,100
1.1% $110,182 $58,009
4.0% $69,362 $52,659
0.4% $76,837
0.4% $14,229

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
12
18
3
10
1
1

$61,153
$62,032
$108,301
$74,023
$58,695
$105,408
$69,039
$100,263
$65,650
$58,202
$122,666
$74,790
$100,992
$46,526

$24,000
$44,970
$106,000
$52,232
$30,844
$92,924
$75,450
$72,184
$42,016
$48,535
$102,101
$61,446
$69,153
$18,782

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
11
18
3
10
1
1

$67,153
$52,841
$100,301
$67,159
$48,214
$105,408
$64,323
$85,211
$58,843
$52,063
$114,585
$66,874
$93,308
$51,079

-25.0%
20.4%
7.5%
13.1%
34.0%
0.0%
6.3%
20.9%
16.2%
12.6%
7.9%
12.9%
11.1%
-24.2%

-8.9%
17.4%
8.0%
10.2%
21.7%
0.0%
7.3%
17.7%
11.6%
11.8%
7.1%
11.8%
8.2%
-8.9%

$5,000
$4,924
$2,000
$9,310
$27,328
$30,358
$4,716
$13,591
$9,865
$7,233
$12,070
$19,396
$19,209

1
1
1
47
6
3
1
13
11
11
1
4
1
0

$40,000
$13,951
$50,000
$25,838
$18,068
$65,425
$66,019
$28,744
$30,451
$36,810
$63,797
$38,689
$19,209
$6,830

0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
3.3%
0.4%
0.4%
1 1%
1.1%
1.8%
1.8%
2.9%
0.7%
2.2%
5.5%

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
15

$385,157
$65,647
$63,218
$126,060
$107,871
$14,481
$153 642
$153,642
$109,965
$112,179
$165,307
$49,075
$93,916
$139,005

$380,000
$68,632
$77,069
$113,876
$100,000
$69,032
$148 628
$148,628
$89,779
$106,896
$184,167
$50,027
$67,717
$140,578

1
1
1
9
1
1
3
5
5
8
2
6
15

$385,157
$65,647
$60,514
$117,947
$107,871
$14,481
$148 357
$148,357
$100,906
$109,339
$170,868
$48,399
$89,972
$125,651

0.0%
0.0%
3.5%
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
3 6%
3.6%
10.1%
2.7%
-3.0%
1.4%
5.8%
9.5%

0.0%
0.0%
4.5%
6.9%
0.0%
0.0%
3 6%
3.6%
9.0%
2.6%
-3.3%
1.4%
4.4%
10.6%

$120,000
$7,626
$16,225
$13,881
$10,000
$23,902
$17 577
$17,577
$22,084
$17,036
$58,355
$6,085
$8,599
$44,831

1
1
1
6
1
1
1
3
4
5
2
5
13

$80,000
$47,053
$5,138
$73,313
$40,000
$44,508
$48 875
$48,875
$46,309
$60,844
$97,736
$32,789
$46,422
$62,417

$83 344
$83,344
$209,816
$30,000
$47,938
$65,747
$170,000
$97,369
$78,289
$84,937
$69,059

$380,000
$68,632
$79,773
$121,989
$100,000
$69,032
$153 913
$153,913
$98,838
$109,736
$178,606
$50,703
$71,661
$153,932

$158,122

$61,087

$81,942
$81
942
$32,865
$39,778
$98,136
$23,902
$29,893
$65,229

$51,078
$10,279
$50,239
$33,816
$24,217

$107,041

$52,455
$46,345
$18,325
$50,767
$41,929
$20,765
$31,455
$56,030
$48,535

$42,207

$83,951
$83
951
$27,454
$40,959
$106,882
$24,858
$28,690
$51,432

$769
$663
$8,433
$15,172
$2,357

$5,392
$6,500

$11,430
$51,794
$22,009
$10,966
$8,016
$4,927
$21,128

$16,561

$7,688
$11,629
$63,201
$2,869
$5,000
$51,618

$33,337
$2,487
$12,988
$14,176
$22,063

$11,744

$8,124
$25,204
$11,590
$30,050
$32,234
$15,307
$35,152
$31,417
$29,881

$15,264

$16 254
$16,254
$17,676
$19,902
$31,427
$10,995
$14,224
$23,828

1
2
1
67
8
3
1
17
11
18
3
10
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
3
4
4
7
2
6
15

$40
$27

$75
$96
$37

$76

$209
$184

$96

$21

$9

$144
$185
$59
$79
$
$132
$48
$78
$51

$98
$57
$146
$39
$0
$40

$12
$164
$88
$11

$10

$189
$169

$116

$43

$2

$210
$162
$115
$600
$135
$213
$227

$158
$22

$122
$186

$87

0
0
2
0
0
1
6
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
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1
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180
408

200
1006
100

1406

1195
1600

762

1504

876

1167
120
140
72
315
2850
125
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751
85
420
106
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500
700
60
240

268

364

2175

1700
1500
1600
1200
1840
1733

85
462

40
1542

731

0.7
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.1
0.0

0.0

1.4
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.5
1.0
0.7

1.0

00
0.0
0.5
0.9
1.2
2.1
0.0
1.3

9.8

11 5
11.5
7.5
11.5
11.6
23.3
6.7
11.8

34,648
1,406
1,856
902
14,001
11,100
11,413
35

56,484

21,519

90 738
90,738
1,686
20,704
5,213
410
36,773
14,226

1,403
4
35
27
69
470
567
6

352

9,158
54
166
296
38
244
7
107

132

462
3
209
40
1
780
844

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ESTIMATING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed Full-Time

$108,451 $54,077

269

$108,451

$103,493 $52,264

269

$103,493

4.8%

4.8%

$16,995

$22,412

160

$56,241

$25,613

257

$116

$71

32

905

947

29

3.0

0.9

270 20.7 11.3 270 45.5 270

$106,445
$115,748
$116,932
$111,208

$51,848
$61,451
$61,390
$64,204

211
58
46
12

$105,938
$117,522
$120,226
$107,154

$102,069
$108,674
$105,038
$122,613

$50,030
$59,887
$59,673
$61,235

211
58
46
12

$101,562
$110,448
$108,332
$118,559

4.3%
6.5%
11.3%
-9.3%

4.3%
6.4%
11.0%
-9.6%

$16,494
$19,257
$20,049
$12,397

$21,456
$26,618
$27,894
$10,705

131
29
26
3

$55,414
$59,347
$55,569
$72,571

$23,599
$32,150
$27,930
$42,747

203
54
42
12

$100
$141
$139
$154

$53
$90
$99
$16

20
12
10
2

996
734
614
1215

1018
815
815
870

19
10
8
2

3.0
3.0
3.0
2.8

0.9
0.9
0.8
1.2

212
58
46
12

93.3% $106,756 $51,835

3.0% $114,672 $52,669
3.7% $146,021 $92,752

251
8
10

$107,263
$113,658
$133,098

$101,779 $50,727
$118,285 $56,029
$134,674 $77,845

251
8
10

$102,286
$117,271
$121,751

4.9%
-3.1%
8.4%

4.9%
-3.1%
9.3%

$15,551
$11,100
$46,658

$20,680
$6,386
$36,633

148
4
8

$56,086
$43,799
$68,653

$24,808
$18,871
$42,276

240
7
10

$109
$115
$139

$65
$56
$104

21
5
6

782
2000
768

874
1000
958

20
3
6

3.0
2.9
3.3

0.9
1.2
1.1

252 20.5 11.2 252 45.3 252

8 21.1 15.0 8 45.0 8
10 25.8 10.8 10 50.5 10

5.2%
14.1%
16.3%
7.0%
0.4%
11.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
7.8%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
7.8%
16.7%
0.7%
6.3%
1.1%
1.5%

$111,291
$116,252
$77,698
$112,308
$106,842
$99,693
$62,730
$66,582

$109,554
$101,702
$68,461
$104,468
$96,000
$100,125
$100,500
$96,000

3.2%
5.3%
5.0%
4.8%
4.2%
5.9%
1.0%
1.8%

3.3%
4.9%
4.6%
4.7%
3.9%
6.3%
1.6%
2.7%

$17,941
$17,051
$10,891
$10,178

$12,174
$25,563
$15,029
$11,969

$24,874
$22,483
$18,516
$30,502

$47
$70
$49

555
41
1303

737
30
1138

$19,986
$10,607
$21,213

3.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
4.0
2.8
2.5
3.0

$109,908 $32,726

$104,840

1.0%

1.1%

$29,520

$48,284

$57,810

$15,914

3.0

0.8

$28,400
$53,767
$58,445
$77,503
$37,549
$20,551
$7,437

$102,746
$117,304
$136,127
$76,835
$121,228
$79,327
$97,047

$126,437
$107,053
$128,551
$84,271
$122,857
$122,000
$70,820

$28,433
$55,834
$55,261
$78,813
$48,367
$17,059
$6,538

$99,830
$112,374
$126,270
$75,909
$119,816
$96,660
$92,612

2.3%
4.6%
7.7%
1.1%
1.1%
-14.2%
6.3%

2.9%
4.4%
7.8%
1.2%
1.2%
-17.9%
4.8%

$25,642
$18,969
$23,540
$20,000
$11,705

$25,597
$24,308
$23,798

$19,259
$20,856
$37,091

$4,813

$3,978

$50,159
$55,016
$71,361
$75,000
$56,550
$52,500
$43,205

0
6
3
9
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
4
0
1
1
0

0.8
0.8
0.8
1.1

$8,387

12
37
40
19
1
31
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
20
43
1
17
2
4

$80
$109
$98

$9,585
$15,000

12
18
25
9
0
19
1
0
0
10
0
0
5
14
34
1
10
0
2

$64,364
$51,605
$43,056
$58,657
$50,000
$56,536
$42,500
$50,000

$105,983

14
38
44
19
1
32
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
21
44
2
17
3
4

$107,780
$110,824
$74,289
$107,255
$102,842
$93,790
$61,730
$64,832

$129,353
$111,983
$138,408
$85,197
$124,269
$104,667
$75,255

14
38
43
19
1
32
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
21
45
2
17
3
4

3.0
3.1
2.8
3.5
3.2
3.7
3.3

1.6
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.5

14
38
44
19
1
32
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
21
45
2
17
3
4

31.2
18.6
21.6
24.0
21.9
30.7
12.1

8.1
11.9
11.8
18.4
12.2
1.2
5.5

6.2%
34.4%
24.9%
4.9%
4.8%
5.7%
0.2%
3.5%
1.6%
8.6%
2.7%
0.6%
1.1%
1.0%

$101,758
$110,248
$121,418
$115,284
$114,562
$117,248
$70,000
$113,247
$141,306
$107,662
$121,874
$111,499
$98,806
$103,505

$55,475
$52,882
$56,088
$51,081
$53,131
$64,773

$102,265
$109,488
$118,124
$106,415
$105,440
$111,927
$59,104
$113,247
$126,102
$112,477
$122,127
$115,047
$106,661
$105,025

$95,830
$105,051
$115,586
$112,860
$109,711
$112,557
$70,000
$109,197
$132,595
$101,460
$117,346
$115,248
$102,405
$100,117

$48,092
$50,741
$53,923
$41,317
$44,053
$58,644

$96,337
$104,291
$112,292
$103,991
$100,589
$107,236
$59,104
$109,197
$117,391
$106,275
$117,599
$118,796
$110,260
$101,637

6.2%
4.9%
5.0%
2.1%
4.4%
4.2%
0.0%
3.7%
6.6%
6.1%
3.9%
-3.3%
-3.5%
3.4%

6.2%
5.0%
5.2%
2.3%
4.8%
4.4%
0.0%
3.7%
7.4%
5.8%
3.9%
-3.2%
-3.3%
3.3%

$14,723
$16,786
$17,991
$12,502
$12,176
$24,961
$2,500
$25,733
$27,916
$13,161
$25,648
$48,000
$57,667
$6,174

21
129
102
18
15
13
1
13
9
35
13
3
3
6

$51,062
$56,519
$60,277
$59,142
$63,529
$61,520
$40,000
$56,564
$56,823
$55,158
$61,178
$54,534
$52,057
$48,291

$25,138
$24,403
$27,276
$25,883
$25,176
$27,024

6
25
15
4
5
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
2.9
3.0
3.1
2.5
3.5
3.0
3.5

0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0

$34,735
$49,258
$52,944
$51,600
$48,133
$42,310
$35,415

39
216
157
31
30
36
1
22
10
54
17
4
7
6

$16,329
$21,976
$19,908
$15,724
$10,128
$29,726

$32,578
$50,862
$52,294
$51,545
$36,227
$40,796
$38,442

39
216
157
31
30
36
1
22
10
54
17
4
7
6

1.0
0.9
0.8
1.2
0.6
0.8
0.5

39
217
157
31
30
36
1
22
10
54
17
4
7
6

20.5
21.0
22.0
24.2
24.3
22.8
25.0
20.7
26.7
18.8
20.6
19.3
17.6
20.1

11.6 39 46.3 39
11.4 217 45.4 217
12.2 157 46.9 157
12.1 31 48.4 31
11.7 30 49.8 30
13.0 36 47.5 36
1 50.0 1
10.9 22 45.9 22
10.3 10 50.9 10
11.6 54 43.1 54
12.1 17 46.4 17
15.4 4 43.8 4
4.0
7 41.4 7
8.7
6 44.8 6

54.4%
13.3%
4.8%
0.7%
11.5%
3.0%
4.1%
3.0%
5.2%

$116,751
$125,061
$110,155
$24,464
$72,351
$44,155
$38,250
$75,373
$180,342

$42,640
$37,935
$33,638
$8,387
$60,283
$23,593
$29,472
$42,514
$77,895

146
36
13
2
31
8
11
8
14

$108,896
$123,541
$115,223
$24,971
$89,075
$67,975
$60,803
$95,898
$183,129

$112,733
$121,606
$100,352
$23,537
$63,858
$30,699
$39,958
$66,682
$169,349

$40,022
$42,155
$30,662
$7,077
$52,151
$18,332
$39,398
$41,314
$75,725

147
36
13
2
31
7
11
8
14

$104,878
$120,086
$105,420
$24,044
$80,582
$54,519
$62,511
$87,207
$172,136

3.6%
2.8%
9.8%
3.9%
13.3%
43.8%
-4.3%
13.0%
6.5%

3.8%
2.9%
9.3%
3.9%
10.5%
24.7%
-2.7%
10.0%
6.4%

$18,682
$16,605
$14,184
$927
$12,221
$9,600
$4,901
$8,959
$34,915

$25,911
$19,594
$11,191

$58,906
$66,122
$67,038
$37,066
$30,626
$28,633
$33,734
$55,294
$81,548

$19,504
$19,174
$22,823

$3,612
$7,648
$31,338

84
25
12
1
20
1
6
4
7

20
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
1

3.0
2.7
3.2
4.0
3.3
2.9
2.9
3.9
2.9

0.9
1.0
1.1
0.0
0.5
0.6
1.1
0.4
1.2

147
36
13
2
31
8
11
8
14

23.8
21.3
18.7
20.5
14.1
11.3
11.8
12.6
19.6

11.4 147 48.8 147

11.2 36 46.7 36
10.3 13 43.5 13
13.4 2 50.5 2
6.8 31 36.9 31
5.8
8 34.8 8
5.7 11 36.9 11
8.2
8 38.9 8
13.2 14 44.6 14

2.7%
12.9%
9.5%
6.1%
11.6%
12.2%
4.8%
17.0%
12.2%
10.9%

$115,625
$116,004
$123,495
$92,089
$115,602
$113,833
$89,268
$128,748
$114,471
$126,867

$19,847
$39,330
$75,835
$24,489
$40,781
$30,752
$25,015
$48,091
$33,894
$34,598

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
15

$114,865
$103,587
$117,160
$106,533
$94,823
$102,177
$84,453
$113,544
$113,964
$127,881

$114,250
$114,482
$113,026
$87,532
$111,085
$114,139
$86,174
$124,212
$112,870
$117,898

$26,986
$35,868
$60,731
$26,002
$38,790
$24,236
$24,989
$50,630
$31,732
$40,156

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

$113,490
$102,065
$106,691
$101,976
$90,306
$102,483
$81,359
$109,008
$112,363
$118,912

1.2%
1.3%
9.3%
5.2%
4.1%
-0.3%
3.6%
3.7%
1.4%
7.6%

1.2%
1.5%
9.8%
4.5%
5.0%
-0.3%
3.8%
4.2%
1.4%
7.5%

$13,912
$12,992
$28,450
$4,364
$10,625
$34,364
$9,625
$21,008
$17,182
$13,467

$8,610
$20,760
$32,334
$3,411
$20,069
$45,532
$10,950
$11,828
$30,441
$14,304

2
8
10
6
8
11
4
15
11
9

1
1
3
2
1
3
0
2
4
3

3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.6
3.0
2.9
3.2

0.8
1.1
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.7
1.3
0.8
0.8
0.9

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

21.0
25.6
23.2
15.0
28.9
25.3
22.6
26.7
20.9
20.3

9.0
11.6
10.8
11.8
12.3
9.7
12.0
12.5
9.6
11.1

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

43.0
50.4
46.4
38.9
53.8
52.3
50.1
51.1
45.9
45.4

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

63.9% $141,659 $29,703

36.1% $95,695 $33,431

23
13

$134,564
$104,564

$136,889 $38,918
$94,567 $34,154

23
13

$129,794
$103,436

3.5%
1.2%

3.7%
1.1%

$16,852
$15,970

$21,768
$13,878

18
7

2
1

2.5
3.0

1.0
0.7

23
13

23.5 10.4
17.2 11.9

23
13

49.4
41.8

23
13

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

78.5%
21.5%
79.3%
20.7%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

20.9
20.0
19.4
22.3

11.3 212 45.5 212

11.6 58 45.3 58
11.7 46 44.7 46
11.2 12 47.3 12

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$113,065
$107,130
$71,870
$109,521
$100,000
$106,028
$101,500
$97,750

$48,020
$62,734
$44,566
$58,410
$50,971
$9,192
$37,123

$111,051 $38,146

$52,121
$58,482
$43,800
$49,063
$51,233
$7,778
$35,355

$17,825

$17,535
$10,607
$27,924

$116

$28

$300
$61
$185

$21
$82

$144

0
7
4
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
5
0
1
0
0

1025

1379

400
1270
1047

1089
906

1800
100

1.0
0.7
0.0

21.4 10.6
17.1 8.6
18.4 10.6
19.6 9.8
18.0
23.2 13.5
36.0 8.5
33.0 4.2
22.7 12.2

14
38
44
19
1
32
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
21
45
2
17
3
4

48.5
41.2
42.3
45.2
43.0
47.5
57.5
61.0
50.1

55.6
43.9
45.8
57.0
46.4
53.7
35.8

14
38
44
19
1
32
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
21
45
2
17
3
4

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$32,857
$30,939
$22,053
$33,244
$66,836
$62,324
$6,237

34
206
149
28
27
34
1
22
9
53
17
3
7
6

$131
$123
$141
$127
$160
$181

$51
$73
$79
$60
$104
$70

$118

$54

$120
$112
$322

$65
$45

$25,727
$21,653
$15,607
$40,299
$36,964

141
35
13
1
30
7
9
8
13

$70,000
$52,313
$64,714
$47,778
$50,375
$61,176
$52,857
$60,008
$60,583
$69,125

$10,801
$7,931
$31,200
$5,652
$9,619
$16,738
$16,036
$14,679
$17,024
$32,375

$73,246
$52,468

$19,210
$9,424

$17,312
$21,981
$20,153
$22,765
$5,065
$19,584
$14,952

7
27
18
5
5
5
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0

1048
847
1276
2017
1583
1783

1088
965
871
1194
1151
830

2117

425

21
4
1
0
1
1
2
1
1

979
1299
500

990
1083

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

$12,417

$41
$42
$52
$78
$143

$16

4
16
14
9
16
17
7
24
18
16

$85
$200
$133
$95
$300
$78

$45
$35

$98
$149
$82

$32
$58
$46

23
12

$134
$46

$13

12
190
50
1830

14

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$40

1
1
3
2
1
4
0
2
4
3

300
100
1222
1336
400
813

855
1788

300
1588
1020

283
664
1715

3
1

928
2040

1233

1043

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ESTIMATING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
#

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

90.4% $108,646 $53,565

9.6% $106,631 $59,755

243
26

$107,886
$113,726

6.3% $134,740 $67,745

11.1% $87,800 $41,664
42.6% $93,664 $51,386
40.0% $125,957 $51,068

17
30
115
107

8.9%
11.1%
51.9%
27.0%
1.1%

$61,144
$50,636
$54,361
$53,869
$17,538

56.7% $99,895 $52,294

8.5% $124,803 $58,771
20.4% $111,773 $56,489
14.4% $127,775 $48,781

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 20.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$103,772 $51,424
$100,881 $60,625

243
26

$103,012
$107,976

4.7%
5.7%

4.7%
5.3%

$17,685
$9,797

$23,213
$8,523

146
14

$56,659
$52,527

$26,215
$19,468

231
26

$117
$108

$74
$56

27
5

935
764

952
1015

24
5

3.0
3.2

0.9
0.8

244 21.0 11.5 244 45.7 244

26 17.9 9.8 26 43.3 26

$130,432
$89,574
$98,479
$121,142

$132,987
$84,399
$88,662
$120,101

$74,219
$41,234
$48,441
$48,228

17
30
115
107

$128,679
$86,173
$93,477
$115,286

1.3%
4.0%
5.6%
4.9%

1.4%
3.9%
5.4%
5.1%

$18,561
$14,449
$13,072
$21,154

$18,539
$31,097
$13,505
$26,898

9
15
67
69

$68,759
$52,781
$50,144
$61,678

$41,671
$18,590
$23,073
$24,914

17
28
110
102

$163
$115
$84
$125

$101
$48
$39
$78

5
4
11
12

1183
623
589
1195

732
899
934
1033

4
4
10
11

2.9
3.1
3.1
2.9

1.1
0.7
0.8
1.0

17
30
115
108

22.4
20.0
18.8
22.6

11.1 17 44.5 17
12.2 30 44.5 30
10.1 115 43.8 115
12.1 108 47.7 108

24
30
140
72
3

$105,657
$100,279
$108,952
$111,397
$118,539

$118,725
$99,571
$103,669
$98,015
$146,000

$58,326
$47,481
$53,955
$48,687
$34,395

24
30
139
73
3

$104,028
$93,996
$103,416
$105,870
$142,706

1.4%
6.3%
5.3%
5.6%
-16.6%

1.6%
6.7%
5.4%
5.2%
-16.9%

$22,171
$13,676
$16,171
$17,024
$40,000

$33,248
$10,821
$21,934
$22,258
$28,284

14
16
81
47
2

$78,855
$58,134
$51,154
$58,588
$43,000

$35,188
$21,392
$23,074
$24,860
$18,083

22
30
133
69
3

$132
$88
$126
$93
$178

$16
$24
$76
$54
$173

2
4
15
9
2

943
400
922
922
1700

1254
408
944
976
1838

2
4
13
8
2

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

24
30
140
73
3

26.5
22.9
20.8
17.6
22.0

12.1 24 51.9 24
12.5 30 46.5 30
10.9 140 45.5 140
10.5 73 42.9 73
18.4 3 47.0 3

153
23
54
39

$103,696
$119,988
$115,067
$111,304

$93,976
$126,784
$105,881
$123,788

$51,626
$57,393
$50,511
$44,876

153
23
54
39

$97,777
$121,969
$109,175
$107,317

6.3%
-1.6%
5.6%
3.2%

6.1%
-1.6%
5.4%
3.7%

$14,926
$25,941
$18,142
$19,113

$20,610
$37,101
$18,157
$26,019

91
11
34
24

$53,275
$53,399
$54,482
$72,556

$25,978
$14,276
$23,897
$26,982

144
23
54
36

$108
$124
$130
$116

$74
$70
$89
$23

17
4
7
4

944
1470
747
152

908
1172
946
130

14
5
7
3

3.1
3.1
3.6
1.7

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8

153
23
55
39

19.2
22.6
19.4
27.2

10.6 153 43.8 153

11.8 23 49.2 23
11.7 55 44.4 55
11.3 39 51.5 39

200
69
40
5
30
0
$132,000 $2,828
2
$142,093 $143,436 3

$108,045
$110,034
$104,793
$99,662
$127,395

$102,312
$106,850
$105,421
$79,764
$122,036

$54,535
$45,381
$43,966
$61,727
$45,965

$103,326
$104,316
$99,593
$108,398
$115,448

4.6%
5.4%
4.9%
-11.0%
9.8%

4.6%
5.5%
5.2%
-8.1%
10.3%

$18,327
$13,370
$18,432
$6,623
$13,666

$23,343
$19,451
$23,516
$4,417
$22,041

$25,512
$26,087
$29,959
$17,410
$30,737

$78
$53
$62

819
1043
887

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9

4.4%
29.0%

$10,500
$22,401

$13,435
$17,818

$52,000
$77,378

$2,828
$69,126

18
11
7
1
6
0
0
1

3.0
3.1
3.3
3.8
2.8

3.7%
26.2%

21
11
6
1
7
0
0
1

661
1305
1487
3000
870

$107,485
$101,694

190
67
39
5
29
0
2
3

$123
$102
$111
$55
$123

$127,250 $3,889
$112,590 $98,576

117
43
24
2
23
0
2
2

$56,372
$55,869
$57,680
$38,095
$64,972

$112,235
$131,197

199
70
40
5
31
0
2
3

3.5
3.7

0.7
0.6

200
70
40
5
31
0
2
3

20.3 12.0 200 45.2 200

21.7 9.4 70 46.2 70
23.0 8.2 40 47.6 40
9.4 4.0
5 32.6 5
23.3 9.7 31 47.8 31
0
0
28.5 2.1
2 56.0 2
25.0 7.0
3 47.7 3

$112,789
$98,539

$110,478 $52,449
$87,564 $48,489

187
82

$107,691
$93,899

4.6%
5.3%

4.7%
4.9%

$17,623
$15,571

$23,055
$21,044

111
49

$57,318
$53,900

$26,841
$22,696

176
81

$117
$106

$75
$47

27
5

1061
160

967
248

24
5

3.0
3.0

0.9
0.9

188 21.8 11.6 188 46.6 188

82 18.2 10.4 82 43.0 82

$47,583
$47 583
$66,237
$96,773
$98,032
$113,843
$122,945
$139,778
$140,516
$165,001

$26,135
$26 135
$37,369
$49,004
$48,980
$46,828
$42,697
$48,580
$32,278
$44,368

19
44
44
42
33
35
20
20
12

$6,727
$6 727
$14,968
$17,457
$14,425
$19,910
$13,856
$25,758
$18,508
$26,601

$7,503
$7 503
$28,588
$16,165
$14,978
$27,219
$20,879
$28,259
$14,061
$30,947

10
24
14
27
23
26
14
13
9

$47,044
$47 044
$48,689
$51,318
$56,763
$57,307
$60,766
$63,974
$65,944
$70,287

$20,021
$20 021
$30,102
$22,090
$22,947
$25,137
$25,149
$19,142
$17,522
$44,698

18
42
41
42
33
33
18
19
11

$63
$78
$72
$101
$118
$139
$172
$214

$46
$32
$49
$50
$55
$132
$79

0
1
5
6
6
3
5
3
3

200
822
934
1230
1023
825
367
1115

1454
1265
907
1100
655
231
1011

0
1
4
5
6
4
4
3
2

3.0
30
3.3
3.1
3.2
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.6

0.9
09
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.2

19
44
45
42
33
35
20
20
12

3.4
34
8.4
13.4
18.5
23.8
28.6
33.7
38.6
44.6

1.4
14
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.6
2.6

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

$120,354
$105,854
$109,205
$103,542
$121,833

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

74.1%
25.9%
14.8%
1.9%
11.5%
0.0%
0.7%
1.1%

$107,031
$112,568
$110,621
$71,028
$133,983

$55,018
$51,415
$51,370
$34,569
$57,935

$55

$175

883

2167

69.6% $115,576 $54,640

30.4% $92,204 $49,350

187
82

7.0%
7 0%
16.3%
16.7%
15.6%
12.2%
13.0%
7.4%
7.4%
4.4%

$27,588
$27 588
$43,648
$48,935
$49,886
$52,964
$45,306
$53,109
$36,348
$43,668

19
43
45
42
33
35
20
20
12

50.7% $96,317 $46,375

31.1% $106,766 $50,681
10.7% $147,012 $53,762
7.4% $142,649 $77,033
0.0%
0.0%

137
83
29
20
0
0

$98,344
$109,807
$131,808
$137,074

$91,133
$101,323
$145,672
$137,830

$42,835
$48,751
$52,946
$78,679

137
84
29
19
0
0

$93,160
$104,364
$130,468
$132,255

5.7%
5.4%
0.9%
3.5%

5.6%
5.2%
1.0%
3.6%

$13,375
$16,234
$20,424
$35,283

$21,250
$18,313
$15,533
$37,750

80
46
20
14
0
0

$56,764
$55,300
$60,592
$50,416

$25,227
$26,334
$24,377
$27,436

127
81
29
20
0
0

$120
$103
$105
$153

$74
$56
$56
$133

14
12
3
3
0
0

527
973
1867
1060

717
905
1206
1338

11
12
3
3
0
0

2.9
3.1
3.0
3.1

0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9

137
84
29
20
0
0

19.9
19.5
26.7
22.9

11.6 137 45.5 137

10.5 84 43.5 84
10.2 29 49.9 29
12.5 20 47.6 20
0
0
0
0

1.9%
2.2%
3.7%
5.2%
22.5%
7.1%
25.5%
8.6%
17.2%
6.0%

5
6
10
14
59
19
68
23
46
16

$87,286
$154,379
$87,280
$91,720
$93,904
$91,971
$114,658
$140,638
$116,632
$109,992

$96,401
$152,383
$78,605
$86,071
$85,068
$92,318
$102,113
$144,410
$112,405
$114,246

$85,217
$57,552
$56,911
$50,390
$47,965
$47,544
$45,274
$58,479
$49,061
$44,300

5
6
10
14
60
19
67
23
46
16

$88,546
$152,383
$82,153
$86,831
$87,855
$89,024
$107,688
$135,288
$111,898
$108,671

-1.3%
1.3%
6.5%
5.7%
7.1%
3.2%
6.8%
3.7%
4.2%
1.2%

-1.4%
1.3%
6.2%
5.6%
6.9%
3.3%
6.5%
4.0%
4.2%
1.2%

$9,766
$51,667
$9,929
$17,077
$15,967
$10,585
$14,238
$26,368
$16,855
$21,000

$8,669
$42,525
$14,026
$25,262
$26,656
$11,732
$20,516
$30,279
$14,657
$18,175

5
3
4
5
38
12
38
16
26
12

$67,361
$75,167
$46,605
$42,521
$53,942
$57,342
$57,218
$66,774
$52,819
$54,821

$70,906
$42,804
$24,881
$25,412
$25,136
$20,498
$23,374
$23,506
$20,472
$21,492

5
6
10
12
55
18
65
23
45
16

$102
$132
$55
$300
$96
$49
$125
$120
$102
$165

$36
$68
$21

3
4
2
1
6
2
8
1
3
1

960
2242
126
400
448
11
660
2600
1138
600

891
527
76

3
4
2
1
6
2
5
1
4
1

2.0
3.7
2.8
3.1
2.9
3.3
3.0
2.8
3.3
3.1

1.2
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.8
1.0
0.6
0.9

5
6
10
14
60
19
68
23
46
16

23.8
20.7
19.3
20.4
19.6
22.0
18.5
24.3
20.9
22.9

15.8
11.9
6.7
11.5
10.4
11.2
10.2
13.3
12.2
12.1

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

$54,401
$54 401
$73,307
$98,463
$105,228
$120,420
$124,173
$144,631
$145,030
$168,665

14.3%
14 3%
10.7%
1.7%
7.3%
5.8%
1.0%
3.5%
3.2%
2.2%

19
44
45
42
33
35
20
20
12

30.8
30 8
33.8
38.5
43.2
50.1
52.7
57.6
61.2
66.2

19
44
45
42
33
35
20
20
12

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$95,141
$154,379
$83,732
$90,960
$91,117
$95,265
$109,083
$149,760
$117,139
$115,567

$85,747
$86,904
$63,272
$50,629
$49,482
$45,838
$45,421
$59,463
$51,251
$45,561

$36
$9
$92
$55

787
1
658
981

5
6
10
14
60
19
68
23
46
16

48.6
46.8
44.9
45.1
43.5
45.9
44.4
49.2
45.5
47.0

5
6
10
14
60
19
68
23
46
16

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$109,486 $67,326

191

$109,486

$102,007 $62,704

191

$102,007

7.3%

7.3%

$24,380

$33,447

139

$52,781

$28,377

183

$144

$83

40

1056

875

38

3.4

0.9

191 19.7 10.5 191 44.5 191

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

84.8% $111,628 $66,416

15.2% $97,520 $72,247
72.4% $107,388 $79,879
27.6% $71,614 $39,863

162
29
21
8

$110,245
$104,714
$113,475
$82,129

$103,587
$93,178
$103,367
$66,432

$61,193
$71,084
$77,810
$42,245

162
29
21
8

$102,204
$100,372
$109,454
$76,947

7.8%
4.7%
3.9%
7.8%

7.9%
4.3%
3.7%
6.7%

$23,990
$27,180
$25,932
$30,176

$33,158
$36,397
$26,810
$57,501

122
17
12
5

$51,940
$57,439
$62,430
$44,961

$28,316
$28,780
$30,472
$20,626

155
28
20
8

$147
$128
$138
$70

$88
$49
$45

33
7
6
1

980
1462
1462

828
1087
1087

32
6
6
0

3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4

0.9
0.7
0.6
0.9

162
29
21
8

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

88.0% $105,696 $62,884 168

3.7% $205,962 $115,186 7
8.4% $107,077 $59,773 16

$107,356
$192,127
$94,902

$99,743 $60,431
$187,146 $87,273
$88,528 $49,639

168
7
16

$101,403
$173,311
$76,353

6.0%
10.1%
21.0%

5.9%
10.9%
24.3%

$25,419
$8,167
$15,637

$34,956
$11,081

125
1
13

$52,120
$67,773
$52,834

$27,946
$31,319
$31,467

160
7
16

$141
$209
$123

$85
$83
$69

26
4
10

971
1850
940

928
911
595

24
4
10

3.4
3.4
3.4

0.8
1.1
1.1

168 19.1 10.2 168 43.9 168

7 24.7 11.6 7 49.3 7
16 24.1 12.3 16 48.6 16

1.6%
16.2%
13.1%
10.5%
2.1%
8.9%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
5.2%
0.5%
2.6%
1.0%
5.2%
15.7%
1.0%
6.8%
3.1%
3.7%

$178,221
$107,790
$91,288
$109,572
$97,990
$69,805
$117,400

$161,557
$73,540
$75,478
$44,710
$79,231
$38,793
$23,618

$161,619
$108,897
$99,866
$104,315
$68,106
$82,533
$105,502

$173,332
$102,728
$76,796
$102,188
$91,290
$70,428
$115,400

$159,216
$72,116
$46,675
$42,438
$81,792
$53,942
$23,522

2.8%
4.9%
18.9%
7.2%
7.3%
-0.9%
1.7%

3.1%
4.9%
17.0%
7.6%
10.9%
-0.7%
1.9%

$10,583
$37,486
$13,223
$11,410
$18,578
$8,964
$13,667

$11,431
$45,330
$12,455
$12,654
$17,185
$13,568
$14,364

$30,701
$34,852
$19,948
$22,996
$38,811
$24,477
$15,707

$88
$59
$66
$49
$36
$14

100
1439
428
786
1242

0.6
0.8
1.1
0.6
0.0
1.0
0.5

6.3%
24.1%
8.6%
4.3%
3.4%
7.7%
13.7%
3.0%
5.0%
18.7%

7.0%
17.1%
9.1%
2.6%
3.5%
7.8%
10.7%
2.7%
5.5%
22.3%

$9,787
$5,000
$21,085
$2,345
$55,644
$34,541
$12,500
$20,453
$22,780
$9,452

$49,225

$22,650
$29,945

$125
$150
$143

$30

$60,278
$33,981
$14,849
$11,166
$41,619
$11,026

$59,162
$23,447
$73,245
$54,485
$62,500
$54,863
$55,286
$71,246

$38,228
$29,777
$17,678
$20,829
$12,407
$32,797

$210
$224

$152

$207

$103

1667

289

3.9
3.0
4.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.0
3.3

0.4
0.7
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.8

3
31
25
20
4
17
5
0
0
10
1
5
2
10
30
2
13
6
7

25.7 12.9
19.3 10.4
16.6 10.1
21.6 9.9
30.5 1.3
15.1 9.2
24.0 8.7

$88,310
$102,107
$123,296
$98,436
$138,308
$110,015
$130,723
$103,447
$107,527
$111,349

1
3
4
10
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
1
3
0
1
0
3

3.7
3.2
3.1
3.5
5.0
3.2
3.6

$55,077
$59,768
$85,497
$71,008
$45,962
$38,966
$44,193
$60,621

1
4
4
10
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
4
0
1
0
3

3200
200
950
1435
707
1167
1100

$99,101
$72,500
$130,767
$59,145
$142,735
$111,398
$102,500
$93,762
$119,702
$132,655

3
30
24
19
4
17
5
0
0
9
0
5
1
10
29
2
12
6
7

$140
$90
$74
$160
$131
$74
$175

$94,527
$119,607
$134,553
$100,976
$143,134
$118,596
$144,723
$106,287
$113,460
$136,138

2
27
12
15
3
12
3
0
0
8
1
2
1
9
25
2
7
5
5

$72,777
$53,870
$42,536
$55,822
$40,076
$35,778
$57,200

$59,372
$75,298
$90,094
$71,719
$30,406
$39,981
$42,532
$81,471

3
31
25
20
4
17
5
0
0
10
1
5
2
10
30
2
13
6
7

$156,730
$103,835
$85,374
$96,931
$61,406
$83,156
$103,502

$105,318
$90,000
$142,024
$61,685
$147,561
$119,979
$116,500
$96,602
$125,635
$157,444

3
31
25
20
4
17
5
0
0
10
1
5
2
10
30
2
13
6
7

3.8%
30.6%
25.4%
4.5%
4.5%
7.2%
0.0%
3.8%
1.0%
8.9%
3.3%
1.9%
2.9%
2.2%

$105,013
$107,245
$113,478
$116,725
$86,361
$105,935

$41,223
$66,565
$67,620
$67,246
$50,654
$64,233

$100,309
$108,352
$111,818
$110,361
$93,832
$107,872

$97,795
$97,991
$104,705
$106,304
$81,443
$96,896

$43,922
$58,319
$60,761
$49,491
$50,821
$55,393

7.4%
9.4%
8.4%
9.8%
6.0%
9.3%

7.8%
9.3%
8.5%
10.4%
5.5%
9.1%

$13,055
$23,948
$25,430
$23,103
$17,229
$25,131

$14,591
$31,505
$38,738
$28,849
$17,249
$34,799

$22,865
$27,280
$27,519
$21,276
$23,098
$23,167

$29
$80
$69
$53
$46
$217

71
968
863
964

1.2
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.8

$30,650 $43,159
$7,064
$8,576
$23,244 $38,388
$13,572 $17,569
$20,264 $25,238
$21,814 $18,256
$25,414 $20,542

$44,277
$51,279
$53,149
$64,825
$56,704
$49,821
$73,965

$21,097
$12,037
$31,844
$21,115
$27,872
$27,957
$40,651

703
724
675
194
1050

692
575
340
293
778

3.6
4.0
3.4
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.7

0.9
0.0
1.1
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.7

16
128
106
19
19
30
0
16
4
37
14
8
12
9

21.4
19.3
20.3
22.0
17.0
19.0

6.3%
6.0%
15.1%
6.2%
10.3%
9.1%
3.8%

2
23
21
3
1
1
0
0
0
8
5
4
5
2

3.2
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5

6.9%
6.3%
15.2%
5.6%
9.5%
8.6%
3.6%

2
24
22
4
2
2
0
1
0
8
4
3
4
2

150
1175
1171
1500
500
1900

$94,241
$95,384
$104,847
$129,542
$129,868
$105,209
$147,531

16
120
105
19
19
30
0
16
4
36
14
8
12
9

$58
$136
$131
$131
$51
$172

$85,663
$90,680
$104,570
$142,824
$141,489
$111,296
$154,725

10
92
78
13
14
22
0
12
2
22
9
4
9
9

$48,631
$51,397
$52,432
$52,964
$45,939
$49,669

$100,185
$101,068
$120,701
$137,576
$143,307
$114,807
$153,109

16
128
106
19
19
30
0
$57,943 16
$45,725
4
$62,228 37
$54,073 14
$63,823
8
$56,914 12
$125,623 9

$93,091
$99,098
$103,045
$99,940
$88,914
$98,833

$91,607
$96,364
$120,424
$150,858
$154,928
$120,894
$160,303

16
128
106
19
19
30
0
$54,316 16
$32,111
4
$74,980 37
$56,227 14
$65,878
8
$57,105 12
$125,265 9

16.6
18.0
19.6
24.5
23.9
21.9
22.3

39.3%
11.5%
6.3%
1.0%
11.0%
9.9%
8.4%
9.4%
3.1%

$131,605
$121,836
$127,983
$49,870
$56,863
$96,011
$67,504
$80,349
$196,799

$64,565
$43,810
$65,148
$12,865
$47,886
$44,035
$79,972
$45,132
$102,164

75
22
12
2
21
19
16
18
6

$125,518
$117,409
$125,216
$94,695
$67,378
$102,652
$80,232
$77,582
$193,202

$124,460
$109,453
$124,326
$34,370
$49,524
$89,330
$56,028
$77,338
$192,394

$59,741
$34,131
$53,106
$1,428
$42,407
$42,498
$55,360
$57,215
$98,482

75
22
12
2
21
19
16
18
6

$118,373
$105,026
$121,559
$79,195
$60,039
$95,971
$68,756
$74,571
$188,797

5.7%
11.3%
2.9%
45.1%
14.8%
7.5%
20.5%
3.9%
2.3%

6.0%
11.8%
3.0%
19.6%
12.2%
7.0%
16.7%
4.0%
2.3%

$22,853
$25,447
$38,088
$1,474
$17,104
$33,979
$6,627
$32,739
$45,401

52
16
7
1
17
14
13
15
4

$63,221
$72,992
$64,421
$16,286
$22,404
$44,525
$22,268
$41,170
$87,003

$17,953
$21,914
$22,972
$18,663
$25,560
$16,959
$19,950
$22,554
$48,565

72
22
10
2
21
17
15
18
6

14
7
5
0
4
2
4
4
0

1486
1300
1328

1007
630
788

503
150
325
486

430
71
150
746

13
7
5
0
3
2
4
4
0

3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.1
3.4
3.8

0.9
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.6
1.3
1.1
0.8

75
22
12
2
21
19
16
18
6

21.9 11.6
21.3 10.2
20.7 11.1
3.5 2.1
15.9 8.9
17.3 8.0
15.1 8.3
20.7 9.7
21.0 7.5

75
22
12
2
21
19
16
18
6

46.6
46.0
48.8
32.5
40.0
42.5
38.6
45.3
45.2

75
22
12
2
21
19
16
18
6

1.3%
9.3%
6.7%
6.7%
17.3%
2.7%
1.3%
26.7%
14.7%
13.3%

$93,000
$126,357
$108,264
$84,100
$121,837
$177,500
$364,000
$130,253
$165,013
$120,800

$68,646
$87,180
$36,227

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

$78,335
$106,988
$98,303
$77,183
$113,259
$193,272
$307,830
$138,554
$143,430
$118,863

$82,000
$120,714
$102,744
$79,700
$118,258
$163,500
$356,000
$117,997
$158,181
$117,500

$51,543
$86,513
$36,849

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

$67,335
$101,345
$92,783
$72,783
$109,680
$179,272
$299,830
$126,298
$136,598
$115,563

13.4%
4.7%
5.4%
5.5%
3.0%
8.6%
2.2%
10.4%
4.3%
2.8%

16.3%
5.6%
5.9%
6.0%
3.3%
7.8%
2.7%
9.7%
5.0%
2.9%

$70,000
$50,500
$57,544
$50,560
$57,769
$77,500
$91,000
$66,500
$70,126
$67,500

1.0
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.3
4.0
4.0
3.5
3.5
3.5

1.1
0.5
0.7

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

25.0
26.7
23.3
22.2
22.8
14.0
40.0
16.7
27.5
20.4

10.1
10.1
8.8

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

48.0
51.3
45.2
45.6
48.6
40.5
66.0
42.5
50.1
45.1

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

50.0% $127,233 $57,484

50.0% $116,439 $25,730

11
11

$136,087
$98,454

$110,740 $43,645
$108,167 $23,190

11
11

$119,594
$90,182

14.9%
7.6%

13.8%
9.2%

$78,015
$67,969

3.5
3.2

0.7
0.6

11
11

16.5
26.2

9.7
8.5

11
11

40.4
51.6

11
11

Employed Full-Time

20.2
17.1
17.5
15.9

10.3 162 44.9 162

11.5 29 42.3 29
12.3 21 41.8 21
10.0 8 43.6 8

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$44,332

$45,082

$10,092
$12,608

$95

20
1550
313

344

1200
903

949

25

0.9

23.6
9.0
22.4
5.5
21.3
20.2
9.5
16.2
24.1
27.4

12.9
10.9
2.1
13.4
9.4
3.5
9.5
14.5
3.9

3
31
25
20
4
17
5
0
0
10
1
5
2
10
30
2
13
6
7

53.7
43.1
40.8
45.0
55.8
41.4
48.8

49.3
34.0
48.6
41.0
45.5
44.3
37.0
43.6
47.2
50.6

3
31
25
20
4
17
5
0
0
10
1
5
2
10
30
2
13
6
7

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$18
$99
$220
$178
$190
$86

$61
$117
$116
$108
$4

$165
$131
$207

$72
$42
$76

$184
$56
$46
$112

$137
$27
$52
$49

$212

$78

8.9 16 44.5 16
10.8 128 43.9 128
10.0 106 45.1 106
11.2 19 46.6 19
11.7 19 41.5 19
9.8 30 44.3 30
0
0
9.2 16 41.7 16
14.8 4 41.8 4
9.6 37 44.1 37
11.4 14 49.8 14
13.6 8 49.8 8
11.5 12 46.9 12
13.5 9 47.6 9

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

$25,169
$41,488
$56,599
$31,700
$34,600
$10,469
$37,629
$66,270

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$50,500
$38,354
$22,783
$35,026
$67,175

$48,057
$41,067
$24,340
$36,124
$51,619

$24,967
$32,167
$17,800
$19,052
$1,000

$34,431
$37,797
$17,541
$17,532

$18,622
$32,625
$26,333

$22,744
$26,801
$35,770

0
6
3
5
11
1
0
12
8
6

$13,019
$37,875

$9,133
$57,026

8
8

$107
$98

$25
$39

$17,371
$25,387
$16,036

1
6
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
8

$140
$180
$165
$225

$24,530
$18,740

11
11

$111
$145

$14,923
$14,791
$12,925
$12,262
$3,536

1275

389

1433
20
200
3200
1850
1100
2033

1069

$88

0
3
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
3

924

0
2
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
3

$36
$45

3
4

1533
1125

643
651

3
4

1.0
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.0

17.8
13.7
15.5
9.6
5.7

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
#

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

91.6% $110,287 $68,572

8.4% $100,726 $52,737

175
16

$110,010
$102,663

8.9% $88,685
12.0% $90,350
45.0% $98,344
34.0% $136,439

$45,901
$45,629
$60,395
$78,859

17
23
86
65

5.8%
3.1%
41.9%
44.0%
5.2%

$121,602
$98,424
$105,557
$111,496
$117,342

$85,410
$45,081
$61,234
$73,191
$60,312

48.7%
9.9%
35.6%
5.8%

$101,673
$111,436
$111,362
$160,571

77.5%
22.5%
15.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
3.7%
5.2%

$110,633
$105,537
$103,923
$97,633
$62,698

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 19.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$102,610 $63,849
$95,411 $49,617

175
16

$102,333
$97,348

7.5%
5.6%

7.5%
5.5%

$25,827
$10,358

$34,637
$11,531

126
13

$52,761
$53,011

$28,786
$24,167

168
15

$144
$134

$85
$51

37
3

1075
833

887
850

35
3

3.4
3.5

0.9
0.9

175 19.8 10.5 175 44.4 175

16 19.0 11.1 16 45.6 16

$83,151
$97,544
$101,941
$130,075

$83,133
$87,841
$93,015
$123,852

$44,611
$44,128
$60,972
$69,340

17
23
86
65

$77,599
$95,035
$96,612
$117,488

6.7%
2.9%
5.7%
10.2%

7.2%
2.6%
5.5%
10.7%

$22,651
$32,286
$16,600
$33,687

$24,811
$35,278
$28,336
$39,560

13
16
66
44

$50,692
$44,223
$51,269
$58,270

$29,792
$21,190
$30,676
$26,586

16
22
82
63

$89
$149
$140
$162

$47
$28
$97
$79

4
4
18
14

1013
1767
704
1300

651
1350
814
806

4
3
16
15

3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3

0.8
0.8
0.8
1.0

17
23
86
65

21.7 11.5
17.1 7.4
18.4 10.6
22.0 10.7

17
23
86
65

45.7
41.7
43.3
46.8

17
23
86
65

11
6
80
84
10

$116,898
$64,943
$106,387
$115,370
$100,463

$103,280
$94,133
$100,557
$102,957
$108,941

$60,421
$42,255
$61,574
$66,509
$61,299

11
6
80
84
10

$98,576
$60,652
$101,387
$106,831
$92,062

17.7%
4.6%
5.0%
8.3%
7.7%

18.6%
7.1%
4.9%
8.0%
9.1%

$11,061
$23,024
$28,450
$21,536
$21,465

$15,261
$32,789
$37,848
$30,537
$22,131

7
4
67
54
7

$43,153
$37,412
$56,095
$52,339
$49,831

$27,631
$10,275
$26,216
$30,430
$32,500

11
5
75
82
10

$40
$120
$179
$131
$136

$54

2
1
14
18
5

150
950
980
1370
568

71

$98
$73
$38

844
921
635

2
1
13
17
5

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

11
6
80
84
10

21.4
31.8
19.4
18.3
25.8

11.7
11.6
10.5
10.0
6.4

11
6
80
84
10

44.7
55.7
44.0
43.4
51.3

11
6
80
84
10

$62,650
$60,903
$66,076
$103,028

93
19
68
11

$99,736
$115,310
$114,682
$148,120

$95,801
$104,240
$104,051
$137,978

$59,218
$59,273
$62,122
$91,879

93
19
68
11

$93,864
$108,114
$107,371
$125,527

6.1%
6.9%
7.0%
16.4%

6.3%
6.7%
6.8%
18.0%

$24,730
$15,895
$26,734
$18,270

$35,678
$26,523
$32,944
$22,896

73
12
48
6

$50,643
$60,274
$53,628
$51,907

$26,754
$26,397
$30,567
$33,097

89
19
66
9

$145
$146
$151
$109

$89
$126
$64
$92

18
4
14
4

1048
1040
973
1375

672
820
984
1497

16
5
13
4

3.3
3.5
3.8
1.5

0.7
0.7
0.7
1.0

93
19
68
11

20.4 10.8
18.3 11.7
18.5 9.4
24.2 12.1

93
19
68
11

45.3
42.5
43.6
47.2

93
19
68
11

$69,161
$61,185
$64,383
$58,490
$42,202

$109,526
$109,134
$104,753
$127,240
$55,504

$103,624
$96,441
$93,315
$91,643
$58,456

$65,340
$52,944
$51,820
$56,176
$38,224

6.8%
9.4%
11.4%
6.5%
7.3%

6.8%
9.1%
11.3%
4.9%
8.3%

$23,191
$27,785
$25,443
$4,693
$18,767

$31,398
$39,010
$35,232
$435
$27,157

$28,258
$27,513
$29,797
$19,765
$20,327

$84
$60
$40

895
751
150

0.9
0.8
0.8
1.5
1.0

4.5%
5.4%

$42,541
$18,645

$67,985
$20,236

$40,242
$37,807

$36,079
$17,109

400
1550

32
6
4
1
1
0
1
1

3.4
3.4
3.4
2.7
4.0

4.1%
5.9%

34
6
4
1
1
0
1
1

1113
750
275
1850
400

$98,332
$116,597

142
41
28
3
3
0
7
9

$151
$100
$67
$180
$120

$106,633 $78,234
$105,252 $41,406

103
36
26
2
3
0
5
7

$55,193
$44,429
$42,554
$47,121
$24,451

$102,723
$122,858

148
43
29
3
3
0
7
10

$102,517
$100,038
$94,145
$121,250
$51,262

$111,024 $78,044
$111,513 $42,541

148
43
29
3
3
0
7
10

3.9
3.5

0.7
0.5

148
43
29
3
3
0
7
10

20.1 10.8 148 45.2 148

18.4 9.2 43 42.3 43
19.4 9.3 29 43.8 29
9.0 10.4 3 30.7 3
22.3 10.7 3 45.3 3
0
0
22.7 6.0
7 45.9 7
15.6 5.8 10 38.5 10

55.0% $108,085 $62,953

45.0% $111,196 $72,649

105
86

$107,255
$112,026

$100,942 $58,884
$103,306 $67,403

105
86

$100,112
$104,136

7.1%
7.6%

7.1%
7.6%

$27,841
$19,688

$39,435
$22,466

80
59

$49,281
$56,908

$28,337
$28,031

99
84

$166
$110

$82
$73

24
16

1096
994

847
943

23
15

3.5
3.3

0.7
1.0

105 20.0 10.2 105 44.7 105

86 19.4 10.9 86 44.3 86

7.9%
7 9%
16.3%
14.7%
15.8%
16.8%
11.6%
8.4%
6.3%
2.1%

$48,536
$48 536
$81,258
$78,476
$126,299
$130,951
$139,979
$126,764
$150,154
$130,209

$24,958
$24 958
$62,049
$37,351
$89,406
$51,228
$59,623
$43,133
$89,385
$72,280

15
31
28
30
32
22
16
12
4

$43,032
$43 032
$70,551
$72,023
$117,564
$124,005
$130,006
$122,745
$147,233
$122,645

$23,839
$23 839
$46,549
$36,996
$82,678
$47,855
$54,162
$44,882
$84,495
$69,343

15
31
28
30
32
22
16
12
4

$4,082
$4 082
$12,731
$18,415
$20,040
$34,246
$36,393
$34,280
$42,911
$21,933

$5,106
$5 106
$10,049
$29,247
$36,652
$41,889
$34,127
$44,969
$33,326
$22,163

12
21
20
20
27
15
11
9
3

$40,832
$40 832
$47,669
$42,563
$55,560
$59,257
$58,695
$55,557
$67,776
$40,567

$24,719
$24 719
$23,161
$22,325
$36,714
$23,012
$35,572
$23,252
$33,929
$6,586

14
28
27
30
32
20
15
12
4

$180
$78
$88
$154
$137
$203
$127
$157
$300

$61
$60
$105
$40
$94
$59
$47

1
4
6
7
5
7
6
3
1

1850
1113
600
800
1540
1232
508
1783
1000

1192
678
776
907
820
637
1233

1
4
5
7
5
7
5
3
1

3.6
36
3.4
3.3
3.6
3.3
3.6
3.4
3.3
2.3

0.5
05
0.8
0.9
0.7
1.1
0.7
1.0
1.0
1.0

15
31
28
30
32
22
16
12
4

3.9
39
8.4
13.2
18.8
23.3
28.0
32.4
38.3
45.0

1.3
13
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.6
2.2

15
31
28
30
32
22
16
12
4

30.1
30 1
34.0
38.2
43.7
48.1
52.0
55.9
62.1
67.5

15
31
28
30
32
22
16
12
4

25.1%
22.5%
19.9%
23.0%
5.8%
3.7%

$94,594
$107,359
$117,728
$115,715
$126,443
$114,124

$40,524
$70,130
$73,100
$76,293
$78,479
$90,791

48
43
38
44
11
7

$104,279
$109,849
$111,364
$109,074
$122,293
$112,464

$88,229
$98,676
$111,446
$110,547
$111,449
$97,183

$39,524
$67,579
$69,708
$72,507
$53,905
$70,197

48
43
38
44
11
7

$97,914
$101,166
$105,082
$103,906
$107,299
$95,523

7.2%
8.8%
5.6%
4.7%
13.5%
17.4%

6.5%
8.6%
6.0%
5.0%
14.0%
17.7%

$21,517
$24,726
$22,394
$26,047
$25,914
$40,198

$30,344
$40,763
$21,476
$34,582
$43,429
$47,970

33
32
30
31
8
5

$54,557
$57,370
$53,911
$46,364
$48,444
$53,354

$23,366
$36,050
$29,560
$23,259
$23,463
$36,443

45
42
36
42
11
7

$176
$124
$144
$143
$211
$95

$70
$86
$76
$102

8
12
9
8
1
2

1306
994
1220
830
300
950

683
995
985
889

7
10
10
8
1
2

3.4
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.0

0.8
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0

48
43
38
44
11
7

16.2
18.8
22.0
22.1
21.2
20.3

9.6
11.1
10.6
10.5
10.4
8.9

48
43
38
44
11
7

42.6
42.9
46.8
46.0
44.5
45.9

48
43
38
44
11
7

3.1%
1.0%
7.9%
7.9%
22.0%
8.9%
16.2%
9.4%
15.7%
7.9%

$123,819
$109,237
$76,027
$109,301
$113,058
$75,212
$107,535
$126,754
$108,169
$152,215

$64,549
$15,221
$44,963
$83,090
$74,950
$35,695
$55,642
$63,846
$50,285
$106,081

6
2
15
15
42
17
31
18
30
15

$96,149
$115,324
$76,027
$117,049
$108,354
$89,324
$103,661
$120,943
$114,256
$152,768

$108,352
$88,531
$69,121
$96,822
$105,366
$69,378
$105,598
$118,234
$97,121
$149,785

$42,725
$9,149
$47,345
$64,608
$67,352
$37,006
$57,786
$59,531
$42,033
$104,383

6
2
15
15
42
17
31
18
30
15

$80,682
$94,618
$69,121
$104,570
$100,662
$83,490
$101,724
$112,423
$103,208
$150,338

14.3%
23.4%
10.0%
12.9%
7.3%
8.4%
1.8%
7.2%
11.4%
1.6%

19.2%
21.9%
10.0%
11.9%
7.6%
7.0%
1.9%
7.6%
10.7%
1.6%

$24,468
$25,000
$21,589
$15,035
$19,118
$11,461
$20,593
$60,070
$25,020
$33,956

$13,246
$16,792
$11,947
$34,956
$9,883
$18,681
$56,995
$39,114
$37,802

3
1
7
11
30
13
25
11
24
14

$73,561
$29,103
$37,416
$43,144
$53,262
$44,609
$57,142
$69,674
$48,819
$58,890

$35,638
$29,553
$23,676
$31,201
$27,183
$22,659
$27,725
$27,666
$21,462
$36,958

6
2
14
15
38
17
31
17
28
15

$124
$120
$142
$138
$142
$62
$161
$129
$195

$54
$63
$104
$137
$50
$62
$108
$90
$81

5
2
5
4
8
2
5
3
6
0

1310
450
805
1375
1171
2600
605
1000
958

490
354
797
1394
1127

5
2
5
4
8
1
4
3
6
0

3.8
4.0
3.1
3.5
3.5
3.1
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.6

1.0
1.4
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.9

6
2
15
15
42
17
31
18
30
15

29.7
17.5
19.7
16.9
21.4
14.6
21.1
21.8
17.5
19.5

7.8
3.5
10.2
8.8
11.3
9.5
10.8
10.3
9.9
11.1

6
2
15
15
42
17
31
18
30
15

54.2
47.0
43.9
40.8
46.7
40.2
45.3
46.6
42.0
44.5

6
2
15
15
42
17
31
18
30
15

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$120
$150

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

12.8%
12 8%
15.2%
9.0%
7.4%
5.6%
7.7%
3.3%
2.0%
6.2%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

$95

778

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

577
557
801

JOB-FUNCTION: PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

Std. Dev.

$97,803

$50,623

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
183

$97,803

$90,444

$45,819

183

$90,444

8.1%

8.1%

$17,588

$51,587

112

$52,738

$24,784

176

$94

$46

35

1332

889

34

3.2

0.8

186 16.7 10.4 186 42.5 185

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

78.5% $96,094 $44,284 145

21.5% $104,322 $70,130 38
80.0% $92,639 $56,889 31
20.0% $156,059 $101,582 7

$94,948
$108,334
$101,237
$142,302

$89,906
$92,430
$81,516
$142,322

$40,558
$62,127
$51,712
$84,197

144
39
32
7

$88,760
$96,442
$90,114
$128,565

6.9%
12.9%
13.6%
9.7%

7.0%
12.3%
12.3%
10.7%

$13,912
$41,362
$14,684
$214,771

$36,552
$106,013
$17,587
$290,238

97
15
13
2

$51,750
$56,578
$52,584
$73,125

$22,462
$32,380
$30,013
$38,934

140
36
29
7

$105
$75
$66
$106

$45
$43
$43
$28

22
13
10
3

1146
1599
1532
1768

819
947
978
983

20
14
10
4

3.1
3.3
3.2
3.8

0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0

146
40
32
8

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

91.4% $95,403 $43,835 167

4.3% $138,086 $106,263 8
4.3% $107,624 $87,571
8

$95,116
$145,538
$105,904

$88,590 $40,466
$123,794 $93,021
$95,786 $75,590

167
8
8

$88,303
$131,246
$94,066

7.7%
11.5%
12.4%

7.7%
10.9%
12.6%

$10,483 $11,492 103

$145,556 $237,679 3
$75,586 $137,424 6

$53,079
$59,068
$35,084

$25,189
$8,265
$23,059

162
8
6

$97
$72
$102

$45
$38
$64

26
5
4

1190
1902
1332

900
884
611

24
6
4

3.1
3.8
3.3

0.8
0.9
0.7

170 16.8 10.4 170 42.5 170

8 14.1 9.4
8 39.3 7
8 17.3 11.6 8 44.4 8

3.2%
23.1%
17.2%
8.1%
0.0%
7.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
5.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
2.2%
17.2%
1.6%
8.1%
1.6%
3.2%

$109,974
$91,463
$89,358
$102,413

$76,155
$100,348
$91,937
$101,840

$117,248
$85,837
$82,617
$90,207

-6.2%
6.6%
8.2%
13.5%

-8.7%
5.9%
7.9%
13.6%

$8,207
$5,288
$8,998
$7,213
$14,788 $20,378
$78,196 $152,670

$32,287
$24,915
$18,117
$23,494

$54
$29
$32

1431
787
2080

916
760
396

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7

6.8%
3.1%

$8,952
$500

$7,334

$53,214
$50,000

$12,073

$152

$52

3.0
2.0

0.8

$100,029

$108,700 $20,028

$99,529

0.5%

0.5%

$3,333

$1,528

$64,750

$17,942

$93

$43

2.8

1.0

$34,641
$14,149
$59,237
$12,267
$47,650
$53,463
$29,967

$104,012
$61,296
$109,150
$107,833
$94,550
$92,411
$96,200

$87,667
$76,556
$86,042
$85,753
$93,752
$90,878
$102,781

$31,644
$11,107
$48,254
$11,471
$39,814
$33,906
$26,557

$91,679
$57,640
$95,500
$104,955
$87,160
$69,956
$91,317

14.1%
4.8%
15.9%
3.4%
7.9%
24.7%
4.8%

13.5%
6.3%
14.3%
2.7%
8.5%
32.1%
5.3%

$50,000
$42,793
$61,637
$57,680
$50,993
$60,000
$56,199

$10,000
$23,101
$35,956
$15,529
$22,502
$31,225
$8,015

$79
$97

$46

3.3
4.0
3.2
3.0
3.1
2.7
2.8

0.6
0.0
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.6
1.0

6
43
32
15
0
13
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
4
32
3
15
3
6

28.5
13.6
15.8
16.9

5.5%
3.5%

0
9
6
5
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
5
0
2
1
0

3.5
3.3
2.9
3.5

$86,836
$84,204

6
41
31
14
0
10
1
0
0
8
0
0
3
4
31
3
15
3
6

$73
$74
$115

$106,611 $55,095
$73,600

4
29
22
11
0
8
1
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
15
0
11
0
5

$58,807
$48,408
$48,403
$46,903

$92,719
$86,804

6
42
32
14
0
13
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
4
31
3
15
3
6

$83,429
$94,722
$85,196
$89,634

$100,000
$80,212
$99,692
$88,631
$101,142
$113,333
$107,664

5
42
32
15
0
13
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
4
31
3
15
3
6

5.7%
37.1%
24.6%
4.0%
3.0%
4.2%
0.0%
3.0%
1.7%
9.5%
2.7%
1.0%
1.7%
1.7%

$83,544
$96,159
$97,045
$106,211
$102,849
$95,413

$44,768
$51,504
$46,802
$34,755
$46,300
$46,932

$78,958
$98,452
$95,039
$93,601
$95,397
$89,108

$78,132
$89,039
$88,888
$100,824
$94,468
$94,065

$43,466
$46,978
$41,391
$32,657
$39,964
$45,770

$40,727
$52,194
$50,395
$50,758
$56,531
$53,304

$21,127
$25,415
$26,751
$19,294
$36,716
$26,324

$77,978
$92,287
$95,346
$107,715
$118,988
$81,987
$125,562

$87,766
$101,032
$93,020
$109,211
$127,921
$71,334
$118,179

$60,509
$53,703
$51,449
$60,737
$73,596
$35,014
$56,433

$37,695
$12,299
$24,657
$15,505
$23,199
$27,544
$12,270

3
25
19
5
4
4
0
2
1
7
1
1
1
1

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.9

$32,868
$19,256
$39,668
$30,642
$13,764
$58,773
$64,111

23
144
92
15
11
15
0
12
6
35
9
2
6
7

3.0
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.0

$91,448
$107,477
$97,639
$117,459
$132,745
$75,395
$120,690

23
146
97
16
10
15
0
11
7
37
11
4
7
7

3.0
3.4
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.4
2.7

1.0
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.4

23
149
99
16
12
17
0
12
7
38
11
4
7
7

18.3 11.0 23 41.2 23

15.9 9.8 149 40.9 149
17.4 10.9 99 42.2 99
21.1 10.9 16 47.4 16
19.3 8.3 12 43.2 12
18.9 9.2 17 44.9 17
0
0
21.4 12.9 12 47.5 11
22.0 11.5 7 48.0 7
17.5 10.8 38 42.3 38
20.1 10.2 11 48.4 11
21.5 10.0 4 47.5 4
14.4 8.1
7 39.0 7
15.0 8.0
7 41.4 7

58.1% $112,490 $44,545

8.6% $109,485 $37,664
3.2% $85,795 $36,622
1.1% $28,567 $7,651
11.8% $45,042 $27,033
6.5% $62,948 $38,514
3.8% $55,927 $27,301
2.7% $55,276 $12,561
4.3% $160,148 $68,690

106
16
6
2
21
12
7
5
8

$107,045
$116,077
$84,362
$33,439
$59,372
$71,259
$75,416
$47,538
$153,843

25
2
1
0
2
0
0
3
1

3.1
3.1
3.5
2.5
3.5
3.4
2.9
3.6
3.0

0.8
0.9
0.8
2.1
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.5

108
16
6
2
22
12
7
5
8

18.6
14.4
17.2
15.0
11.7
13.8
9.9
19.4
18.9

10.9 108 45.3 108

8.0 16 38.7 15
13.0 6 45.2 6
11.3 2 40.0 2
5.9 22 35.4 22
8.2 12 37.9 12
8.9
7 34.4 7
16.7 5 43.2 5
9.0
8 43.1 8

3.7%
7.4%
11.1%
5.6%
13.9%
15.7%
3.7%
13.0%
15.7%
10.2%

$41,332
$29,027
$22,021
$25,962
$29,748
$43,210
$107,385
$35,878
$44,422
$55,361

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
12
17
11

1
2
2
0
4
7
1
2
2
4

3.3
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.6
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.4
3.1

0.5
0.8
0.7
1.0
1.1
0.4
1.3
0.7
0.5
1.2

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

20.0
16.0
11.4
9.5
25.7
23.3
28.8
14.8
18.9
16.3

7.8
5.8
7.3
6.6
12.1
11.9
7.5
11.3
10.3
8.2

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

42.0
40.1
38.3
35.3
52.7
48.1
51.5
45.8
47.9
41.6

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

81.3% $109,871 $40,988

18.8% $107,811 $23,547

13
3

2
0

2.9
4.0

0.9
0.0

13
3

14.6
13.7

8.8
3.2

13
3

38.9
37.7

12
3

Employed Full-Time

17.1 10.8 146 42.9 145

15.3 8.4 40 40.8 40
13.7 8.3 32 39.3 32
21.5 5.3
8 47.1 8

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$19,777
$51,806
$40,882
$81,402

$112,494 $59,704
$76,200

$109,200 $21,581

$35,822
$50,853
$42,653
$65,627

$9,000

$11,358

$16,738

$17,922

$8,377

$7,628

$89
$160

$72

$64
$89
$98
$104
$104
$70

$24
$44
$45
$32
$34
$41

$7,660

$5,089

$73,546
$91,332
$86,882
$88,214
$87,016
$87,760

6.9%
8.0%
9.2%
5.3%
8.9%
1.4%

7.4%
7.8%
9.4%
6.1%
9.6%
1.5%

$5,980
$19,510
$10,068
$7,236
$14,034
$7,491

$4,165
$55,487
$11,591
$5,833
$14,837
$5,168

$32,169
$16,713
$38,001
$20,333
$10,793
$55,672
$65,188

23
146
96
16
10
16
0
11
7
37
11
4
7
7

$74,296
$85,842
$90,727
$99,467
$114,164
$77,926
$123,051

4.2%
6.4%
5.0%
7.6%
3.8%
5.7%
2.1%

5.0%
7.5%
5.1%
8.3%
4.2%
5.2%
2.0%

$5,515
$12,620
$10,936
$6,451
$6,433
$5,335
$9,489

$3,460
$8,933
$11,664
$7,769
$6,830
$4,768
$4,256

16
96
56
8
8
10
0
7
5
22
6
3
7
3

$104,041
$103,781
$82,856
$26,228
$36,787
$54,676
$52,535
$48,057
$151,116

$38,887
$33,968
$35,474
$6,591
$23,122
$26,378
$26,685
$15,133
$56,710

107
16
6
2
20
12
7
5
8

$98,596
$110,373
$81,423
$31,100
$51,117
$62,987
$72,024
$40,319
$144,811

8.1%
5.5%
3.5%
8.9%
22.4%
15.1%
6.5%
15.0%
6.0%

8.6%
5.2%
3.6%
7.5%
16.1%
13.1%
4.7%
17.9%
6.2%

$23,871
$15,731
$7,309
$4,241
$7,879
$13,937
$5,441
$5,771
$14,404

$69,894
$16,213
$5,073
$1,628
$8,483
$17,394
$3,929
$5,333
$7,455

59
11
4
2
17
8
4
2
5

$57,526
$68,683
$41,385
$31,947
$29,656
$45,613
$32,567
$27,530
$77,707

$17,947
$25,224
$19,743
$33,449
$20,157
$36,481
$17,091
$27,788
$28,203

100
16
5
2
22
12
7
4
8

$100
$82
$101

$40
$62

$96

$89

$39
$114

$35

$129,042
$108,290
$101,140
$110,635
$87,379
$107,154
$128,071
$104,013
$100,121
$134,273

$129,225
$97,623
$79,688
$86,833
$106,820
$115,901
$144,250
$89,383
$99,453
$123,173

$45,922
$27,815
$22,410
$24,515
$21,284
$40,363
$74,772
$33,435
$35,730
$53,931

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
13
17
11

$119,767
$99,629
$94,878
$107,468
$81,026
$96,985
$109,571
$94,828
$93,148
$124,319

7.2%
8.9%
7.9%
3.6%
5.9%
8.8%
12.8%
10.3%
7.0%
8.1%

7.7%
8.7%
6.6%
2.9%
7.8%
10.5%
16.9%
9.7%
7.5%
8.0%

$8,500
$5,688
$8,533
$10,800
$18,143
$7,144
$163,333
$15,143
$42,837
$14,433

$9,192
$6,799
$9,933
$4,850
$25,718
$6,429
$222,785
$9,771
$115,227
$20,478

2
4
9
3
7
9
3
7
9
6

$56,250
$54,425
$59,367
$60,200
$58,308
$55,214
$46,250
$67,214
$52,260
$58,636

$4,787
$17,055
$13,206
$15,123
$16,825
$18,196
$2,500
$34,176
$9,643
$5,519

4
8
11
5
13
14
4
14
16
11

$75
$42
$89

$115,890
$116,409

$104,934 $37,427
$98,784 $14,241

13
3

$110,953
$107,382

4.7%
9.1%

4.4%
8.4%

$18,578
$8,140

$18,394
$3,360

8
3

$72,469
$52,275

$26,664
$3,020

13
3

0
8
6
5
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
1
5
0
2
1
0

1200

793

858

72
1442

1137

2000
1650

3
26
20
5
4
4
0
2
1
7
1
1
1
0

107
1372
1092
1208
1655
2228

42
884
876
979
1055
269

25
2
1
0
3
0
0
3
1

1405
1050
1780

796
1344

280

311

1807
320

1513

1
2
3
0
4
7
1
2
2
3

520
1065
1800

6.7
8.9
8.3
8.2

23.6 13.6
13.0

19.9

9.3

15.3
23.3
13.4
10.0
19.0
24.0
20.7

7.2
15.6
8.1
2.0
13.9
18.0
13.8

6
43
32
15
0
13
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
4
32
3
15
3
6

54.0
38.5
38.9
42.5
49.7
53.0

49.7

40.7
54.0
39.4
32.7
44.9
53.0
51.5

6
43
32
15
0
13
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
4
31
3
15
3
6

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$105
$105
$100
$150
$150
$150

$36
$38

1136
2400
937
100
100
100
2050

1505
1000

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$138,500
$106,284
$85,950
$90,000
$113,173
$126,070
$162,750
$98,568
$106,426
$133,127

$9
$39

$70
$121
$75
$145
$110
$120

$27
$44

$82

$62

$21
$7
$23

1435
849

948
1327
2500
2100
1350
1597

947
839

1050

1344

141
212
556

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

2
0

JOB-FUNCTION: PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 16.7
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

80.6% $97,185 $52,329

19.4% $100,324 $43,530

147
36

$95,752
$105,196

$89,704
$93,466

$47,151
$40,388

147
36

$88,271
$98,338

8.3%
7.3%

8.5%
7.0%

$20,050
$7,517

$57,222
$7,544

90
22

$52,227
$55,035

$26,020
$18,382

144
32

$87
$127

$47
$18

29
6

1273
1608

944
545

28
6

3.2
2.9

0.8
0.7

150 17.2 10.8 150 42.2 149

36 15.0 8.3 36 43.6 36

6.5% $179,344 $78,221

14.5% $91,978 $37,923
48.9% $89,533 $48,837
30.1% $98,042 $37,086

11
27
91
54

$163,008
$92,265
$88,100
$103,487

$161,378
$87,286
$83,119
$88,468

$66,626
$35,384
$44,362
$33,609

12
27
90
54

$145,042
$87,573
$81,686
$93,913

11.1%
5.4%
7.7%
10.8%

12.4%
5.4%
7.9%
10.2%

$93,466 $182,740
$10,187 $12,334
$15,662 $45,732
$12,985 $15,731

5
16
59
32

$63,291
$50,645
$50,685
$54,742

$24,245
$18,944
$27,145
$22,859

12
24
88
52

$112
$90
$84
$103

$35
$52
$53
$38

3
5
15
12

1750
480
1354
1540

634
850
968
709

4
5
14
11

3.3
3.4
3.2
3.1

1.1
0.7
0.8
0.7

12
27
91
56

22.4 8.4
16.6 10.4
17.2 11.2
14.8 8.9

12
27
91
56

49.8
43.7
42.0
41.1

12
27
91
55

5.4% $89,639 $29,158

8.6% $105,933 $59,392
52.2% $99,243 $46,286
32.3% $89,023 $45,191
1.6% $205,312 $149,720

10
16
96
58
3

$85,913
$100,201
$99,816
$89,596
$210,184

$87,146
$96,305
$91,113
$83,735
$178,494

$29,440
$52,395
$40,883
$44,443
$132,607

10
16
96
58
3

$83,420
$90,573
$91,686
$84,308
$183,366

2.9%
10.0%
8.9%
6.3%
15.0%

3.0%
10.6%
8.9%
6.3%
14.6%

$6,326
$4,383
$10,947 $9,980
$17,913 $47,059
$10,427 $12,033
$212,178 $293,905

8
9
57
36
2

$62,716
$58,177
$54,511
$47,065
$50,246

$14,215
$21,554
$22,953
$29,238
$4,636

9
14
93
57
3

$73
$93
$93
$101
$75

$39
$11
$53
$40

2
2
20
10
1

150
1690
1478
913
2275

127
830
943
318

1
2
19
10
2

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

10
16
97
60
3

18.0
18.7
16.5
16.5
15.0

12.7
10.0
10.4
10.4
5.0

10
16
97
60
3

42.2
48.3
42.0
41.8
39.3

10
16
96
60
3

50.0% $96,334 $52,859

12.9% $109,512 $54,936
25.8% $89,598 $44,136
11.3% $108,828 $47,921

92
24
46
21

$98,340
$101,487
$93,324
$99,657

$89,992
$98,653
$81,095
$103,522

$50,522
$41,509
$37,855
$42,691

92
24
46
21

$91,998
$90,628
$84,821
$94,351

7.0%
11.0%
10.5%
5.1%

6.9%
12.0%
10.0%
5.6%

$18,544 $48,264
$37,401 $110,425
$11,575 $13,184
$7,550
$6,049

54
14
28
16

$52,206
$55,036
$49,181
$61,181

$23,471
$15,405
$32,442
$15,977

89
22
46
19

$74
$118
$107
$90

$50
$43
$43
$31

13
3
15
4

1426
1900
1179
1043

901
656
947
826

14
3
14
3

3.2
3.2
3.7
1.9

0.6
0.6
0.5
0.9

93
24
48
21

16.0 9.5
19.5 13.1
15.4 9.9
19.9 11.1

93
24
48
21

40.8
49.7
40.4
46.8

93
23
48
21

68.3% $94,906 $48,912

31.7% $104,373 $54,185
8.1% $103,423 $47,702
1.1% $87,732 $13,814
0.0%
0.0%
5.9% $99,210 $43,626
25.8% $101,185 $55,860

127
56
13
2
0
0
11
46

$94,619
$104,373
$98,551
$111,233

$86,522 $43,581
$99,114 $49,723
$106,766 $50,024
$88,919 $8,601

$86,235
$99,114
$101,894
$112,420

9.7%
5.3%
-3.1%
-1.3%

9.7%
5.3%
-3.3%
-1.1%

$14,660
$24,910
$17,853
$6,398

$40,133
$73,121
$13,204
$1,977

$23,219
$28,074
$39,831
$18,308

$49
$37
$23

925
881
1088

0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7

-1.2%
5.6%

$8,913
$25,735

$6,098
$79,564

$43,480
$54,852

$24,690
$26,041

$128
$108

$29
$37

896
1407

1013
870

17
17
5
0
0
0
5
15

3.1
3.4
3.5
3.5

-1.2%
5.8%

19
16
5
0
0
0
5
14

1312
1353
936

$95,532
$98,764

123
53
13
2
0
0
9
44

$79
$111
$116

$100,404 $42,276
$95,611 $50,641

80
32
9
2
0
0
6
27

$51,394
$55,856
$63,592
$47,055

$94,338
$104,338

126
57
14
2
0
0
11
47

3.5
3.4

0.5
0.6

127
59
15
2
0
0
11
48

16.8 11.4 127 42.6 126

16.7 7.9 59 42.2 59
18.4 9.1 15 44.9 15
8.5 2.1
2 32.0 2
0
0
0
0
18.4 9.9 11 45.4 11
15.6 6.7 48 40.9 48

55.0% $108,085 $62,953

45.0% $111,196 $72,649

105
86

$98,627
$103,458

$100,942 $58,884
$103,306 $67,403

105
86

$91,484
$95,568

7.1%
7.6%

7.8%
8.3%

$27,841
$19,688

$39,435
$22,466

80
59

$49,281
$56,908

$28,337
$28,031

99
84

$166
$110

$82
$73

24
16

1096
994

847
943

23
15

3.5
3.3

0.7
1.0

105 20.0 10.2 105 44.7 105

86 19.4 10.9 86 44.3 86

10.2%
10 2%
26.3%
17.2%
17.7%
10.2%
7.0%
4.8%
3.8%
2.7%

$50,536
$50 536
$78,459
$88,478
$116,153
$106,877
$131,160
$164,685
$146,813
$102,640

$25,858
$25 858
$31,107
$54,136
$52,649
$40,926
$32,656
$57,482
$49,336
$27,894

19
49
32
32
17
13
9
7
5

$45,866
$45 866
$70,444
$79,950
$109,174
$103,552
$122,937
$153,126
$132,440
$97,740

$23,986
$23 986
$24,776
$51,464
$43,653
$41,305
$29,407
$47,072
$32,920
$28,904

19
49
31
32
18
13
9
7
5

$4,952
$4,603
$4 952
$4 603
$7,175
$5,989
$6,999
$6,568
$35,999 $84,054
$6,863
$6,029
$16,279 $16,168
$19,438 $17,080
$75,482 $153,491
$10,500

9
31
19
24
8
9
6
5
1

$41,340
$41 340
$51,008
$45,899
$54,084
$66,545
$66,111
$73,052
$47,934
$39,206

$20,659
$20 659
$20,658
$19,487
$16,703
$33,208
$42,446
$32,488
$13,582
$18,036

19
47
31
31
17
11
9
6
5

$50
$83
$96
$92
$131
$150
$101

$59
$47
$41
$58
$41

3
9
9
4
4
1
4
0
1

1517
1105
1408
1725
2127
100
1095

1207
801
716
1132
316

3
8
10
4
3
1
4
0
1

3.4
34
3.1
3.2
3.4
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
3.0

0.6
06
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.2

19
49
32
33
19
13
9
7
5

57.5%
29.0%
7.5%
5.4%
0.5%
0.0%

$89,378
$101,487
$125,001
$128,695
$121,688

$45,702
$42,322
$86,547
$57,073

107
51
14
10
1
0

$92,531
$101,774
$118,409
$101,181
$112,230

$82,375
$95,454
$112,513
$117,744
$116,280

$42,613
$39,330
$73,925
$44,759

107
51
14
10
1
0

$85,528
$95,741
$105,921
$90,230
$106,822

8.5%
6.3%
11.1%
9.3%
4.7%

8.2%
6.3%
11.8%
12.1%
5.1%

$10,536 $12,625
$10,825 $13,612
$47,318 $118,278
$66,303 $139,158
$14,873

60
33
12
6
1
0

$52,949
$53,767
$50,613
$49,796
$35,154

$24,074
$28,323
$21,685
$18,736

101
51
14
9
1
0

$92
$92
$75
$134

19
13
1
2
0
0

1385
1263
2500
72

850
915

19
13
1
1
0
0

3.1
3.3
3.4
3.1
4.0

0.9
0.7
0.7
1.0

107 15.6 10.7 107 42.1 106

54 16.6 9.0 54 41.7 54
14 19.0 9.0 14 42.2 14
10 26.3 12.2 10 49.9 10
1 20.0
1 46.0 1
0
0
0

4.4%
2.2%
7.7%
4.4%
15.5%
7.2%
22.7%
12.7%
17.7%
5.5%

$139,474
$173,500
$91,298
$97,660
$78,590
$91,432
$94,298
$102,456
$103,661
$88,144

$75,878
$99,915
$41,656
$35,043
$43,709
$48,042
$48,627
$49,025
$39,802
$53,000

8
4
14
8
28
13
40
23
31
10

$139,761
$174,073
$95,310
$80,751
$83,462
$87,420
$98,884
$102,456
$96,496
$96,169

$130,240
$150,000
$85,006
$83,718
$73,919
$85,857
$88,492
$96,044
$96,531
$73,742

$78,430
$70,356
$38,514
$22,562
$37,456
$46,651
$46,728
$42,607
$38,680
$39,312

8
4
14
8
28
13
39
23
32
10

$130,527
$150,573
$89,018
$66,809
$78,791
$81,845
$93,078
$96,044
$89,366
$81,767

7.1%
15.7%
7.4%
16.7%
6.3%
6.5%
6.6%
6.7%
7.4%
19.5%

7.1%
15.6%
7.1%
20.9%
5.9%
6.8%
6.2%
6.7%
8.0%
17.6%

$20,000
$143,178
$8,412
$14,633
$25,376
$9,838
$14,920
$15,628
$8,191
$9,664

1
3
10
6
18
9
29
10
19
5

$55,961
$60,000
$62,280
$64,415
$46,525
$47,077
$49,123
$55,611
$54,966
$48,919

$8,226
$14,142
$22,676
$35,639
$19,443
$19,350
$21,216
$27,483
$27,915
$26,541

7
4
11
7
27
12
40
21
32
10

$97
$90
$77
$147
$90
$150
$99
$64
$77
$115

6
2
6
2
7
1
4
3
2
1

1708
2000
1678
2400
1060
100
747
1107
296
1000

788
707
848

7
2
6
1
7
1
3
3
2
1

3.8
3.8
3.1
3.3
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.4
2.9

0.7
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7

8
4
14
8
28
13
41
23
32
10

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

10.2%
10 2%
11.4%
10.7%
6.4%
3.2%
6.7%
7.5%
10.9%
5.0%

$31

$79

1098

72

3.6
36
8.1
13.2
18.8
23.4
28.4
33.7
38.4
43.4

1.1
11
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.6
1.7
1.9

19
49
32
33
19
13
9
7
5

31.1
31 1
33.8
39.7
44.6
50.7
51.6
56.1
62.3
64.2

18
49
32
33
19
13
9
7
5

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

$42
$50
$78

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$239,735
$6,655
$20,136
$81,208
$9,110
$17,637
$18,863
$4,862
$10,738

$52
$21
$50
$59
$48
$53
$44
$3

823
1086
943
317

16.6
16.5
15.3
22.6
15.0
18.1
15.1
16.7
19.2
13.9

8.1
5.7
8.7
12.8
9.8
11.4
8.4
11.2
11.8
13.3

8
4
14
8
28
13
41
23
32
10

44.0
37.3
41.0
46.8
42.2
41.8
42.2
42.2
44.9
37.6

8
4
14
8
28
13
40
23
32
10

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT CONTROL (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$120,190 $60,371

352

$120,190

$111,153 $57,595

350

$111,153

8.1%

8.1%

$25,864

$49,232

228

$58,139

$24,688

337

$152

$138

52

1362

855

49

3.1

0.8

353 18.4 11.2 353 43.9 353

$117,469
$130,588
$129,791
$135,079

279
73
62
11

$116,158
$135,832
$136,346
$132,719

$110,118
$115,221
$113,598
$125,119

279
71
61
10

$108,807
$120,465
$120,153
$122,759

6.7%
13.3%
14.3%
8.0%

6.8%
12.8%
13.5%
8.1%

$25,169
$29,234
$32,012
$10,349

$51,720
$35,081
$36,401
$15,757

189
39
34
5

$58,101
$58,296
$56,961
$65,094

$25,304
$22,206
$20,906
$28,103

270
67
56
11

$127
$195
$193
$213

$60
$210
$220
$124

33
19
17
2

1322
1430
1453
1246

853
879
826
1683

31
18
16
2

3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2

0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0

280
73
62
11

91.8% $115,530 $54,043 323

3.7% $184,281 $79,761 13
4.5% $162,188 $107,655 16

$115,792
$184,805
$158,517

$106,677 $50,649 321

$180,491 $103,320 13
$144,617 $90,120 16

$106,939
$181,015
$140,946

8.3%
2.1%
12.1%

8.3%
2.1%
12.5%

$21,802 $35,326 210

$37,536 $24,294
5
$86,996 $139,728 13

$57,470
$61,816
$68,030

$22,009
$33,784
$51,963

308
13
16

$169
$117
$127

$168
$52
$34

33
11
8

1232
1506
1652

908
763
753

30
11
8

3.1
3.3
2.9

0.8
0.8
0.9

324 18.3 11.3 324 43.7 324

13 18.2 10.5 13 46.6 13
16 19.8 9.3 16 44.6 16

3.1%
12.7%
6.5%
5.7%
0.6%
16.4%
1.7%
0.0%
0.3%
6.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.8%
6.8%
23.5%
1.7%
6.8%
1.7%
3.4%

$111,891
$112,550
$91,279
$114,249
$79,996
$115,019
$102,147

$27,556
$51,265
$69,103
$52,086
$70,717
$47,621
$46,146

$118,446
$106,257
$101,767
$112,414
$52,203
$111,610
$101,098

$104,762
$106,469
$81,044
$110,701
$78,996
$106,845
$98,415

$27,087
$49,879
$58,208
$67,757
$69,303
$45,836
$46,690

6.8%
5.7%
12.6%
3.2%
1.3%
7.7%
3.8%

6.4%
6.1%
11.2%
3.3%
2.0%
7.9%
3.8%

$21,111
$36,959
$5,240
$24,289
$8,183
$11,299
$12,900

$15,389
$71,367
$4,506
$37,940
$4,501
$12,819
$11,455

$13,967
$23,126
$22,088
$15,249
$50,801
$18,062
$19,785

$275
$241
$44

1082
537
635

$113

$33

1807

641

0.5
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0

35.3%
3.4%
2.8%
7.6%
8.6%
13.4%
11.6%
5.8%
4.8%
-0.4%
7.4%

146.4%
3.7%
3.7%
12.2%
8.4%
13.4%
11.1%
6.3%
4.6%
-0.4%
7.2%

$20,975
$1,000
$7,202
$3,133
$61,072
$28,247
$27,472
$17,162
$127,000
$24,616

$35,393

$65,000
$55,703
$51,667
$41,005
$67,884
$75,744
$65,630
$57,427
$59,229
$51,167
$48,162

$25,302
$10,408
$12,721
$7,367
$43,246
$24,244
$17,170
$19,494
$5,307
$17,984

$118
$100

$39

633
12

839

$189
$133

$96
$60

1875
1584

597
812

$93

$34

1570

984

4.0
3.0
2.3
3.5
2.3
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.2
2.9

0.8
1.2
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.8

11
45
23
20
2
58
6
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
83
6
24
6
12

15.9 7.7
20.8 11.9
14.4 8.5
19.1 10.4
29.0 5.7
19.7 12.2
18.8 9.9

$20,499
$104,508
$81,496
$32,880
$104,543
$133,374
$131,141
$119,946
$109,701
$95,612
$111,817

1
8
3
10
0
5
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
4
10
0
4
0
0

3.1
3.2
3.6
3.5
3.5
2.9
2.8

$65,878
$47,353
$10,172
$15,082
$73,127
$64,987
$52,436
$45,114
$22,799
$61,458

1
9
4
10
0
5
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
4
11
0
4
0
0

200
1157
595
1492

$85,000
$111,325
$106,667
$52,807
$101,659
$133,112
$125,635
$130,696
$105,244
$84,600
$108,933

11
41
21
17
2
56
5
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
79
6
24
6
12

$150
$172
$271
$151

$50,499
$108,328
$84,496
$36,881
$113,329
$151,221
$145,683
$127,496
$114,725
$95,262
$119,866

9
28
15
12
2
33
2
0
0
15
1
1
2
20
53
6
19
1
9

$57,617
$52,688
$36,507
$50,057
$39,079
$59,868
$50,890

$65,194
$48,336
$7,343
$12,933
$80,033
$69,900
$53,440
$43,032
$28,192
$58,921

11
44
23
20
2
57
6
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
83
6
24
5
12

$111,317
$100,176
$91,532
$108,866
$51,203
$103,436
$97,366

$115,000
$115,145
$109,667
$56,808
$110,445
$150,959
$140,177
$138,246
$110,268
$84,250
$116,982

11
44
23
20
2
58
6
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
83
6
24
6
12

2.7%
32.3%
28.3%
5.7%
3.5%
5.4%
0.0%
3.3%
0.7%
12.1%
1.2%
1.5%
1.3%
2.1%

$113,107
$120,905
$122,895
$116,774
$125,659
$120,984

$57,069
$61,388
$60,975
$42,573
$66,125
$53,744

$113,369
$121,429
$121,846
$107,597
$125,659
$121,246

$113,160
$111,937
$113,384
$111,424
$111,431
$112,610

$70,174
$57,705
$58,022
$49,625
$49,349
$48,625

0.0%
8.0%
8.4%
4.8%
12.8%
7.4%

0.0%
8.0%
8.5%
5.2%
12.8%
7.4%

$12,027
$26,381
$28,284
$25,123
$22,569
$34,117

$10,767
$51,649
$57,429
$32,853
$21,697
$55,876

$16,052
$25,151
$24,777
$19,388
$32,986
$25,352

$91
$136
$155
$38
$98
$82

911
848
789
968
564
567

0.7
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9

12.9%
10.4%
10.1%
7.1%
-3.7%
-5.3%
6.5%

13.2%
9.2%
9.8%
7.2%
-4.1%
-5.2%
6.7%

$29,528
$33,684
$35,276
$27,677
$9,709
$8,545
$40,935

$35,126
$40,495
$70,331
$38,813
$10,002
$4,923
$39,419

$57,807
$59,048
$59,847
$53,164
$60,265
$58,027
$56,756

$28,631
$26,114
$30,437
$27,194
$23,176
$31,040
$31,389

$171
$133
$122
$130
$111
$122
$228

$99
$4
$56

462
566
805

$249

1660
1600
1694
2000
1181
2350
1383

3.0
3.3
3.1
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.1

0.9
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.7
1.0
0.6

22
265
232
47
29
44
0
27
6
99
10
12
11
17

18.3
18.2
18.8
21.9
18.4
18.3

$100,474
$104,237
$118,697
$106,224
$108,841
$108,812
$149,828

5
40
28
9
4
7
0
4
2
15
1
2
1
3

3.2
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.1

$46,320
$35,231
$68,935
$42,383
$76,791
$85,781
$90,031

5
41
28
9
5
7
0
4
2
15
1
2
1
4

881
1392
1551
1392
1370
1634

$103,096
$92,700
$116,075
$107,797
$118,542
$107,501
$155,072

21
254
223
44
27
42
0
27
6
93
9
11
11
17

$154
$151
$157
$110
$151
$149

$113,746
$113,873
$130,372
$113,854
$104,397
$103,118
$159,921

11
179
150
31
20
29
0
17
6
69
8
7
3
13

$54,491
$58,820
$59,164
$53,235
$57,810
$58,775

$63,996
$40,467
$72,287
$46,495
$51,438
$59,584
$86,446

22
263
230
47
29
44
0
27
6
99
10
12
11
17

$113,422
$112,461
$112,335
$102,247
$111,431
$112,872

$116,368
$102,336
$127,750
$115,427
$114,098
$101,807
$165,165

22
264
231
47
29
44
0
27
6
99
10
12
11
17

19.4
14.0
17.4
19.0
22.1
17.9
20.4

51.6%
23.2%
4.2%
0.8%
8.2%
2.5%
3.1%
3.4%
2.8%

$123,209
$128,070
$177,150
$34,986
$72,540
$114,280
$80,448
$79,358
$177,245

$50,036 181
$53,792 82
$109,224 15
$17,607
3
$44,913 29
$84,642
9
$45,296 11
$54,503 12
$71,757 10

$115,605
$136,460
$173,741
$53,602
$81,979
$127,914
$84,643
$90,108
$188,520

$116,241
$115,935
$171,167
$30,297
$64,925
$94,776
$64,230
$72,598
$161,733

$48,927 181
$49,878 80
$109,031 15
$21,599
3
$40,694 29
$64,164
9
$36,611 11
$40,166 12
$66,872 10

$108,637
$124,325
$167,758
$48,913
$74,364
$108,410
$68,425
$83,348
$173,008

6.0%
10.5%
3.5%
15.5%
11.7%
20.6%
25.3%
9.3%
9.6%

6.4%
9.8%
3.6%
9.6%
10.2%
18.0%
23.7%
8.1%
9.0%

$26,111
$31,018
$57,387
$6,500
$7,453
$15,281
$6,068
$8,263
$44,857

$59,753
$40,529
$54,736

$59,660
$66,488
$62,089
$20,385
$30,883
$57,160
$33,169
$52,710
$80,494

$22,522
$15,722
$24,869
$8,328
$26,161
$30,485
$18,102
$31,186
$29,696

173
78
15
3
29
9
9
11
10

$153
$114
$230

$162
$20
$188

944
365
424

$66
$173
$319

$36
$123

25
13
6
0
0
0
3
4
1

1155
1937
1856

$9,342
$14,370
$4,486
$8,361
$29,088

112
51
12
1
21
6
7
11
7

627
819
1000

844
772

25
12
5
0
0
0
3
3
1

3.1
3.0
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.5
2.9

0.7
0.9
1.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.6
1.0
1.1

182
82
15
3
29
9
11
12
10

21.3 11.8 182 46.8 182

15.2 9.8 82 41.6 82
19.7 10.6 15 43.1 15
11.3 2.1
3 35.0 3
14.8 8.8 29 38.6 29
13.2 5.0
9 37.8 9
16.8 12.8 11 43.4 11
14.3 9.8 12 39.1 12
14.1 9.2 10 40.4 10

4.4%
7.1%
5.5%
6.0%
11.0%
7.1%
4.4%
25.8%
18.7%
9.9%

$105,625
$129,285
$122,582
$96,344
$126,389
$126,035
$100,000
$139,564
$111,768
$126,417

$30,270
$47,547
$47,958
$36,925
$45,239
$37,744
$34,041
$69,341
$35,086
$38,751

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
33
18

$104,314
$127,974
$109,472
$114,174
$102,791
$119,742
$84,530
$131,960
$105,475
$116,978

$101,875
$124,073
$118,768
$91,784
$122,681
$109,306
$93,813
$130,815
$107,485
$116,333

$29,474
$49,865
$46,942
$37,808
$62,065
$32,867
$30,961
$62,585
$30,483
$42,696

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
33
18

$100,564
$122,762
$105,658
$109,614
$99,083
$103,013
$78,343
$123,211
$101,192
$106,894

3.7%
4.2%
3.2%
5.0%
3.0%
15.3%
6.6%
6.7%
4.0%
8.7%

3.7%
4.2%
3.6%
4.2%
3.7%
16.2%
7.9%
7.1%
4.2%
9.4%

$6,143
$3,805
$9,583
$8,570
$17,271 $12,789
$24,072 $26,952
$18,625 $22,244
$13,986 $18,789
$8,333
$9,626
$58,286 $108,608
$16,199 $17,611
$11,063 $14,143

7
6
7
9
14
11
6
29
15
8

$64,429
$61,583
$56,900
$60,727
$57,141
$64,298
$54,250
$65,139
$54,019
$55,313

$26,280
$11,920
$11,130
$9,789
$14,498
$33,980
$23,741
$32,625
$13,924
$12,846

7
12
10
11
20
11
8
46
32
16

$88
$60

$31

1285
250

1719

$136
$113
$75
$263
$154
$93

$20
$46

1975
962
100
1427
1092
1040

530
862

$315
$44
$32

2
1
0
0
2
5
1
6
6
2

1127
775
1358

2
1
0
0
2
5
1
6
6
2

3.0
3.5
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
2.9

0.5
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.8
0.6
1.1

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

18.9
18.9
23.4
11.6
27.4
20.8
24.3
21.3
20.8
22.0

9.4
6.6
12.2
10.2
11.7
14.1
13.1
12.3
10.2
13.1

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

47.9
43.6
49.3
37.4
52.2
44.3
47.3
47.1
46.6
47.9

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

78.0% $130,003 $55,831

22.0% $121,201 $46,599

64
18

$142,589
$114,384

$116,018 $50,498
$115,649 $49,101

62
18

$128,604
$108,832

12.1%
4.8%

10.9%
5.1%

$32,548
$26,974

37
14

$68,452
$59,942

$16,284
$11,845

60
18

$114
$113

$12
$31

8
5

2064
1760

357
329

7
5

2.9
3.2

1.0
0.7

64
18

13.6 8.6
21.0 11.7

64
18

40.5
45.6

64
18

Employed Full-Time
Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

79.3%
20.7%
84.9%
15.1%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

$57,665
$69,211
$67,808
$80,093

$55,596
$65,128
$65,307
$66,562

18.9 11.5 280 44.4 280

16.4 9.7 73 41.7 73
15.9 9.4
62 41.3 62
19.3 11.3 11 44.3 11

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$2,309
$109,106
$36,986
$15,370
$21,663
$30,846

43.0
21.0
28.0
26.0
17.3
18.3
16.3
22.5
16.7
14.2
17.3

9.5
18.0
22.6
11.4
10.8
10.5
12.9
11.4
14.5
11.2

11
45
23
20
2
58
6
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
83
6
24
6
12

41.1
45.2
37.9
45.3
54.0
45.2
46.7
65.0
46.1
53.3
54.5
44.3
45.5
41.5
48.0
43.0
43.8
43.4

11
45
23
20
2
58
6
0
1
24
3
2
3
24
83
6
24
6
12

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$16

1653
1190

12.4 22 41.7 22
11.0 265 43.4 265
11.2 232 43.9 232
11.2 47 47.5 47
9.7 29 45.0 29
11.6 44 44.2 44
0
0
10.1 27 45.1 27
7.7
6 39.3 6
10.5 99 42.7 99
10.0 10 46.6 10
14.0 12 47.6 12
12.1 11 41.9 11
10.0 17 45.4 17

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

$42,332
$36,482

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT CONTROL (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
#

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

79.0% $126,294 $63,612

21.0% $97,255 $38,662

278
74

$124,459
$104,072

5.9%
9.9%
44.2%
39.9%

$127,404
$110,288
$113,654
$128,733

$44,498
$57,867
$57,630
$65,083

21
34
156
141

5.7%
11.0%
51.0%
30.6%
1.7%

$147,891
$122,839
$119,113
$112,669
$177,040

36.3%
30.6%
18.7%
14.4%
78.2%
21.8%
11.9%
2.0%
0.3%
0.0%
5.9%
6.8%

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$117,007 $60,838
$88,941 $35,478

277
73

$115,172
$95,758

7.9%
9.3%

8.1%
8.7%

$28,630
$12,036

$53,152
$14,273

190
38

$57,532
$60,587

$25,266
$22,215

270
67

$158
$130

$149
$81

41
11

1372
1318

852
921

40
9

3.2
2.9

0.8
0.8

279 19.1 11.1 279 44.1 279

74 15.8 11.1 74 43.0 74

$116,654
$116,319
$118,636
$123,227

$112,972
$101,680
$104,652
$120,401

$42,150
$51,002
$51,454
$66,079

21
35
154
140

$102,222
$107,711
$109,634
$114,895

12.8%
8.5%
8.6%
6.9%

14.1%
8.0%
8.2%
7.3%

$30,390
$27,033
$19,759
$32,086

$28,211
$63,026
$51,779
$44,709

15
22
104
87

$66,154
$52,310
$57,275
$59,386

$27,805
$19,908
$28,816
$19,556

21
35
149
132

$174
$163
$112
$182

$86
$91
$48
$193

5
3
21
23

553
1900
1129
1683

522
424
832
807

4
2
21
22

3.1
3.0
3.2
3.0

1.0
0.8
0.7
0.9

21
35
156
141

22.5 13.0 21
16.1 10.9 35
16.5 9.7 156
20.5 12.0 141

$63,077 20
$61,448 39
$58,177 180
$57,715 107
$109,536 6

$131,372
$123,101
$119,113
$115,815
$174,680

$132,666
$111,326
$110,765
$105,049
$163,304

$52,249 19
$52,218 39
$54,420 178
$59,695 108
$118,556 6

$116,147
$111,588
$110,765
$108,195
$160,944

11.5%
10.3%
7.5%
7.3%
8.4%

13.1%
10.3%
7.5%
7.0%
8.5%

$29,428
$24,406
$27,143
$21,045
$66,227

$22,094
$30,275
$57,791
$36,930
$86,426

9
25
117
72
5

$63,874
$59,000
$57,967
$56,216
$76,108

$21,288
$14,814
$25,308
$27,159
$6,198

19
36
173
104
5

$115
$112
$129
$186

$0
$37
$41
$195

2
9
17
24
0

2100
1553
1235
1309

141
897
859
868

2
9
16
22
0

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

20
39
180
108
6

24.7
18.3
18.4
17.2
19.3

11.8 20 51.7 20
10.4 39 45.1 39
11.7 180 43.5 180
10.2 108 42.5 108
10.1 6 44.2 6

$115,876
$117,522
$123,898
$131,782

$62,871
$56,645
$60,898
$60,985

127
108
66
51

$119,022
$119,620
$119,703
$124,703

$107,918
$108,259
$116,431
$118,808

$59,670
$55,298
$63,767
$48,007

127
108
66
49

$111,064
$110,357
$112,236
$111,729

7.4%
8.6%
6.4%
10.9%

7.2%
8.4%
6.7%
11.6%

$23,816
$26,900
$30,352
$23,063

$56,568
$50,075
$46,003
$27,027

86
66
44
32

$57,321
$57,327
$59,569
$60,054

$27,760
$21,080
$26,936
$20,823

121
104
64
48

$151
$133
$193
$113

$131
$56
$215
$41

17
12
14
9

1098
1264
1596
1596

901
894
842
710

15
12
13
9

3.2
3.1
3.8
2.0

0.6
0.6
0.5
0.9

128
108
66
51

17.2
17.6
20.0
21.1

10.7 128 42.2 128

10.7 108 43.7 108
11.4 66 44.4 66
12.6 51 47.8 51

$118,535
$126,098
$135,005
$100,905
$172,000

$62,490
$52,048
$58,706
$52,533

$120,895
$117,445
$121,633
$116,113
$112,743

$109,335
$117,600
$126,662
$95,659
$165,000

$58,472
$54,244
$61,654
$55,345

8.4%
7.2%
6.6%
5.5%
4.2%

8.2%
7.8%
7.4%
4.7%
6.6%

$26,362
$23,722
$30,248
$20,705
$5,000

$51,400
$38,988
$50,829
$21,250

$24,965
$23,816
$24,448
$18,510

$102
$199
$261

880
815
793

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8

7.6%
5.4%

$23,680
$13,277

$24,649
$14,570

$57,221
$63,998

$25,614
$24,596

$135
$129

$20
$62

1420
944

836
707

34
15
9
1
1
0
5
7

3.1
3.3
3.6
2.6
3.0

7.3%
4.9%

36
16
9
1
1
0
5
8

1409
1256
1380
2450
1000

$113,016
$120,469

264
73
41
6
1
0
20
23

$141
$175
$218
$106
$175

$116,949 $40,640
$132,530 $72,319

185
43
23
6
1
0
10
13

$58,299
$57,562
$58,965
$44,679
$55,000

$121,608
$126,942

273
77
42
7
1
0
21
24

$111,695
$108,947
$113,290
$110,867
$105,743

$125,541 $41,179
$139,003 $62,313

275
77
42
7
1
0
21
24

3.2
3.3

0.8
0.8

276
77
42
7
1
0
21
24

17.5 11.1 276 43.2 276

21.7 10.7 77 46.1 77
23.5 9.4 42 48.1 42
12.6 8.8
7 38.1 7
41.0
1 63.0 1
0
0
19.9 9.5 21 44.9 21
23.0 11.5 24 47.2 24

55.0% $108,085 $62,953

45.0% $111,196 $72,649

105
86

$103,890
$108,574

$100,942 $58,884
$103,306 $67,403

105
86

$96,747
$100,684

7.1%
7.6%

7.4%
7.8%

$27,841
$19,688

$39,435
$22,466

80
59

$49,281
$56,908

$28,337
$28,031

99
84

$166
$110

$82
$73

24
16

1096
994

847
943

23
15

3.5
3.3

0.7
1.0

105 20.0 10.2 105 44.7 105

86 19.4 10.9 86 44.3 86

11.0%
11 0%
19.3%
17.8%
13.0%
14.2%
7.9%
8.5%
4.8%
3.4%

$70,035
$70 035
$91,843
$106,567
$133,637
$145,339
$166,287
$139,910
$152,560
$160,122

$30,474
$30 474
$47,700
$43,776
$67,774
$62,486
$69,804
$52,934
$40,145
$52,762

39
68
63
46
50
27
30
17
12

$61,217
$61 217
$85,716
$94,602
$121,465
$135,084
$158,764
$130,600
$145,810
$152,088

$23,047
$23 047
$47,986
$38,918
$60,383
$59,085
$71,329
$44,820
$45,751
$53,162

37
68
63
46
50
27
30
17
12

$12,085
$12 085 $19,264
$19 264
$20,109 $26,430
$12,457 $15,147
$26,311 $25,303
$30,871 $37,343
$70,203 $129,213
$13,212 $14,322
$67,396 $99,715
$22,569 $32,017

21
46
37
31
35
17
22
10
9

$54,556
$54 556
$55,254
$57,184
$54,426
$59,257
$71,211
$63,098
$57,514
$58,150

$17,456
$17 456
$22,628
$24,772
$24,747
$24,181
$40,208
$23,560
$18,185
$9,801

37
65
61
43
48
28
26
17
12

$85
$134
$159
$196
$126
$124
$290
$140
$138

$35
$84
$89
$202
$47
$37
$410
$14
$53

2
9
7
6
13
7
4
2
2

1650
1310
1079
1435
1304
1993
1108
1940
506

1202
873
910
755
911
720
902
198
699

2
9
7
5
12
6
4
2
2

3.1
31
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.1
2.8
3.1
2.9

0.7
07
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8

39
68
63
46
50
28
30
17
12

3.3
33
8.1
13.5
17.7
23.6
28.9
33.1
38.4
43.8

41.6%
30.6%
14.4%
12.2%
0.8%
0.3%

$97,878
$130,930
$137,574
$137,489
$229,275
$260,000

$40,636 146
$62,602 108
$56,942 51
$77,958 43
$131,290 3
1

$107,579
$125,162
$126,562
$133,818
$220,622
$187,633

$90,123
$123,389
$124,128
$125,397
$218,840
$254,000

$35,634 145
$62,149 107
$52,717 51
$74,627 43
$141,252 3
1

$99,824
$117,621
$113,116
$121,726
$210,187
$181,633

8.6%
6.1%
10.8%
9.6%
4.8%
2.4%

7.8%
6.4%
11.9%
9.9%
5.0%
3.3%

$16,766
$22,369
$36,447
$37,898
$43,589
$100,000

83
65
41
35
3
1

$58,212
$56,521
$57,806
$60,780
$76,405
$65,000

$21,248
$21,128
$23,289
$40,516
$18,867

136
104
50
43
3
1

$104
$144
$250
$164

$27
$117
$267
$100

15
21
8
8
0
0

1383
1378
1521
1112

848
919
587
1022

15
20
7
7
0
0

3.0
3.2
3.0
3.3
4.0
3.0

0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0

147
108
51
43
3
1

14.7 10.4 147 40.9 147

20.6 11.2 108 45.6 108
22.6 11.6 51 46.7 51
19.8 9.0 43 45.8 43
21.7 9.9
3 45.3 3
46.0
1 66.0 1

1.1%
0.3%
3.4%
3.2%
18.4%
8.3%
25.3%
13.8%
18.4%
7.8%

$138,419
$130,000
$116,666
$112,175
$111,274
$110,352
$114,739
$119,932
$134,948
$139,803

$81,558

$134,748
$131,049
$122,697
$129,742
$112,585
$116,120
$113,166
$119,932
$129,704
$138,230

$159,331
$125,000
$106,599
$94,005
$102,774
$102,023
$106,791
$109,303
$124,206
$128,482

$127,533

$155,660 -13.1%
$126,049 4.0%
$112,630 9.4%
$111,572 19.3%
$104,085 8.3%
$107,791 8.2%
$105,218 7.4%
$109,303 9.7%
$118,962 8.6%
$126,909 8.8%

-13.4%
4.0%
8.9%
16.3%
8.2%
7.7%
7.6%
9.7%
9.0%
8.9%

$24,338
$5,000
$14,761
$15,479
$14,863
$11,588
$29,444
$29,625
$39,647
$22,887

1
1
10
6
38
20
57
36
42
14

$67,335

$62,667

$20

734

$112
$87
$74
$94
$47
$37
$287
$313

740
1564
979
1150
1394
1900
1647
1750

615
1010
1142
876
970
141
699

4
0
5
4
5
3
16
2
7
1

3.8
4.0
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.1

0.5

$127
$171
$121
$118
$120
$104
$254
$379

4
0
5
4
6
3
17
2
7
2

1438

$32,990
$22,395
$21,753
$22,942
$23,213
$19,807
$30,547
$21,641

4
0
11
11
59
27
86
47
62
27

$119

$64,941
$58,872
$56,296
$63,555
$55,216
$59,030
$59,684
$56,723

4
1
12
11
64
29
88
48
64
27

19.8
18.0
16.1
11.7
17.9
16.2
19.0
18.4
20.4
19.0

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

46.5 21
40.9 35
42.5 156
45.7 141

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

14.4%
14 4%
7.1%
12.6%
10.0%
7.6%
4.7%
7.1%
4.6%
5.3%

1.4
14
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.5
1.4
2.1

39
68
63
46
50
28
30
17
12

30.7
30 7
35.1
39.8
41.5
49.0
53.0
57.6
61.7
64.4

39
68
63
46
50
28
30
17
12

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

$23,046
$31,119
$63,147
$86,201
$66,217

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$62,395
$80,733
$58,080
$38,928
$53,129
$57,229
$71,729
$69,643

4
1
12
11
64
29
88
47
64
27

$57,072
$67,329
$60,381
$37,447
$50,365
$56,384
$63,722
$57,353

4
1
12
10
64
29
87
47
64
27

$14,021
$24,388
$21,024
$11,582
$42,367
$47,876
$87,790
$24,050

1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8

9.0
10.6
8.6
10.7
8.1
11.2
11.9
12.6
11.5

4
1
12
11
64
29
88
48
64
27

44.8
42.0
45.5
36.4
43.2
42.0
44.4
43.4
45.3
45.3

4
1
12
11
64
29
88
48
64
27

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ENGINEERING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

Std. Dev.

$92,416

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$50,696

162

$92,416

$85,286

$47,597

163

$85,286

8.4%

8.4%

$16,267

$17,071

95

$51,730

$29,382

153

$112

$77

25

1219

890

25

3.2

0.8

164 17.1 11.1 164 42.5 164

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

79.9% $89,525 $48,789

20.1% $104,159 $57,140
81.8% $103,537 $57,780
18.2% $107,519 $59,892

130
32
27
5

$89,969
$101,939
$98,653
$118,175

$82,348
$96,861
$92,865
$114,844

$46,451
$50,967
$48,377
$63,090

130
33
27
6

$82,792
$94,641
$87,981
$125,500

8.7%
7.5%
11.5%
-6.4%

8.7%
7.7%
12.1%
-5.8%

$16,487
$14,746
$13,660
$26,690

$17,638
$12,966
$13,014

83
12
11
1

$49,879
$59,644
$55,812
$78,037

$28,606
$31,807
$29,700
$38,713

124
29
24
5

$110
$115
$193
$213

$74
$86
$220
$124

16
9
17
2

1003
1602
1453
1246

877
823
826
1683

16
9
16
2

3.3
3.0
3.2
3.2

0.7
1.0
0.8
1.0

131
33
62
11

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

96.3% $91,084 $49,312

1.8% $169,800 $91,149
1.8% $84,322 $30,152

156
3
3

$91,750
$139,608
$77,218

$84,059 $45,871 157

$154,533 $104,330 3
$80,258 $33,898
3

$84,725
$124,341
$73,154

8.4%
9.9%
5.1%

8.3%
12.3%
5.6%

$16,430

$17,204
$6,657

93
0
2

$51,418
$75,000
$59,437

$29,565

$8,707

$23,691

149
1
3

$105
$133
$152

$77
$104
$45

20
3
2

1170
1090
1900

913
995
424

20
3
2

3.2
3.0
3.3

0.8
1.7
1.2

158 16.8 10.9 158 42.2 158

3 30.7 16.7 3 53.7 3
3 20.3 13.1 3 51.0 3

3.0%
15.2%
7.3%
11.0%
0.6%
9.1%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
5.5%
26.8%
0.6%
8.5%
1.8%
3.7%

$75,732
$90,081
$67,161
$87,556
$25,962
$88,314

$91,996
$81,672
$51,051
$91,572
$32,550
$90,083

$66,910
$84,336
$61,707
$81,804
$19,452
$87,863

9.6%
7.0%
10.7%
6.3%
20.0%
0.5%

13.2%
6.8%
8.8%
7.0%
33.5%
0.5%

$25,898
$23,217
$8,658
$13,720

$17,430
$27,606
$4,959
$14,159

$108

1472

1492
408
1225

0.5
0.8
0.7
0.6

1379

$84,500

$62,522

-11.6%

-15.7%

$86,709

$106,870 $17,374

$76,900

9.2%

12.8%

$9,975

$10,643

$70,225
$102,933
$107,049
$125,722
$95,882
$93,571
$87,539

$68,672
$75,086
$91,567
$93,600
$88,861
$84,386
$84,240

4.2%
15.2%
12.5%
22.2%
5.4%
8.8%
2.3%

4.3%
12.5%
12.0%
19.8%
5.3%
8.6%
2.3%

$7,309
$16,485
$17,098

$3,079
$12,802
$17,248

$32,667
$38,135
$44,601

$67,340
$91,514
$95,563
$104,922
$91,081
$86,162
$85,572

$11,901
$24,958
$17,449

$13,520

1
2
0
8
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
1
2
0
0

3.6
3.2
3.1
3.5
4.0
3.4

$52,697

1
2
0
8
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
1
3
0
0

760
1071

$17,678

5
25
12
16
1
12
0
1
0
6
0
0
3
7
42
1
13
3
6

$40
$99

$17,059

4
12
6
8
0
5
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
7
29
0
11
1
5

$53,417
$41,347
$38,357
$46,010
$1,447
$55,937

$31,146
$41,231
$46,046

5
25
12
18
1
14
0
1
0
7
0
0
3
9
44
1
14
2
6

5
25
12
18
1
15
0
1
0
7
0
0
3
9
44
1
14
3
6

4.0% $88,707 $42,850

30.4% $94,930 $51,812
27.2% $89,089 $47,624
3.5% $92,008 $45,643
6.2% $90,509 $46,514
5.7% $90,476 $41,042
0.0%
4.2% $94,380 $52,635
1.2% $71,447 $38,493
10.2% $92,962 $44,040
2.0% $81,478 $47,881
2.0% $91,878 $58,571
1.2% $105,695 $53,173
2.0% $76,638 $59,088

15
121
107
14
25
23
0
17
5
41
8
8
5
8

$83,601
$94,264
$89,311
$77,356
$88,067
$88,034

$89,758
$87,488
$82,918
$87,770
$88,221
$84,887

$44,010
$48,586
$45,481
$43,636
$47,822
$40,509

$98,154
$86,099
$96,070
$78,148
$83,220
$105,473
$73,974

$84,801
$68,216
$87,379
$75,907
$88,263
$85,834
$72,226

8
70
66
11
16
15
0
12
4
23
7
6
4
3

38.4%
9.8%
2.4%
2.4%
17.1%
4.3%
12.8%
7.3%
5.5%

$120,821
$103,605
$106,872
$34,556
$60,807
$79,037
$47,812
$58,379
$155,585

$43,074
$29,655
$59,367
$18,654
$36,632
$36,575
$28,662
$24,731
$52,802

62
15
4
4
28
7
21
12
9

$109,721
$111,375
$95,328
$40,328
$66,579
$86,585
$58,690
$71,477
$154,031

3.2%
7.9%
6.3%
3.2%
9.5%
9.5%
7.9%
20.6%
19.0%
12.7%

$96,000
$119,185
$104,242
$187,675
$126,917
$162,300
$125,521
$126,640
$95,592
$114,579

$29,698
$34,997
$37,920
$124,910
$40,864
$70,383
$31,708
$39,270
$22,449
$19,407

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
13
12
8

81.3% $104,387 $30,956

18.8% $100,478 $29,447

12
3

Employed Full-Time

16.9 11.3 131 42.2 131

18.1 10.3 33 43.9 33
19.3 10.9 27 43.6 27
12.3 3.6
6 45.3 6

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$100,818
$87,417
$56,505
$97,324
$39,060
$90,534

$50,957
$43,204
$33,977
$70,069
$47,438

$74,675
$116,679 $20,213

$71,557
$86,505
$103,053
$114,400
$93,662
$91,795
$86,207

$55,259
$57,335
$57,437

$50,179
$35,008
$35,271
$71,106
$46,021

$55,534
$46,105
$53,375

5
25
12
18
1
15
0
1
0
7
0
0
3
9
44
1
14
2
6

$20,957

$14,367
$23,387
$20,748
$33,555
$29,842

$62,000

$116
$27
$190

$60,826

$17,348

$51,671
$53,776
$59,205
$75,000
$54,115
$68,365
$52,685

$27,596
$23,245
$37,885
$20,966
$15,922
$21,919

$51,609
$51,996
$51,469
$53,644
$51,549
$45,696

$24,973
$29,884
$30,413
$23,634
$38,111
$26,669

$52,905
$52,725
$56,099
$49,585
$57,096
$73,253
$33,119

$35,546
$18,776
$33,650
$29,652
$41,644
$52,129
$21,473

15
115
103
14
24
22
0
17
5
39
8
8
5
8

35
12
3
0
16
5
10
8
6

$61,679
$71,920
$59,187
$18,750
$33,539
$40,567
$31,087
$49,838
$81,226

$21,555
$23,023
$11,558
$11,411
$34,497
$20,571
$16,965
$22,204
$38,564

58
13
4
4
27
7
20
11
9

$51,250
$56,976
$65,000
$47,000
$52,917
$62,000
$52,600
$76,600
$58,318
$67,250

$15,910
$16,013
$24,833
$9,899
$17,488
$22,804
$18,270
$29,785
$16,562
$21,744

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
10
11
8

$120

$71,296
$75,354

$21,991
$38,689

11
2

$120
$248

$77
$99

$100

$248
$69
$50
$160

$57

$126
$121
$91

$117
$74
$85

$99
$201

$84

$46

1045

2000
832
2080
1220

667

1351

941
1669

0.7

3.0
3.4

0.8

3.7
3.1
3.2
1.0
2.7
3.7
3.5

0.6
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.8

28.4
15.9
12.3
21.5
23.0
18.1

11.6
10.1
6.9
11.9
12.3

27.0
30.6 13.5

17.7 4.7
9.7 4.9
15.3 9.9
12.0
16.1 11.9
16.3 5.5
16.5 15.7

5
25
12
18
1
15
0
1
0
7
0
0
3
9
44
1
14
3
6

54.8
41.6
37.5
46.2
46.0
43.5
45.0
53.9

41.3
34.0
41.2
42.0
42.2
40.0
44.2

5
25
12
18
1
15
0
1
0
7
0
0
3
9
44
1
14
3
6

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$84,652
$86,822
$83,140
$73,118
$85,779
$82,445

-1.2%
8.5%
7.4%
4.8%
2.6%
6.6%

-1.2%
8.6%
7.4%
5.8%
2.7%
6.8%

$11,059
$16,953
$16,571
$10,697
$10,225
$15,080

$13,759
$17,610
$17,578
$11,712
$10,223
$12,848

$51,254
$37,887
$45,497
$45,377
$59,484
$51,735
$57,593

15
121
108
14
25
23
0
17
5
41
8
8
5
8

$88,575
$82,868
$90,487
$72,577
$79,605
$85,612
$69,562

11.3%
4.7%
6.4%
7.3%
4.1%
23.1%
6.1%

10.8%
3.9%
6.2%
7.7%
4.5%
23.2%
6.3%

$13,372
$5,381
$16,770
$10,112
$8,784
$15,336
$18,633

$13,506
$4,483
$17,656
$5,698
$4,999
$16,764
$19,596

$111,256
$95,664
$101,820
$41,661
$53,365
$66,188
$43,636
$56,137
$150,192

$38,571
$27,382
$60,621
$14,070
$35,737
$27,410
$24,578
$29,940
$55,437

62
16
4
4
28
7
21
12
9

$100,156
$103,434
$90,276
$47,433
$59,137
$73,736
$54,514
$69,235
$148,638

8.6%
8.3%
5.0%
-17.1%
13.9%
19.4%
9.6%
4.0%
3.6%

9.6%
7.7%
5.6%
-15.0%
12.6%
17.4%
7.7%
3.2%
3.6%

$18,899
$15,936
$9,843

$21,818
$11,854
$5,560

$15,503
$17,614
$6,773
$13,579
$25,110

$15,550
$24,674
$7,662
$9,054
$11,147

$85,122
$90,991
$104,908
$167,917
$120,035
$142,542
$104,431
$121,534
$91,374
$99,483

$93,875
$111,104
$96,650
$141,850
$112,420
$156,200
$120,780
$113,696
$91,456
$106,173

$29,875
$29,190
$41,751
$64,135
$31,114
$70,973
$29,161
$43,232
$20,756
$19,537

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
13
12
8

$82,997
$82,910
$97,316
$122,092
$105,538
$136,442
$99,690
$108,590
$87,238
$91,077

2.3%
7.3%
7.9%
32.3%
12.9%
3.9%
3.9%
11.4%
4.5%
7.9%

2.6%
9.7%
7.8%
37.5%
13.7%
4.5%
4.8%
11.9%
4.7%
9.2%

$77,250
$4,500
$2,700
$9,600
$17,500
$10,700
$20,230
$36,129
$11,778
$18,743

$6,582
$22,474
$29,034
$11,483
$16,434

1
3
3
1
1
4
5
7
7
3

$113,267
$102,920

$99,427
$79,353

$28,607
$14,912

13
3

$108,307
$81,795

5.0%
26.6%

4.6%
25.8%

$15,923
$15,976

$12,743
$11,104

9
3

$75
$100
$27

$60

$142
$184

$67
$91

$17
$24

$7
$28

$33
$70
$148

$8
$42
$51

3
18
14
0
1
2
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
0

1481
1280
1290
2000
1040
763

869
889
861
1358
1076

1750

354

1855
408

290

1150
2100

923
141

2006
1208

150
1368

264
420
1760

204
481
226

4
18
15
1
2
3
0
2
0
5
1
0
0
0

3.2
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0

0.5
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

16
122
109
14
25
23
0
17
5
41
8
8
5
8

3.4
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5

13
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
2

19.4
17.4
17.0
23.7
18.2
18.2
15.4
10.5
15.7
18.6
21.0
17.2
18.3

9.3 16 43.7 16
11.2 122 42.6 122
11.3 109 41.7 109
12.7 14 47.9 14
10.6 25 44.6 25
13.0 23 42.5 23
0
0
9.3 17 39.8 17
7.9
5 35.2 5
11.0 41 41.5 41
12.3 8 42.3 8
14.9 8 45.9 8
13.0 5 40.0 5
14.0 8 43.0 8

3.1
2.9
4.0
4.0
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.7
3.1

0.8
1.1
0.0
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.9

63
16
4
4
28
7
21
12
9

22.1
13.6
22.3
14.5
14.5
13.7
12.2
11.2
17.8

12.3
7.8
17.4
17.1
6.6
9.5
9.2
7.5
11.0

63
16
4
4
28
7
21
12
9

47.1
42.9
46.5
38.8
39.8
39.4
36.0
36.8
43.3

63
16
4
4
28
7
21
12
9

1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1

3.5
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.2
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.9

0.7
1.3
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.8

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

22.0
29.8
16.8
26.0
20.2
26.0
26.6
19.4
19.0
23.9

11.3
13.4
12.4
2.8
12.1
10.1
9.9
10.9
14.7
15.4

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

52.0
54.2
41.8
51.5
44.5
50.8
51.6
43.0
44.0
50.8

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

1
1

2.9
3.0

1.1
1.0

13
3

13.1
16.0

8.6
2.0

13
3

43.8
39.0

13
3

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

13
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
2

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$1,500
$3,724

$141
$90
$175
$250
$75
$260
$137
$50

$54

1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1

60
40
1800
30
1100
1500
250
1618
2080

1
1

2200
2000

900

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ENGINEERING (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 17.1
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$92,133
$93,713

$49,706
$55,933

133
29

$90,579
$100,595

$85,005
$86,535

$47,958
$46,739

133
30

$83,451
$93,417

8.4%
8.3%

8.5%
7.7%

$16,673
$14,262

$16,725
$19,144

79
16

$51,711
$51,825

$29,871
$27,311

128
25

$120
$95

$84
$60

17
8

1217
1222

914
898

17
8

3.4
2.8

0.7
1.0

134 17.8 11.6 134 42.8 134

30 14.0 8.3 30 41.4 30

5.5% $93,800
10.4% $81,489
50.0% $85,957
34.1% $104,738

$26,178
$53,586
$48,233
$54,720

9
17
80
56

$87,362
$88,371
$89,065
$98,966

$88,992
$81,434
$78,602
$95,529

$25,078
$47,424
$46,416
$51,126

9
17
81
56

$82,554
$88,316
$81,710
$89,757

5.4%
0.1%
9.4%
9.6%

5.8%
0.1%
9.0%
10.3%

$23,408
$13,244
$16,455
$16,244

$25,506
$11,517
$18,536
$16,096

4
12
45
34

$62,231
$39,246
$50,855
$55,474

$16,973
$21,356
$29,827
$31,581

8
17
76
52

$141
$13
$121
$114

$37
$13
$91
$71

3
2
9
11

1465
1176
899
1416

969
1324
961
781

4
2
9
10

3.8
3.4
3.3
3.1

0.4
0.6
0.7
0.9

9
17
82
56

20.0 10.3
14.0 9.5
15.7 10.6
19.7 12.0

9
17
82
56

48.9
40.0
41.1
44.4

9
17
82
56

4.9% $128,625 $72,356

6.7% $107,705 $42,132
48.8% $88,088 $46,586
38.4% $90,809 $53,350
1.2% $84,300 $40,589

8
11
79
62
2

$117,525
$107,483
$89,198
$91,697
$52,332

$118,443
$100,428
$82,237
$82,335
$82,800

$57,481
$44,159
$44,136
$50,536
$38,467

8
11
79
63
2

$107,343
$100,206
$83,347
$83,223
$50,832

8.6%
7.2%
7.1%
10.3%
1.8%

9.5%
7.3%
7.0%
10.2%
3.0%

$10,730
$13,147
$17,306
$16,319
$11,300

$13,824
$14,886
$18,862
$16,011

3
9
46
36
1

$68,950
$63,682
$51,708
$48,011
$41,120

$18,760
$18,781
$30,444
$30,005
$26,700

6
11
77
57
2

$84
$172
$87
$125

$31
$77
$79
$80

3
3
9
10
0

1933
897
1103
1195

140
1306
912
882

3
3
8
11
0

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

8
11
80
63
2

22.1
17.2
16.6
16.7
31.5

13.4
11.7
10.6
11.2
12.0

8
11
80
63
2

51.6
39.9
41.7
42.4
57.0

8
11
80
63
2

45.7% $85,013
18.9% $96,977
25.0% $91,840
10.4% $117,280

$49,393
$45,302
$49,528
$62,885

73
31
41
17

$84,569
$97,421
$95,170
$109,954

$79,756
$87,737
$83,247
$109,811

$47,907
$41,577
$46,966
$53,928

74
31
41
17

$79,312
$88,181
$86,577
$102,485

6.6%
10.5%
10.3%
6.8%

6.6%
10.5%
9.9%
7.3%

$16,978
$18,082
$12,898
$16,733

$17,047
$19,566
$16,959
$11,962

49
18
21
7

$49,795
$55,962
$52,037
$52,076

$30,720
$27,673
$30,508
$24,604

72
29
37
15

$94
$114
$148
$92

$96
$58
$73
$30

10
4
7
4

985
230
1560
2050

931
354
697
260

9
4
8
4

3.3
3.1
3.8
1.9

0.6
0.7
0.4
1.0

75
31
41
17

17.3 11.4
16.9 12.3
15.6 9.1
20.4 12.2

75
31
41
17

43.2
40.6
40.2
48.5

75
31
41
17

78.7% $92,499 $48,343

21.3% $92,115 $59,239
18.3% $99,993 $60,194
3.0% $44,851 $17,384
1.2% $210,000 $91,924
0.0%
0.0%
1.8% $107,840 $56,381

127
35
30
5
2
0
0
3

$93,831
$86,787
$90,891
$62,833
$162,492

$85,727
$83,674
$90,644
$41,858
$207,500

$45,102
$56,505
$57,839
$18,287
$95,459

$87,059
$78,346
$81,542
$59,840
$159,992

7.9%
10.1%
10.3%
7.2%
1.2%

7.8%
10.8%
11.5%
5.0%
1.6%

$16,672
$14,410
$15,840
$3,680
$17,000

$17,669
$14,321
$14,687
$584

$29,356
$28,708
$29,513
$22,405

$76
$95
$95

915
727
727

0.8
0.8
0.8
1.3
0.7

14.2%

14.5%

$32,669

$36,223

$3,671

22
3
3
0
1
0
0
0

3.2
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.5

$92,471

22
3
3
0
1
0
0
0

1263
897
897

$44,719

121
32
28
4
1
0
0
3

$108
$142
$142

$94,469

78
17
15
2
1
0
0
1

$53,705
$44,260
$45,791
$33,539
$60,000

$105,842

128
35
30
5
2
0
0
3

3.7

0.6

129 16.5 10.9 129 42.0 129

35 19.5 11.7 35 44.5 35
30 21.2 10.9 30 46.5 30
5
9.0 11.9 5 32.6 5
2 38.5 3.5
2 61.0 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 18.0 7.9
3 50.7 3

55.0% $108,085 $62,953

45.0% $111,196 $72,649

105
86

$101,647
$106,090

$100,942 $58,884
$103,306 $67,403

105
86

$94,504
$98,200

7.1%
7.6%

7.6%
8.0%

$27,841
$19,688

$39,435
$22,466

80
59

$49,281
$56,908

$28,337
$28,031

99
84

$166
$110

$82
$73

24
16

1096
994

847
943

23
15

3.5
3.3

0.7
1.0

105 20.0 10.2 105 44.7 105

86 19.4 10.9 86 44.3 86

12.2%
12 2%
25.0%
17.7%
12.2%
10.4%
7.3%
7.3%
3.7%
4.3%

$60,705
$60 705
$69,158
$81,291
$109,860
$112,727
$122,859
$117,079
$137,476
$133,974

$35,337
$35 337
$40,047
$37,891
$50,311
$57,920
$44,628
$54,033
$73,080
$31,457

20
41
28
19
17
12
12
6
7

$57,811
$57 811
$58,017
$80,272
$99,960
$99,159
$117,402
$111,973
$134,701
$127,600

$31,862
$31 862
$35,464
$37,317
$44,589
$45,698
$42,433
$55,518
$73,848
$32,797

20
41
29
19
17
12
12
6
7

$14,871
$14 871
$14,746
$17,123
$15,284
$14,894
$21,928
$21,605
$14,158
$11,936

$21,706
$21 706
$18,173
$19,838
$10,863
$6,902
$17,440
$21,999
$12,636
$9,664

10
24
17
13
6
5
11
4
5

$43,935
$43 935
$43,221
$50,789
$62,826
$61,256
$53,362
$61,474
$56,448
$53,451

$25,972
$25 972
$25,204
$30,633
$30,738
$42,600
$20,026
$32,264
$19,447
$16,044

20
40
26
19
16
10
11
5
6

$77
$68
$123
$135
$59
$190
$89
$238
$100

$49
$73
$78
$21
$45
$99
$82
$18

3
5
5
2
2
2
3
2
1

2171
842
1140
1933
1104
155
1512
1100
90

206
978
1011
306
984
134
712

3
5
5
3
2
2
3
1
1

3.1
31
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.1
2.9
3.2
3.5
3.1

0.8
08
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.9
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.1

20
41
29
20
17
12
12
6
7

3.8
38
8.2
13.1
17.9
23.2
28.4
33.3
38.3
42.3

1.3
13
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.4

20
41
29
20
17
12
12
6
7

29.7
29 7
34.0
39.3
43.0
48.1
54.4
58.7
61.3
63.6

20
41
29
20
17
12
12
6
7

46.3%
35.4%
9.1%
9.1%
0.0%
0.0%

$92,305
$94,869
$91,144
$84,671

$53,951
$47,917
$51,955
$47,172

75
58
14
15
0
0

$94,969
$94,425
$86,704
$76,235

$85,223
$88,534
$78,677
$79,221

$50,561
$47,186
$41,475
$41,601

76
58
14
15
0
0

$87,887
$88,090
$74,237
$70,785

$12,829
$21,070
$11,125
$20,822

$13,272
$21,084
$13,617
$17,722

43
32
10
10
0
0

$55,385
$51,601
$45,756
$40,707

$29,285
$31,833
$24,351
$22,947

70
54
14
15
0
0

$130
$103
$175
$31

$65
$89

11
11
1
2
0
0

1065
1356
1015
1436

906
902
1393
956

10
11
2
2
0
0

3.1
3.3
3.3
3.5

0.9
0.6
0.9
0.6

76
58
15
15
0
0

15.9
17.3
19.1
20.9

11.6
10.9
10.0
10.3

76
58
15
15
0
0

42.0
42.0
42.5
47.1

76
58
15
15
0
0

1.2%
0.0%
6.1%
6.1%
19.0%
6.1%
20.9%
11.7%
19.0%
9.8%

$197,500 $109,602

2
0
10
10
31
10
32
19
31
16

$146,662

$185,000 $127,279

6.8%

9.3%

$175

$106

714

0.0

5.7

$8,158
$5,675
$13,415
$18,814
$16,521
$14,552
$16,665
$24,293

$7,662
$7,814
$19,824
$7,226
$15,452
$12,423
$18,882
$19,879

$51,339
$43,760
$49,551
$32,083
$51,924
$54,456
$56,483
$58,402

$39,217
$16,940
$33,594
$26,463
$32,018
$30,676
$24,791
$19,902

3.2
3.5
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.4

0.6
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.5

16.9
13.5
16.4
15.3
19.1
16.2
17.6
15.9

11.5
11.5
10.1
10.2
11.4
9.2
12.6
10.2

2
0
10
10
31
10
34
19
31
16

59.5

4.0%
9.0%
0.0%
7.9%
7.6%
22.3%
6.8%
10.4%

2
0
10
10
31
10
34
19
31
16

40.0

4.0%
10.0%
0.0%
8.6%
7.2%
22.8%
6.8%
10.7%

2
0
1
3
4
0
5
7
2
1

4.0

$78,676
$82,321
$74,479
$54,850
$83,315
$97,126
$93,999
$97,559

2
0
1
3
4
0
5
7
2
1

595

$78,232
$74,329
$72,925
$50,854
$87,755
$95,128
$95,109
$94,895

2
0
10
10
31
10
33
19
31
16

$134,162

$81,800
$89,724
$74,452
$59,199
$89,647
$118,794
$100,424
$107,750

2
0
10
10
31
10
34
19
31
16

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

81.7%
18.3%

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$250

1100

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

5.0%
5 0%
19.2%
1.3%
9.9%
13.7%
4.6%
4.6%
2.1%
5.0%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

8.3%
7.2%
15.8%
6.9%

8.1%
7.2%
16.8%
7.7%

$13

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$81,356
$81,732
$72,898
$55,203
$94,087
$116,796
$101,534
$105,086

$48,904
$41,909
$50,901
$35,565
$40,201
$61,712
$38,721
$54,621

$49,234
$29,608
$51,410
$33,778
$38,441
$49,342
$41,836
$53,476

0
0
3
2
19
3
23
11
22
12

0
0
10
9
30
8
33
18
30
15

$120
$64
$25
$127
$162
$114
$40

$38
$19
$86
$69
$2

60
1871
1109
1538
914
2160
760

326
1079
669
1025
339

43.1
38.4
40.5
40.1
46.2
40.0
43.8
41.5

JOB-FUNCTION: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$133,167 $61,882

52

$133,167

$124,145 $63,248

52

$124,145

7.3%

7.3%

$26,054

$44,091

38

$58,604

$18,766

51

$223

$71

35

1471

475

35

3.6

0.7

52

21.3 11.2

52

44.9

52

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

86.5% $137,468 $62,490

13.5% $105,515 $53,688
85.7% $99,903 $56,519
14.3% $139,188

45
7
6
1

$133,265
$131,574
$134,788
$111,028

$131,099 $60,713
$79,444 $65,401
$66,287 $60,652
$158,387

45
7
6
1

$126,896
$105,503
$101,172
$130,227

4.9%
32.8%
50.7%
-12.1%

5.0%
24.7%
33.2%
-14.7%

$27,409
$10,255
$8,183
$14,399

$45,719
$4,797
$4,501

35
3
2
1

$58,258
$60,779
$58,110
$76,794

$17,846
$25,413
$26,742

44
7
6
1

$232
$153
$193
$213

$59
$123
$220
$124

31
4
17
2

1461
1550
1453
1246

471
574
826
1683

31
4
16
2

3.6
3.7
3.2
3.2

0.8
0.5
0.8
1.0

45
7
62
11

22.3 11.3
15.1 8.7
13.0 7.2
28.0

45
7
6
1

45.6
39.9
37.7
53.0

45
7
6
1

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

88.5% $126,748 $60,254

3.8% $132,131 $7,256
7.7% $207,500 $51,235

46
2
4

$134,313
$61,941
$154,122

$117,286 $61,119
$120,193 $8,213
$205,000 $50,000

46
2
4

$124,851
$50,003
$151,622

8.1%
9.9%
1.2%

7.6%
23.9%
1.6%

$14,689 $14,161
$95,321
$102,500 $105,000

33
1
4

$58,774
$57,192
$57,000

$19,371
$15,362

46
1
4

$217
$233
$282

$71
$75
$65

30
2
3

1500
1241
1333

468
791
493

30
2
3

3.6
4.5
3.3

0.7
0.7
0.5

46
2
4

19.5 10.3
38.0 9.9
34.0 5.7

46
2
4

43.1
61.0
56.8

46
2
4

0.0%
17.3%
17.3%
50.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
3.8%
0.0%
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%

0
9
9
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

$153,298
$117,503
$136,155

$173,248 $71,628
$89,258 $67,736
$124,041 $54,079

$144,247
$103,969
$129,085

5.2%
15.2%
5.7%

6.3%
13.0%
5.5%

$71,403
$17,122
$15,353

$57,178
$56,297
$60,118

$14,015
$27,784
$14,487

$253
$219
$231

$71
$70
$53

1494
1400
1464

466
430
432

3.7
3.4
3.7

0.5
0.5
0.9

$157,276

$130,000

$152,276

3.8%

3.3%

$145,855

$137,000

$129,855

11.7%

12.3%

$40,000

$87,126

$84,956

$67,303

23.3%

29.5%

$11,365

$142,659
$39,138
$145,578

$133,500 $68,589
$88,313
$75,717

$132,659
$39,138
$144,226

7.5%
0.0%
1.8%

7.5%
0.0%
0.9%

$20,000
$3,091
$1,352

$21,213

15
48
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

$146,120
$133,249
$135,266
$156,105
$174,866
$39,138

$123,137
$124,832
$116,113
$137,600
$225,485
$88,313

$132,384
$124,412
$124,519
$143,905
$165,802
$39,138

11.2%
7.1%
9.3%
8.9%
4.0%
0.0%

10.4%
7.1%
8.6%
8.5%
5.5%
0.0%

$15,848
$25,886
$13,147
$32,750

$14,127
$45,782
$12,313
$27,023

$145,578
$160,464

$75,717
$101,243 $57,700

$144,226
$138,229

1.8%
22.0%

0.9%
16.1%

$1,352
$5,676

$71,940

$18,942

15
48
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

$45,421

140.0%

58.4%

$11,365

37
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

$143,420
$75,083
$141,235
$104,856
$95,824
$145,077
$80,992
$102,313
$37,651

$138,316
$123,350
$99,370
$53,090
$94,122
$64,696
$63,471
$150,969
$114,385

37
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

$137,055
$84,682
$140,559
$100,584
$89,078
$103,784
$64,732
$89,185
$14,774

4.6%
-7.8%
0.7%
8.0%
7.2%
63.8%
25.6%
8.7%
20.0%

4.6%
-11.3%
0.5%
4.2%
7.6%
39.8%
25.1%
14.7%
154.8%

$27,755
$8,745
$8,717

$151,071
$130,137

$154,227 $56,036
$151,000 $31,000

$144,980
$128,304

3.9%
1.2%

4.2%
1.4%

$21,250 $30,034
$110,000 $124,900

Employed Full-Time

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$182,299 $71,083
$102,792 $55,096
$131,111 $57,037
$135,000

$153,000
$104,779 $83,888
$143,500 $68,589
$88,313
$77,069

$93,357

0
9
9
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

$88,429
$16,439
$15,878

0
7
6
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
1

$75,000

$50,000
$20,161

$16,135

$77,500
$67,194
$77,069

$3,536

11
34
21
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1

$57,458
$58,131
$59,011
$59,000
$30,376
$67,194

$18,781
$17,997
$20,884
$12,450
$30,581

29
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
1

$60,000
$71,994
$61,048
$54,921
$50,604
$59,272
$51,785
$8,752
$57,192

$13,294
$6,788
$22,657

$59,091
$53,333

$12,413
$7,572

0
9
9
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

$250

$49

$56

$210

0
7
5
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0

1700

1150

1202

2200

0
7
5
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0

3.0

4.0

0
9
9
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

4.0

0.0

3.5
3.0
4.0

0.7

12
33
19
5
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1

3.4
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.0

0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.7

29
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1

3.5
3.5
4.0
4.0
4.5
3.5
3.5
4.0
4.0

0.8
0.7
0.0

3.5
3.0

0.5
0.0

3.5
4.0

0.5
0.9

2.7
4.0
3.6

1.5
1.0
0.5

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

3.5

0.7

0
2

28.2 10.6
17.8 10.6
20.1 11.0
16.0

23.0
25.5 14.8
21.5 16.3
33.0
5.0

0
9
9
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

52.2
40.9
43.7
38.0

46.0
48.0
44.5
54.0
37.0

0
9
9
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
1

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

14.2%
45.3%
27.4%
4.7%
1.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
3.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%

$136,873
$133,669
$126,860
$149,800
$234,549
$88,313

71.2%
3.8%
3.8%
1.9%
3.8%
7.7%
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%

$144,681
$113,751
$100,046
$57,362
$100,868
$105,989
$79,731
$164,097
$137,262

$74,800
$61,414
$57,235
$40,530
$99,633

$77,069
$123,478 $56,986

$45,461

$75,137
$62,449
$58,493
$36,405
$105,381

$3,091

$6,115

$77,069
$58,370

$26,950

$31,570

15
47
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

$235
$229
$216
$225
$207

$60
$63
$63
$39
$168

$185

$49

36
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

$238
$144
$217

$9

12
33
19
5
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1

1721
1454
1583
1750
1150

276
480
489
287
1202

1750

354

29
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1

1498
800
1131

2000

4.0
3.5

0.6

4.0

15
48
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

19.1 10.0
21.4 11.1
19.3 10.1
19.8 8.8
35.5 0.7
33.0

42.3
44.8
43.3
43.0
58.5
54.0

15.0

15
48
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

35.0

15
48
29
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1

37
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

21.6 10.6
30.5 3.5
11.5 9.2
10.0
22.5 14.8
12.0 9.1
21.0 8.5
36.0
45.0

37
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

44.6
53.5
39.5
34.0
47.5
37.8
43.0
61.0
70.0

37
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1

5.0
12.5

8.8

37.0
41.0

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

$61,286
$35,974
$32,494
$134,557
$63,124
$48,464

$60,003
$49,550
$33,450
$125,618
$66,474
$62,974

$48,093
$7,996
$10,415

$20,279

$9,822

$7,183

$5,915

$95,321

$67,039
$28,206
$28,588

$56

$150
$9
$88
$286

424

2000
2000
300
1800

0.7
0.6
0.7

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

0.0%
29.7%
8.1%
0.0%
16.2%
16.2%
0.0%
8.1%
8.1%
13.5%

$171,058
$141,518

$157,500 $92,191
$127,167 $40,002

$121,667 $70,059
$102,733 $22,028
$127,100 $68,230

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

$128,392
$98,530
$140,970

0.0%
100.0% $113,751 $35,974

0
2

$75,083

$160,318 $56,286
$152,833 $32,697
$174,000 $96,177
$129,750 $39,854

$154,558
$138,935

10.5%
2.0%

10.7%
1.9%

$19,000
$7,600

$8,406
$8,405

$118,333 $72,858
$102,400 $21,477
$119,600 $72,824

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

$54,167
$67,500

$18,487
$12,942

$24,906
$4,950
$15,275

0
10
3
0
4
4
0
3
2
3

$125,058
$98,197
$133,470

2.8%
0.3%
6.3%

2.7%
0.3%
5.6%

$21,333
$13,500
$21,667

$123,350 $49,550

0
2

$84,682

-7.8%

-11.3%

$8,745

$5,774
$21,213
$10,247

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
2
5

$53,333
$65,000
$66,000

$7,996

0
2

$71,994

$6,788

0
2

$144

$257
$212

$57
$33

$265
$247

$40
$58

$265
$185
$207

$14
$7
$79

0
6
3
0
5
6
0
2
2
5

1303
1267

460
208

1820
1500

205
297

1650
1191
1610

354
721
598

0
6
3
0
5
6
0
2
2
5

19.7 16.6
22.3 8.5
18.0 15.1

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

30.5

0
2

23.5
26.7

9.9
3.5

22.0 11.7
18.5 10.2

42.7
45.0
40.4

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

53.5

0
2

46.1
49.0
46.3
42.2

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

0
1

800

0
1

3.5

JOB-FUNCTION: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

92.3% $137,730 $61,261

7.7% $78,406 $44,431

48
4

7.7%
3.8%
46.2%
42.3%

$150,334
$277,500
$112,618
$139,340

$75,350
$38,891
$48,414
$57,334

1.9%
0.0%
40.4%
50.0%
7.7%

$100,000

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 21.3
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

$136,049
$98,580

$128,647 $63,097
$70,119 $37,616

48
4

$126,966
$90,293

7.1%
11.8%

7.2%
9.2%

$24,182
$95,321

$43,141

37
1

$59,121
$52,528

$18,947
$17,648

47
4

$223
$218

$72
$96

33
2

1445
1900

476
141

33
2

3.6
3.8

0.7
0.5

48
4

21.7 10.5
16.5 19.1

48
4

45.0
42.8

48
4

4
2
24
22

$136,884
$230,426
$126,908
$130,514

$147,834
$257,500
$103,201
$130,563

$76,408
$60,104
$52,235
$58,099

4
2
24
22

$134,384
$210,426
$117,491
$121,737

1.7%
7.8%
9.1%
6.7%

1.9%
9.5%
8.0%
7.2%

$31,043
$30,000
$29,172
$21,714

$46,327
$59,854
$26,411

4
1
16
17

$60,555
$56,000
$59,846
$57,188

$16,070
$5,657
$16,831
$22,319

4
2
23
22

$292
$288
$221
$205

$68
$53
$52
$79

3
2
13
17

1177
1900
1403
1524

204
141
502
487

3
2
13
17

3.5
3.5
3.7
3.5

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.9

4
2
24
22

24.5 9.3
32.5 3.5
17.9 10.9
23.4 11.3

4
2
24
22

47.5
54.0
41.7
47.0

4
2
24
22

1
0
21
26
4

$113,870

$95,000

5.3%

4.6%

$5,000

$129,591
$120,258
$125,272

4.7%
10.8%
2.2%

4.7%
10.3%
2.8%

$39,649
$19,068
$16,208

$67,368
$20,869
$13,323

$56,771
$58,408
$72,669

$14,882
$21,070
$26,580

1
0
21
26
3

$248
$197
$243

$57
$80
$60

1
0
14
17
3

1518
1502
1094

405
547
371

1
0
14
17
3

3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

1
0
21
26
4

21.6 11.5
19.9 11.2
29.5 8.7

1
0
21
26
4

43.0

$130,852 $74,861
$114,374 $56,001
$159,737 $37,338

1
0
14
20
3

18.0

$135,709
$132,626
$128,789

1
0
21
26
4

$108,870

$136,970 $71,439
$126,742 $57,372
$163,254 $40,182

44.2
44.1
53.5

1
0
21
26
4

51.9% $141,040 $67,056

3.8% $70,231 $35,029
38.5% $135,682 $54,525
5.8% $87,500 $48,474

27
2
20
3

$131,373
$107,217
$141,146
$112,718

$133,028
$48,471
$125,843
$83,333

$68,668
$41,760
$54,256
$50,521

27
2
20
3

$123,361
$85,457
$131,307
$108,551

6.0%
44.9%
7.8%
5.0%

6.5%
25.5%
7.5%
3.8%

$38,942
$8,183
$16,109
$7,500

$61,398
$4,501
$11,287
$3,536

18
2
16
2

$57,285
$43,285
$63,449
$50,000

$21,532
$16,568
$13,677
$19,079

27
2
19
3

$233
$65
$235
$215

$67
$78
$53
$57

18
2
13
2

1500
1600
1437
1300

527
566
455
141

18
2
13
2

3.5
4.0
4.0
2.3

0.6
0.0
0.5
1.2

27
2
20
3

23.6 11.3
12.5 3.5
20.0 11.2
15.3 9.3

27
2
20
3

47.0
35.0
43.6
40.7

27
2
20
3

53.8%
46.2%
23.1%
1.9%
0.0%
13.5%
0.0%
25.0%

$127,562
$139,916
$147,940
$142,494

$113,289 $66,727
$136,811 $57,727
$152,608 $70,499
$78,000

9.3%
5.3%
6.0%
21.8%

9.0%
5.5%
6.6%
13.5%

$26,781
$25,328
$39,183
$5,000

$29,901
$55,685
$75,472

$20,774
$16,343
$20,150

$88
$54
$52

565
399
496

0.7
0.7
0.7

1.7%

2.2%

$18,600

$18,569

$57,833

$8,954

$226

$55

1362

529

3.9

0.9

3.8%

3.7%

$10,140

$7,467

$63,154

$12,568

$239

$49

1425

296

3.7

0.8

28
24
12
1
0
7
0
13

44.6
45.1
47.3
35.0

$119,923

28
24
12
1
0
7
0
13

20.4 13.3
22.3 8.2
24.6 8.0
10.0

$131,038

16
19
9
1
0
7
0
10

3.6
3.7
3.7
4.0

$152,286 $33,084

16
19
9
1
0
7
0
10

1487
1457
1516
1200

$128,936 $37,683

28
23
11
1
0
6
0
13

$211
$233
$249
$120

$122,566

19
19
10
1
0
5
0
10

$59,736
$57,226
$53,655
$55,000

$135,882

28
24
12
1
0
7
0
13

$117,072
$132,608
$138,738
$125,494

$133,780 $34,821

28
24
12
1
0
7
0
13

28
24
12
1
0
7
0
13

55.0% $108,085 $62,953

45.0% $111,196 $72,649

105
86

$113,549
$119,182

$100,942 $58,884
$103,306 $67,403

105
86

$106,406
$111,292

7.1%
7.6%

6.7%
7.1%

$27,841
$19,688

$39,435
$22,466

80
59

$49,281
$56,908

$28,337
$28,031

99
84

$166
$110

$82
$73

24
16

1096
994

847
943

23
15

3.5
3.3

0.7
1.0

105 20.0 10.2 105 44.7 105

86 19.4 10.9 86 44.3 86

11.5%
11 5%
9.6%
11.5%
19.2%
9.6%
15.4%
11.5%
9.6%
1.9%

$62,624
$62 624
$82,954
$76,770
$131,952
$153,027
$156,149
$194,721
$206,819
$137,262

$17,523
$17 523
$15,408
$50,143
$26,556
$41,910
$43,655
$80,425
$29,818

6
5
6
10
5
8
6
5
1

$48,796
$48 796
$67,000
$67,118
$124,852
$141,309
$150,673
$189,877
$202,194
$114,385

$21,420
$21 420
$22,679
$52,993
$19,044
$32,826
$35,103
$79,435
$33,091

6
5
6
10
5
8
6
5
1

$5,176
$5 176
$20,000
$11,340
$9,442
$18,000
$55,771
$33,829
$26,250
$95,321

$5,408
$5 408
$21,213
$4,416
$7,995
$14,697
$88,649
$45,454
$17,017

2
2
5
9
4
7
4
4
1

$56,957
$56 957
$55,784
$43,962
$57,503
$68,882
$65,224
$69,440
$51,750
$57,192

$19,771
$19 771
$19,893
$25,346
$10,862
$13,339
$12,965
$20,092
$28,443

6
5
6
10
5
8
5
5
1

$235
$160
$180
$235
$172
$222
$285
$250
$286

$57
$46
$155
$27
$20
$47
$92
$110

2
3
3
9
3
7
3
4
1

1778
1800
1633
1477
1633
1393
1227
1050
1800

455
529
321
330
404
494
688
676

2
3
3
9
3
7
3
4
1

3.5
35
3.8
3.7
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.0

0.5
05
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.8

6
5
6
10
5
8
6
5
1

4.2
42
8.8
13.2
18.1
23.6
28.6
32.8
38.0
45.0

0.8
08
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.9

6
5
6
10
5
8
6
5
1

29.3
29 3
33.2
36.2
40.9
48.6
51.8
55.3
61.2
70.0

6
5
6
10
5
8
6
5
1

38.5%
36.5%
13.5%
9.6%
1.9%
0.0%

$107,563
$125,628
$190,716
$182,292
$140,000

$65,658
$38,047
$45,610
$79,635

20
19
7
5
1
0

$119,331
$139,918
$146,164
$147,407
$116,043

$96,921
$118,007
$177,850
$178,012
$140,000

$67,011
$41,501
$41,308
$82,105

20
19
7
5
1
0

$108,689
$132,297
$133,298
$143,127
$116,043

11.0%
6.5%
7.2%
2.4%
0.0%

9.8%
5.8%
9.7%
3.0%
0.0%

$18,708 $29,304
$11,748 $8,809
$23,603 $18,144
$65,000 $37,749
$250,000

9
18
7
3
1
0

$59,427
$57,001
$70,001
$47,735
$48,000

$21,197
$14,207
$17,741
$24,109

19
19
7
5
1
0

$207
$227
$263
$253
$220

$77
$55
$18
$120

15
13
2
4
1
0

1632
1430
1850
900
1100

453
398
71
497

15
13
2
4
1
0

3.6
3.7
3.7
3.4
3.0

0.6
0.9
0.8
0.5

20
19
7
5
1
0

18.5 12.2
17.9 8.2
31.9 5.8
29.6 11.6
27.0

20
19
7
5
1
0

42.4
41.4
55.4
52.2
50.0

20
19
7
5
1
0

5.9%
9.8%
19.6%
7.8%
11.8%
5.9%
21.6%
5.9%
9.8%
2.0%

$99,421
$124,140
$146,650
$124,199
$112,204
$165,671
$137,669
$146,032
$155,530
$77,069

$56,888
$44,781
$64,827
$60,450
$62,110
$44,975
$79,941
$15,772
$73,317

3
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

$75,464
$113,633
$158,418
$129,663
$123,132
$136,250
$145,234
$125,017
$124,848
$145,578

$89,462
$118,640
$141,000
$112,859
$108,300
$157,649
$118,525
$138,656
$150,866
$75,717

$53,543
$47,850
$59,943
$48,911
$60,154
$43,000
$87,504
$10,952
$83,684

3
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

$65,505
$108,133
$152,768
$118,323
$119,228
$128,228
$126,090
$117,641
$120,184
$144,226

11.1%
4.6%
4.0%
10.0%
3.6%
5.1%
16.2%
5.3%
3.1%
1.8%

15.2%
5.1%
3.7%
9.6%
3.3%
6.3%
15.2%
6.3%
3.9%
0.9%

$95,321
$17,800
$20,238
$127,500
$23,389
$14,075
$14,195

1
5
8
2
6
3
6
0
5
1

$42,596
$66,000
$57,500
$61,333
$49,200
$80,002
$59,900
$51,251
$55,673
$77,069

$20,642
$15,572
$9,501
$14,887
$25,418
$15,625
$18,375
$36,890
$19,664

2
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

$233
$211
$241
$208
$241

$75
$60
$57
$53
$55

1241
1620
1435
1500
1425

791
356
447
458
171

$245
$171
$197

$55
$81
$150

2
5
9
3
4
0
5
3
4
0

1846
1250
1200

426
823
566

2
5
9
3
4
0
5
3
4
0

4.0
3.4
3.6
3.0
3.7
4.0
3.5
3.7
4.0
4.0

1.0
0.5
0.7
1.4
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.6
0.7

3
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

27.0
23.8
18.5
20.0
18.7
28.3
19.5
26.3
28.6
5.0

3
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

52.0
46.8
41.5
46.8
41.7
52.7
42.4
49.3
51.2
37.0

3
5
10
4
6
3
11
3
5
1

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

$60,000

$255

1400

1.0

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$123,779 $63,501
$144,119 $59,374
$161,810 $74,474
$95,000
$154,929 $31,623

29.0

7.0

20.8

7.5

51.6
43.7

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

28.3%
28 3%
23.8%
14.4%
5.7%
8.3%
3.6%
2.6%
2.3%
20.0%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$22,153
$1,352

$19,084
$33,521
$173,241
$23,810
$12,245
$11,533
$11,267

20.3
10.3
9.8
7.7
6.7
4.2
13.5
10.0
10.2

JOB-FUNCTION: DECISION AND RISK MANAGEMENT (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$124,838 $68,501

25

$124,838

$115,246 $64,654

25

$115,246

8.3%

8.3%

$20,768

$22,750

18

$59,403

$38,047

23

$124

$85

366

528

3.5

0.7

25

21.2 11.0

25

45.4

25

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

84.0% $128,642 $62,802

16.0% $104,864 $103,012
75.0% $54,018 $20,145
25.0% $257,400

21
4
3
1

$123,750
$128,782
$113,270
$176,947

$122,528 $62,631
$77,018 $70,501
$42,690 $19,629
$180,000

21
4
3
1

$117,636
$100,936
$101,942
$99,547

5.0%
36.2%
26.5%
43.0%

5.2%
27.6%
11.1%
77.8%

$21,868
$11,971
$11,971

$23,843
$9,858
$9,858

16
2
2
0

$65,482
$30,530
$20,706
$60,000

$38,345
$21,168
$9,648

19
4
3
1

$132
$80
$193
$213

$91

417
60
1453
1246

559

$220
$124

6
1
17
2

826
1683

6
1
16
2

3.6
3.0
3.2
3.2

0.7
0.0
0.8
1.0

21
4
62
11

22.1 10.7
16.8 12.9
10.3 2.1
36.0

21
4
3
1

46.5
40.0
33.7
59.0

21
4
3
1

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

76.0% $125,658 $65,827

4.0% $229,855
20.0% $100,716 $71,880

19
1
5

$127,289
$182,018
$102,890

$114,608 $60,219
$229,855
$94,750 $70,367

19
1
5

$116,239
$182,018
$96,924

9.6%
0.0%
6.3%

9.5%
0.0%
6.2%

$19,217

$21,972

$61,061
$67,604
$49,896

18
1
4

$133

$74

1018

$98

200

197

2
0
5

3.3
4.0
4.0

0.6

$121

2
0
5

780

$30,194

15
0
3

$41,889

$28,524

19
1
5

20.9 10.4
30.0
20.8 14.8

19
1
5

44.8
48.0
47.4

19
1
5

4.0%
8.0%
4.0%
12.0%
0.0%
16.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.0%
36.0%
0.0%
8.0%
0.0%
0.0%

1
2
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
9
0
2
0
0

$162,395
$160,895
$89,556
$111,928

$145,000
$137,500 $60,104
$14,834
$132,323 $73,541

$162,395
$154,895
$86,589
$104,599

0.0%
4.4%
20.0%
5.5%

0.0%
3.9%
3.4%
7.0%

$10,000
$25,000
$8,241
$37,392

$36,704

4.9%

$5,600

$5,656

$72,943

$90,000

$69,343

4.0%

5.2%

$1,500

$138,446
$140,457

$165,102 $81,884
$115,981 $74,481

$133,573
$124,135

3.0%
14.1%

3.6%
13.1%

$48,255
$20,261

$61,203

$71,462

$43,177

$50,805

14.5%

20.5%

$4,766

1
2
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
9
0
2
0
0

42.0
48.0
32.0
49.3

4.9%

1
2
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
9
0
2
0
0

18.0
18.0 9.9
8.0
26.3 15.0

$111,685

0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.3

$110,598 $59,382

1
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
7
0
1
0
0

$100,000
$70,000 $7,071
$9,230
$61,959 $20,221

$117,135

1
2
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
9
0
2
0
0

1
2
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
9
0
2
0
0

$121,903
$122,505
$97,984
$82,195

$109,856
$120,621
$90,825
$57,000

$60,577
$68,542
$61,847
$46,669

$110,400
$111,923
$86,476
$74,395

10.5%
8.8%
12.7%
13.7%

10.4%
9.5%
13.3%
10.5%

$11,919
$16,359
$11,372
$3,250

$8,523
$22,960
$9,494
$2,475

$93,795
$101,726
$92,816
$96,727
$72,943
$72,943
$141,404

$58,441
$107,201
$68,773
$60,154
$90,000
$90,000
$118,066

$45,780

$85,077
$91,980
$85,081
$91,139
$69,343
$69,343
$132,743

14.9%
9.1%
11.2%
9.3%
4.0%
4.0%
7.3%

10.2%
10.6%
9.1%
6.1%
5.2%
5.2%
6.5%

$7,300
$10,720
$8,768
$7,064
$1,500
$1,500
$55,671

$3,252

$10,854

$147,815
$116,940
$182,018
$104,139
$114,647

$141,714 $51,136
$141,589 $44,120
$229,855
$60,000
$61,278 $72,650

$131,386
$107,342
$182,018
$99,139
$109,658

11.6%
6.8%
0.0%
8.3%
8.1%

12.5%
8.9%
0.0%
5.0%
4.5%

$13,275
$28,798

$13,539
$27,151

$7,747

$2,536

$117,943

$67,667

$110,068

11.6%

7.2%

$22,982

$20,181

$98,350

$164,655 $60,608

$90,725

4.6%

8.4%

$33,998

$44,977

$148,164
$72,943

$122,333 $62,644
$90,000

$145,164
$69,343

2.5%
4.0%

2.1%
5.2%

$1,600
$1,500

$170,645
$174,343

$177,500
$180,000

$126,945
$159,343

24.6%
8.3%

34.4%
9.4%

$25,000
$25,000

$166,527
$67,353

$172,786
$110,391

$152,129
$62,554

8.3%
4.3%

9.5%
7.7%

$47,996
$9,599

Employed Full-Time

$22,655

0.7

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$145,000
$143,500 $72,832
$17,801
$139,652 $76,672
$116,048 $55,862

$93,600

$169,975 $74,993
$132,303 $83,517
$81,860

$44,650

$121,359
$131,203
$102,333
$64,800

$67,601
$72,684
$63,310
$40,729

$67,159
$116,947
$76,508
$65,742
$93,600
$93,600
$126,727

$42,205

$53,082
$13,893

$65,149

$30,489

$50,000

$63,346
$60,375

$53,158

$37,908

$20,532

$55,041
$55,308
$44,832
$30,000

$27,527
$27,000
$27,311
$28,284

1
2
1
2
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
9
0
2
0
0

$209

$103

$63

$47

$109

$66

0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

175

177

300

283

537

834

4.0

0.0
0.6
0.8

2.0

4.0
3.7

0.0
0.5

3.0

0.0

3.2
3.3
3.2
2.5

0.6
0.6
0.4
0.7

3.7
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.0
2.0
4.0

1.2

3.1
4.5
4.0
4.0
3.0

0.7
0.7

3.7

0.5

3.3

0.5

3.3
2.0

0.6

3.5
3.0

0.7

21.0 13.2

25.0

27.0 4.2
19.7 10.1
25.0 24.0

45.8

57.0

49.5
43.4
44.0

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

0.0%
29.3%
31.0%
8.6%
3.4%
0.0%
0.0%
5.2%
1.7%
10.3%
3.4%
1.7%
1.7%
3.4%

$35,426
$39,397

$85,499

0
17
18
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
2

$33,621
$42,209

$77,386

0
17
18
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
2

$8,331
$7,869

0
12
12
4
2
0
0
2
1
4
2
1
1
2

$30,328 $24,545
$63,346
$38,150 $17,728
$36,365 $19,283
$50,000
$50,000
$191,984

0
17
17
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
1

$182
$130
$80
$80

$101
$133

$88

$11

$63

$136

0
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1

620
287
60
60

771
220

80

28

50

50

0
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1

0.8
1.4

0.0

0
17
18
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
2

21.1 11.9
22.8 11.5
22.0 13.5
18.0 9.9

16.3 11.9
24.0
18.2 13.9
15.5 13.4
25.0
25.0
18.5 9.2

0
17
18
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
2

45.1
46.2
45.0
45.0

40.3
45.0
41.8
43.5
57.0
57.0
44.0

0
17
18
5
2
0
0
3
1
6
2
1
1
2

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Arabian Gulf
Africa
South & Central America & the Caribbean
Australia

28.0%
8.0%
4.0%
4.0%
12.0%
0.0%
28.0%
0.0%
16.0%

$158,143 $66,334
$151,187 $50,907
$229,855
$65,000
$66,267 $68,789

$172,280 $57,005

7
2
1
1
3
0
7
0
4

0.0%
42.9% $125,333 $59,475
14.3% $93,600
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
28.6% $221,200 $51,195
14.3% $195,000
0.0%

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

50.0% $187,184
50.0% $115,190

1
1

$75,542

$26,902

$26,719

7
2
1
1
3
0
7
0
4

4
2
0
0
3
0
6
0
3

$67,143 $20,788
$124,790 $95,027
$67,604
$43,000
$39,743 $52,185
$40,087

$17,901

$58,781

$15,321

$75,000
$50,000

$31,225

$60,000
$75,000

$0

7
2
1
1
3
0
6
0
3

$185
$96
$30
$80
$100
$281

$52

1
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
1

1500
100
500
60
50
300

1
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
1

0.0

7
2
1
1
3
0
7
0
4

23.1 11.1
27.5 3.5
30.0
14.0
12.3 5.1
13.4

6.4

34.8

8.6

7
2
1
1
3
0
7
0
4

48.6
55.0
48.0
44.0
35.7
37.6
56.0

7
2
1
1
3
0
7
0
4

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$3,536

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

$185

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

1500

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

17.0 14.9
25.0

30.5
25.0

7.8

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

38.7
57.0

54.0
59.0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

1
1

1
1

$191,984
$57,595

1
1

$96

0
1

100

0
1

4.0
5.0

1
1

25.0
30.0

1
1

50.0
60.0

1
1

JOB-FUNCTION: DECISION AND RISK MANAGEMENT (GLOBALLY)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

96.0% $127,944 $68,152

4.0% $50,287

24
1

4.0%
12.0%
40.0%
44.0%

$115,190
$139,150 $52,234
$117,250 $70,803
$128,710 $77,842

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 21.2
Yrs Exp)

$124,682
$122,042

$118,343 $64,123
$40,931

24
1

$115,081
$112,686

8.1%
22.9%

1
3
10
11

$67,353
$136,432
$135,732
$116,207

$110,391
$131,972 $58,418
$111,054 $70,236
$114,937 $69,325

1
3
10
11

$62,554
$129,254
$129,536
$102,434

0.0%
4.0% $93,600
48.0% $127,448 $76,937
44.0% $125,707 $68,077
4.0% $115,190

0
1
12
11
1

$72,943
$119,294
$140,384
$67,353

$90,000
$114,377 $68,553
$118,931 $69,145
$110,391

0
1
12
11
1

40.0% $107,470 $74,746

20.0% $141,469 $83,832
32.0% $144,163 $59,500
8.0% $92,800 $1,131

10
5
8
2

$110,732
$142,556
$134,378
$110,195

$100,610 $76,073
$117,999 $61,339
$137,508 $60,943
$92,500 $3,536

80.0%
20.0%
8.0%
8.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.0%
4.0%

20
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

$122,323
$133,807
$142,427
$129,882

$117,953
$104,420
$102,654
$61,397

$124,419
$124,419

55.0% $125,306 $64,975

45.0% $124,470 $73,586

11
14

$118,783
$128,819

0.0%
0 0%
16.0%
24.0%
8.0%
24.0%
12.0%
4.0%
4.0%
8.0%

0
4
6
2
6
3
1
1
2

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

24
1

21.8 10.9
8.0

24
1

46.2
28.0

24
1

1
3
10
11

30.0
21.7 14.3
17.8 7.7
23.5 13.1

1
3
10
11

60.0
41.3
42.5
47.9

1
3
10
11

0
1
12
11
1

25.0
22.7 13.2
18.5 8.9
30.0

0
1
12
11
1

57.0
46.0
42.5
60.0

0
1
12
11
1

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7

10
5
8
2

20.6 13.5
21.0 11.2
23.0 9.3
18.0 9.9

10
5
8
2

43.3
45.2
47.9
47.0

10
5
8
2

0.7
0.5
0.0
0.7

20
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

22.3 10.8
17.0 12.0
15.5 13.4
10.0 2.8

47.1
38.8
39.5
31.5

34.0
34.0

20
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

52.0
52.0

20
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

11
14

22.4 11.2
20.4 11.1

11
14

46.6
44.5

11
14

0
4
6
2
6
3
1
1
2

7.0
12.0
19.0
24.8
30.0
34.0
36.0
42.0

0
4
6
2
6
3
1
1
2

29.3
37.8
44.5
50.8
54.0
52.0
59.0
62.5

0
4
6
2
6
3
1
1
2

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

8.3%
8.3%

$20,768

$22,750

18
0

$61,040
$23,389

$38,105

22
1

$124

$85

7
0

366

528

7
0

3.5
3.0

4.3%
5.4%
5.6%
12.0%

7.7%
5.6%
4.8%
13.4%

$9,599
$6,519
$16,950
$29,067

$6,957
$15,067
$29,772

1
2
7
8

$57,595
$69,220
$68,364
$46,376

1
0
2
4

5.0
3.3
3.5
3.4

$69,343
$106,223
$133,608
$62,554

4.0%
11.4%
5.7%
4.3%

5.2%
12.3%
5.1%
7.7%

$1,500
$10,623
$34,717
$9,599

0
1
8
8
1

$50,000
$54,808
$66,777
$57,595

$32,886
$48,883

0
0
2
4
1

2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0

10
5
8
2

$103,872
$119,086
$127,723
$109,895

6.8%
19.9%
4.8%
0.3%

6.6%
19.7%
5.2%
0.3%

$16,795
$15,805
$31,758
$1,500

$19,350
$7,978
$30,837

8
3
6
1

$46,071
$56,042
$79,491
$57,500

$31,285
$19,368
$54,644
$10,607

4
0
3
0

3.3
3.4
4.0
2.5

$111,973
$127,251
$133,639
$122,280

8.8%
6.3%
8.6%
12.4%

9.2%
5.2%
6.6%
6.2%

$23,064
$12,731
$18,814
$11,695

$25,101
$9,583
$8,748

$39,568
$35,716
$26,354
$24,808

0.0%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%

$1,600
$1,600

$110,000
$110,000

5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0

3.5
3.6
4.0
3.5

$124,419
$124,419

14
4
2
1
0
0
1
1

$60,649
$54,918
$41,365
$40,931

$194,000
$194,000

20
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

$118,274 $65,779
$112,867 $66,144

11
14

$111,751
$117,216

5.9%
10.3%

6.3%
9.9%

$19,935
$21,601

$26,191
$20,306

9
9

$54,268
$63,354

$25,225
$46,237

3
4

3.4
3.6

0.7
0.6

$41,018
$64,558
$115,941
$141,484
$187,750
$194,000
$180,000
$155,849

$26,882
$24,064
$41,096
$39,297
$67,082

0
4
6
2
6
3
1
1
2

$10,435
$24,746
$15,282
$20,276
$47,694
$1,600

$3,102
$26,356
$7,469
$16,340
$53,874

0
2
4
2
6
2
1
0
1

$26,337
$41,040
$71,928
$81,332
$62,600
$110,000
$60,000
$64,342

$17,071
$22,343
$39,701
$55,096
$7,077

0
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
1

3.5
3.5
3.5
3.3
4.3
3.0
3.0
3.0

0.6
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.6

$67,451
$78,837
$58,474
$47,777

6
3
5
3
1
0

$71,004
$40,616
$55,163
$62,782
$60,000

$50,737
$29,871
$32,675
$12,510

0
3
3
0
1
0

3.5
3.6
3.5
3.0
4.0

0.5
0.9
0.5
1.0

0
1
1
0
3
1
5
2
5
0

$76,257

1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0

3.0
4.0
4.0

GENDER
Male
Female

0.7

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

$35,336
$51,649
$18,436

1
3
10
9

$55
$166

$96
$35
$91

0
1
12
9
1

$181
$104
$96

$142
$70

9
5
7
2

$140

$99

$104

$78

18
5
2
2
0
0
1
1

$125
$124
$124

$95
$86
$86

10
13

$93
$148

$82
$92

$63
$82

$53

1
0
2
4

280
475

100
311
693

0
0
2
4
1

180
525
100

170
684

4
0
3
0

115

123

700

721

5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0

202
775
775

195
1025
1025

3
4

683
128

742
117

50
203

257

0.6
0.5
0.7

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

$7,837
$28,012

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$128,303
$110,976
$111,442
$68,999

$68,624
$74,060
$104,027
$26,462

$194,000
$194,000

$63,475
$75,892
$102,313
$28,943

3.0
3.0

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

$48,993
$70,458
$119,463
$151,863
$189,349
$194,000
$257,400
$166,335

$30,439
$20,122
$36,115
$42,800
$64,315

40.0%
20.0%
24.0%
12.0%
4.0%
0.0%

$144,213
$95,646
$101,673
$135,182
$185,000

$74,651
$79,539
$57,166
$53,103

4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
0.0%
20.0%
4.0%
20.0%
12.0%
24.0%
8.0%

$219,237
$66,270
$37,884

$74,815

$76,164

19.4%
9.1%
3.0%
7.3%
0.9%
0.0%
43.0%
6.7%

$4,766

$16,851

0
4
5
2
6
2
1
1
2

$185
$96

$281

0
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
1

1500
100

300

0.0

1.2
1.1
1.4
0.4
0.0

0.0

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

10
5
6
3
1
0

$149,649
$105,431
$96,237
$116,156
$164,343

$131,846
$87,386
$95,594
$125,734
$175,000

1
1
1
0
5
1
5
3
6
2

$106,168
$116,281
$120,511

$209,705
$63,346
$30,307

$95,699
$67,353
$115,787
$153,709
$138,036
$179,483

$72,552
$110,391
$109,228
$141,640
$120,622
$204,928

10
5
6
3
1
0

$137,282
$97,171
$90,158
$106,708
$154,343

9.4%
9.5%
6.4%
7.5%
5.7%

9.0%
8.5%
6.7%
8.9%
6.5%

$32,498
$7,613
$18,756
$12,407
$25,000

1
1
1
0
5
1
5
3
6
2

$96,636
$113,357
$112,934

4.5%
4.6%
25.0%

9.9%
2.6%
6.7%

$63,346
$12,628

$89,947
$62,554
$108,141
$146,532
$129,863
$140,783

7.9%
4.3%
7.0%
5.1%
6.8%
18.9%

6.4%
7.7%
7.1%
4.9%
6.3%
27.5%

$29,480
$2,363
$25,345
$11,840

9
5
5
3
1
0

$152
$76

$112
$54

$185

0
3
3
0
1
0

153
200

129
260

1500

10
5
6
3
1
0

20.2 9.6
19.4 15.8
22.2 13.9
24.7 0.6
25.0

10
5
6
3
1
0

44.0
43.4
44.8
53.7
49.0

10
5
6
3
1
0

1
1
1
0
5
1
5
3
6
2

42.0
12.0
6.0

1
1
1
0
5
1
5
3
6
2

65.0
38.0
30.0

1
1
1
0
5
1
5
3
6
2

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$78,304
$115,190
$116,874
$148,817
$128,795
$243,628

$50,757
$69,573
$67,820
$49,377
$19,477

$51,489
$72,921
$74,108
$44,100
$35,253

$7,669
$9,599
$10,408
$48,614
$23,195

$2,663
$10,862
$52,574
$15,109

$22,730
$45,609
$57,595
$51,746
$48,830
$82,943
$63,802

$34,745
$37,872
$1,655
$54,380
$5,377

1
0
1
0
5
1
5
2
6
2

$281
$136
$63
$30
$96
$133

$74

1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0

300
50
50
500
100
780

1018

3.2
5.0
3.0
3.7
3.7
3.5

0.4
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.7

18.0 14.1
30.0
21.4 9.8
20.3 12.7
19.5 6.5
33.0 4.2

41.2
60.0
46.2
42.0
45.5
53.5

ALL RESPONDENTS (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

$122,330 $49,337
$120,844
$129,023
$127,316
$135,909

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$44,927

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Ave.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

34,265

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed Full-Time

831

$122,330

$114,976 $46,280

832

$114,976

6.4%

6.4%

$23,488

517

$61,709

$20,235

794

$156

$124

163

1320

825

158

3.1

0.9

837

20.8 11.5

837

46.2

835

13,748

826

354

1,007

799

2.6%

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

81.6%
18.4%
79.2%
20.8%

$47,365
$57,081
$52,923
$72,126

680
151
121
30

$119,875
$133,383
$133,129
$134,940

$114,537
$116,955
$113,659
$130,250

$45,191
$51,016
$49,983
$53,815

681
151
121
30

$113,568
$121,315
$119,472
$129,281

5.5%
10.3%
12.0%
4.3%

5.6%
9.9%
11.4%
4.4%

$22,842 $43,593 446

$27,548 $52,716 71
$23,029 $24,024 64
$68,864 $155,409 7

$60,866
$65,616
$64,778
$68,716

$19,540
$22,856
$21,739
$26,775

653
141
111
30

$155
$160
$169
$125

$72
$204
$222

117
46
13
1

1308
1353
1336
2436

801
894
873

114
44
13
1

3.1
3.1
3.2
3.0

0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0

683
154
43
9

21.2 11.6
19.0 10.4
18.4 10.6
21.2 9.9

683
154
122
32

46.5
44.9
44.0
48.4

682
153
122
31

13,452 26,107 677

15,092 58,562 149
10,079 34,895 119
34,976 109,706 30

390
190
184
211

1,078
550
569
481

656
143
113
30

2.9%
1.3%
1.8%
0.6%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

92.6% $117,976 $43,771

3.7% $178,634 $75,220
3.7% $174,054 $78,179

769
31
31

$118,703
$176,696
$160,249

$111,273 $41,369
$165,389 $76,919
$156,540 $69,137

770
31
31

$112,000
$163,451
$142,735

6.0%
8.0%
11.2%

6.0%
8.1%
12.3%

$19,365 $29,365 482

$67,708 $125,478 10
$85,283 $122,790 25

$61,333
$60,253
$72,269

$18,535
$24,889
$42,445

737
27
30

$152
$167
$167

$98
$229
$80

118
24
21

1244
1665
1360

832
824
719

114
23
21

3.1
3.3
3.3

0.8
1.1
0.8

775
31
31

20.5 11.4
21.6 12.3
26.5 10.3

775
31
31

46.0
47.2
51.3

774
30
31

14,494
2,562
5,774

35,255
7,519
18,407

766
29
31

373
96
79

1,037
245
188

747
23
29

2.6%
3.8%
1.4%

21.9%
11.6%
14.8%
31.5%
9.4%
4.7%
1.1%
5.0%

$118,394
$129,390
$112,096
$124,725
$117,467
$143,095
$156,597
$120,108

$41,783
$60,416
$43,575
$51,183
$41,210
$60,334
$60,279
$46,843

182
97
122
263
77
39
9
42

$112,339
$126,968
$118,878
$128,116
$118,436
$140,189
$148,604
$115,264

$114,479
$121,056
$104,007
$116,147
$108,058
$137,549
$141,686
$114,116

$40,487
$55,189
$38,154
$49,124
$36,944
$59,048
$46,952
$44,182

183
97
123
261
78
39
9
42

$108,424
$118,634
$110,789
$119,538
$109,027
$134,643
$133,693
$109,272

3.4%
6.9%
7.8%
7.4%
8.7%
4.0%
10.5%
5.3%

3.6%
7.0%
7.3%
7.2%
8.6%
4.1%
11.2%
5.5%

$18,205
$23,463
$22,592
$27,646
$18,143
$26,529
$18,449
$29,991

$24,537
$29,475
$64,447
$54,393
$19,676
$46,727
$17,935
$51,714

109
68
70
163
47
31
6
23

$60,341
$65,508
$59,065
$61,782
$63,554
$60,631
$79,953
$59,612

$19,598
$19,282
$19,370
$20,860
$22,025
$13,259
$45,815
$14,310

176
94
116
251
71
38
9
39

$119
$154
$98
$140
$148
$235
$141
$355

$61
$65
$41
$132
$69
$57
$63
$480

25
21
27
38
15
30
2
5

1021
1421
1378
1409
1277
1475
800
593

982
880
815
879
919
436
990
716

23
20
27
37
15
30
2
4

2.9
3.4
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.5
3.4
3.0

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0

183
97
124
264
79
39
9
42

23.3
21.8
18.0
19.4
20.4
22.0
24.1
22.8

11.4
11.2
10.7
11.5
11.9
10.6
9.9
11.7

183
97
124
264
79
39
9
42

48.4
46.4
44.5
45.2
46.3
45.1
50.0
48.7

183
97
123
264
79
39
9
41

18,135
11,959
13,332
12,532
15,941
4,256
18,789
11,259

59,855
26,857
27,361
19,493
21,989
9,861
20,525
20,238

180
97
121
261
78
38
9
42

304
468
399
327
383
267
540
345

880
1,359
1,131
928
1,041
704
1,010
902

175
92
116
257
73
37
8
41

1.7%
3.9%
3.0%
2.6%
2.4%
6.3%
2.9%
3.1%

3.3%
13.3%
9.0%
10.3%
0.4%
12 7%
12.7%
1.8%
0.4%
0.1%
8.8%
0.6%
0.7%
1.7%
4.7%
16.1%
1.4%
9.0%
2.5%
3.3%

$128,244
$118,356
$107,864
$128,855
$130,000
$116 316
$116,316
$103,712
$90,058
$115,000
$110,688
$94,130
$142,750
$118,858
$135,240
$145,746
$126,309
$115,402
$106,129
$117 407
$117,407

$57,979
$50,956
$41,080
$55,012
$30,000
$44 617
$44,617
$34,075
$29,437

27
110
74
86
3
105
15
3
1
74
5
6
14
39
134
12
75
20
28

$125,095
$120,778
$108,348
$127,644
$109,413
$111 472
$111,472
$98,141
$65,354
$61,232
$104,875
$84,926
$117,561
$117,889
$136,935
$151,559
$131,153
$121,699
$102,738
$118 134
$118,134

$124,674
$113,060
$101,506
$121,307
$126,333
$109 020
$109,020
$101,646
$92,167
$85,000
$107,291
$88,256
$136,115
$110,412
$123,148
$131,522
$118,153
$110,596
$104,185
$111 186
$111,186

$58,940
$49,507
$35,799
$52,485
$29,535
$43 430
$43,430
$33,827
$25,867

28
110
75
86
3
105
15
3
1
74
5
6
14
39
134
12
75
19
28

$121,525
$115,482
$101,990
$120,096
$105,746
$104 176
$104,176
$96,075
$67,463
$31,232
$101,478
$79,052
$110,926
$109,443
$124,843
$137,335
$122,997
$116,893
$100,794
$111 913
$111,913

2.9%
4.7%
6.3%
6.2%
2.9%
6 7%
6.7%
2.0%
-2.3%
35.3%
3.2%
6.7%
4.9%
7.6%
9.8%
10.8%
6.9%
4.3%
1.9%
5.6%

2.9%
4.6%
6.2%
6.3%
3.5%
7 0%
7.0%
2.2%
-3.1%
96.1%
3.3%
7.4%
6.0%
7.7%
9.7%
10.4%
6.6%
4.1%
1.9%
5.6%

$15,448
$31,318
$14,742
$28,263
$5,000
$11 916
$11,916
$11,571

$13,828
$54,711
$18,230
$73,363
$0
$14 675
$14,675
$10,910

26
104
71
79
3
97
14
3
1
70
4
6
14
37
131
12
74
20
28

$145
$160
$137
$167
$275
$139
$175

$7
$174
$78
$70

2121
853
846
671

22.1
19.8
20.6
21.3
29.3
22 8
22.8
23.1
31.0
43.0
23.2
24.6
31.2
21.2
20.1
18.4
18.8
18.2
22.2
20.5

28
111
75
86
3
106
15
3
1
74
5
6
14
39
135
12
75
21
28

49.4
44.5
44.3
45.9
52.0
48 3
48.3
50.3
55.7
65.0
49.6
49.4
55.2
45.9
46.5
44.2
44.3
44.3
48.0
47.1

28
111
75
86
3
106
15
3
1
73
5
6
14
39
134
12
75
21
28

26,244
15,089
3,773
5,327
4,867
12 705
12,705
11,425
20,707
26,000
6,453
18,234
50,712
47,471
12,032
17,577
22,315
15,875
12,554
21 573
21,573

28
111
73
84
3
105
15
3
1
73
5
6
14
39
132
12
73
21
28

365
578
113
200
187
359
399
126
20
198
74
1,170
148
515
365
742
365
637
185

1,166
1,675
326
536
272
776
826
176

835
1088

28
111
75
86
3
106
15
3
1
74
5
6
14
39
135
12
75
21
28

34,425
58,339
10,188
11,457
4,202
18 068
18,068
20,106
34,042

741
781
200
400
1768
1503
2080
1838
875
1750

3.3
3.2
3.0
3.3
4.0
29
2.9
2.9
3.0
4.0
3.1
2.6
3.7
3.3
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
2.9

11.1
11.4
10.6
10.2
14.0
12 2
12.2
10.3
4.6

$38
$35

2
25
15
53
1
11
1
0
0
13
2
1
1
5
14
1
9
2
2

0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
09
0.9
1.0
0.0

$103
$125

2
26
16
53
1
11
2
0
0
14
2
0
1
5
16
1
10
1
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1700
1084
1107
1473
30
1526
1100

$28,670
$2,828
$14,142
$20,539
$94,264
$39,178
$15,644
$17,056
$49,631
$22 499
$22,499

$67,707
$58,121
$56,383
$59,073
$66,667
$61 559
$61,559
$52,571
$54,000
$65,000
$58,583
$50,075
$63,333
$53,514
$66,426
$73,099
$62,670
$59,479
$55,885
$59 030
$59,030

$18,437
$15,261
$11,160
$18,122
$14,434
$18 445
$18,445
$15,575
$16,523

$14,191
$3,000
$20,000
$18,837
$49,146
$32,136
$24,032
$15,516
$33,619
$17 233
$17,233

20
66
48
55
2
59
7
0
0
37
2
2
11
30
87
8
53
8
22

27
107
68
77
3
103
14
2
1
70
5
6
14
38
130
12
75
21
26

1.4%
3.8%
3.0%
3.7%
3.8%
2 8%
2.8%
3.5%
0.6%
0.1%
3.1%
0.4%
2.3%
0.3%
4.3%
2.1%
3.3%
2.3%
5.1%
0.9%

5.0%
32.3%
25.6%
6.1%
4.1%
5.4%
0.1%
3.4%
1.3%
9.2%
2.5%
1 5%
1.5%
1.5%
2.0%

$122,597
$123,875
$124,461
$119,041
$121,685
$117,752
$70,000
$111,850
$109,749
$123,310
$123,128
$122 537
$122,537
$114,750
$134,645

$119,448
$123,875
$123,250
$111,291
$114,903
$113,635
$59,828
$109,912
$109,991
$127,670
$122,159
$115 029
$115,029
$115,719
$132,950

$117,557
$116,303
$116,223
$114,158
$117,106
$113,560
$70,000
$107,704
$103,612
$114,345
$116,610
$119 575
$119,575
$110,634
$129,688

$114,408
$116,303
$115,012
$106,408
$110,324
$109,443
$59,828
$105,766
$103,854
$118,705
$115,641
$112 067
$112,067
$111,603
$127,993

4.3%
6.5%
7.1%
4.3%
3.9%
3.7%
0.0%
3.8%
5.9%
7.8%
5.6%
2 5%
2.5%
3.7%
3.8%

4.4%
6.5%
7.2%
4.6%
4.2%
3.8%
0.0%
3.9%
5.9%
7.6%
5.6%
2 6%
2.6%
3.7%
3.9%

$15,009
$24,739
$22,488
$22,823
$16,273
$28,670
$2,500
$21,226
$16,821
$29,317
$19,696
$13 451
$13,451
$22,928
$24,629

$57,171
$61,666
$62,008
$56,234
$61,912
$60,759
$40,000
$60,096
$56,131
$62,210
$58,969
$61 080
$61,080
$61,283
$64,100

1378
1367
1556
1583
1706
1650

772
821
732
874
866
785

1627
2200
1662
933
744
668
1340

783
283
778
737
883
1124
1006

25
126
80
26
13
17
0
6
2
27
6
6
4
5

3.1
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.0
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
31
3.1
3.2
3.1

1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
08
0.8
0.9
0.8

98
632
501
119
80
105
1
66
25
180
49
29
29
40

22.1
20.8
21.3
24.0
23.6
22.5
25.0
21.6
20.7
19.0
21.2
23 9
23.9
20.4
21.5

10.4
10.7
11.3
10.6
13 5
13.5
12.3
11.7

98
632
501
119
80
105
1
66
25
180
49
29
29
40

45.9
45.7
46.4
49.2
49.1
47.7
50.0
46.8
45.7
44.0
47.4
49 5
49.5
44.9
46.6

98
632
501
119
80
105
1
65
25
180
49
29
29
39

10,711
14,128
14,937
14,195
11,096
14,106
500
12,652
18,118
13,959
14,767
11 857
11,857
23,730
22,796

23,564
32,307
22,787
28,395
26 636
26,636
42,745
26,100

96
625
491
117
77
102
1
65
25
178
49
29
29
40

264
366
373
328
272
284
250
251
151
352
357
297
427
589

615
1,008
1,026
781
762
906

$31,608
$26,340
$59,665
$36,894
$28 096
$28,096
$31,117
$23,228

55
400
315
72
46
59
1
41
19
110
34
19
17
28

$16,278
$19,870
$21,516
$17,516
$21,513
$19,431

$31,303
$28,720
$53,684
$41,745
$59 220
$59,220
$57,320
$64,174

97
628
497
119
79
105
1
65
25
180
49
29
29
40

$14,461
$48,148
$42,827
$32,046
$16,141
$47,887

$31,297
$29,541
$55,488
$45,406
$49 431
$49,431
$45,645
$64,520

97
627
497
119
79
104
1
65
25
180
49
29
29
40

749
290
755
865
948
943
995

90
604
480
112
74
100
1
64
25
174
49
28
28
36

2.5%
2.6%
2.5%
2.3%
2.5%
2.0%
50.0%
2.0%
0.8%
2.5%
2.4%
2 5%
2.5%
1.8%
2.6%

77.5% $122,003 $50,154

22.5% $123,457 $46,524

644
187

$120,065
$130,723

$115,160 $47,048
$114,339 $43,624

646
186

$113,222
$121,605

5.9%
8.0%

6.0%
7.5%

$22,602
$26,238

$46,997
$37,830

391
126

3.1%
10.5%
8.0%
5.4%
12.2%
10.0%
4.3%
20.0%
15.3%
11.2%

$32,944
$45,492
$50,754
$43,120
$46,551
$43,489
$70,110
$60,397
$47,039
$40,181

20
68
52
35
79
64
28
128
98
72

$112,839
$121,135
$114,841
$111,747
$113,555
$120,650
$108,140
$131,568
$115,276
$125,097

$105,783
$122,149
$103,877
$91,732
$119,198
$117,731
$114,686
$122,921
$111,225
$115,615

$33,498
$44,642
$45,908
$34,553
$48,426
$40,025
$63,014
$54,380
$43,755
$42,094

20
68
52
35
79
64
28
129
98
73

$108,447
$116,336
$107,510
$105,295
$107,330
$113,371
$101,607
$121,952
$110,741
$117,068

4.2%
3.9%
7.1%
7.0%
5.2%
6.2%
5.7%
7.8%
4.1%
6.9%

4.0%
4.1%
6.8%
6.1%
5.8%
6.4%
6.4%
7.9%
4.1%
6.9%

$12,967
$14,665
$25,508
$14,574
$17,059
$16,423
$37,758
$35,491
$22,315
$16,649

$20,073
$22,444
$45,389
$18,979
$19,439
$27,466
$96,806
$69,339
$49,564
$19,976

70.2% $128,103 $49,351

29.8% $112,589 $37,303

131
56

$138,760
$111,862

$117,422 $45,632
$107,182 $37,980

130
56

$128,079
$106,455

9.1%
5.0%

8.3%
5.1%

$27,605
$23,503

$39,960
$33,451

JOB-FUNCTION
Cost Estimating
Project Management
Planning and Scheduling
Project Control
Cost Engineering
Claims and Dispute Resolution
Decision and Risk Management
Other

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$32,334
$42,481
$57,640
$29,805
$68,610
$55,207
$40,034
$35,883
$36,588
$50 110
$50,110

$30,812
$42,744
$51,170
$32,201
$63,267
$49,932
$41,182
$38,766
$33,229
$44 860
$44,860

$19,930
$9,075
$15,055
$14,279
$36,422
$24,954
$14,535
$16,543
$14,109
$16 501
$16,501

$300
$140
$199
$50
$133
$160
$230

$60
$14

$84
$270
$55
$135

893

720
801
722
1096
354

0.8
0.9
0.5
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.8
08
0.8

11.1
15.5
12.1
11.0
11.7
10.7
12.0
11.8
13.3
12 7
12.7

15,436
24,320
77,545
93,899
13,001
25,062
30,141
42,858
18,205
42 380
42,380

422
79
1,913
285
1,361
847
1,164
816
2,161
318

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$49,922
$50,352
$49,205
$39,782
$48,749
$44,221

$49,750
$46,915
$46,207
$39,658
$42,880
$40,331

$180
$161
$170
$139
$211
$143

$80
$134
$157
$59
$305
$64

$17,654
$15,999
$24,285
$17,530
$20 798
$20,798
$17,817
$31,991

95
603
476
113
75
101
1
65
23
171
45
24
28
39

$107
$118
$164
$195
$148
$132
$99

$23
$18
$220
$112
$90
$15
$25

25
131
82
27
13
16
0
5
2
25
5
5
3
4

0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

11.0
11.4
11.5
11.4
10.8
12.4

22,956
36,438
27,712
37,136
20,964
38,460

$59,811
$68,184

$19,703
$20,738

614
180

$165
$120

$134
$40

133
30

1271
1552

839
726

130
28

3.1
3.0

0.8
0.9

649
188

21.6 11.6
17.8 10.5

649
188

47.0
43.7

649
186

14,997
9,448

38,108
13,994

640
186

357
343

994
1,052

620
179

2.4%
3.6%

13
40
36
26
46
41
18
79
55
37

$62,816
$56,973
$60,329
$55,171
$55,833
$61,321
$53,154
$64,917
$57,799
$62,896

$17,538
$14,151
$19,629
$11,659
$14,798
$21,047
$18,266
$26,193
$16,464
$20,403

19
63
51
34
76
57
28
125
94
67

$91
$194
$134
$125
$170
$150
$100
$276
$147
$150

$23
$99
$66
$70
$95
$80
$34
$313
$44
$84

5
13
11
7
15
23
5
16
21
17

690
1071
1234
1257
1235
1167
1540
1369
1308
1542

1030
694
737
1110
873
744
1328
882
717
913

5
12
9
7
14
23
5
16
21
18

2.9
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.1

0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
1.0

20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

19.7
23.2
19.3
15.2
25.7
22.6
26.2
21.2
21.0
20.2

8.3
11.4
11.5
12.3
11.5
11.3
10.6
12.2
10.6
11.3

20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

45.9
47.4
44.0
40.0
51.0
47.7
50.7
47.2
46.8
45.7

20
68
52
35
79
65
28
130
99
73

5,692
15,398
10,807
9,230
19,561
10,934
9,098
17,408
19,473
13,741

14,463
44,972
20,871
13,597
46,083
23,240
22,480
23,941
65,469
28,061

20
66
52
35
77
64
28
127
98
73

153
131
250
419
493
406
326
370
386
442

357
341
635
891
1,283
978
977
862
1,180
1,358

20
66
52
34
78
61
27
124
90
68

2.7%
0.9%
2.3%
4.5%
2.5%
3.7%
3.6%
2.1%
2.0%
3.2%

84
42

$71,403
$60,673

$22,053
$14,946

126
54

$114
$129

$26
$54

17
13

1680
1403

766
675

15
13

2.9
3.2

1.0
0.8

132
56

16.4 10.0
21.1 10.8

132
56

42.8
45.7

130
56

9,682
8,903

15,367
10,216

130
56

230
609

600
1,679

126
53

2.4%
6.8%

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$110,175
$126,948
$111,208
$98,184
$125,423
$125,010
$121,219
$132,537
$115,760
$123,644

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

ALL RESPONDENTS (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

80.5% $126,000 $50,643

19.5% $107,176 $40,252

669
162

$123,820
$116,622

6.5%
11.2%
41.3%
41.0%

$135,558
$114,589
$115,807
$128,967

$50,275
$47,161
$44,852
$52,852

53
93
344
341

6.7%
10.3%
53.2%
27.6%
2.3%

$126,073
$114,526
$120,321
$126,263
$146,488

$60,153
$44,806
$48,269
$48,368
$62,234

42.5%
21.5%
21.3%
14.7%

$121,249
$118,597
$126,499
$124,923
$120,236
$128,407
$139,846
$92,160
$137,409
$154,929
$124,821
$
$127,993

2012 Base Salary (US$)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Ave.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

21.7 11.6
16.9 10.2

674
163

46.7
44.5

672
163

14,291
11,487

36,870
19,999

666
160

339
418

919
1,305

642
157

2.4%
3.6%

54
94
346
343

24.0 9.3
19.1 11.1
19.5 11.0
22.0 12.0

54
94
346
343

49.3
44.7
45.3
47.2

54
94
346
341

21,810
15,313
10,431
15,361

82,048
28,159
18,686
34,938

54
94
340
338

564
445
326
322

1,694
1,307
985
748

54
90
330
325

2.6%
2.9%
3.1%
2.1%

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

56
86
445
231
19

24.2
20.3
20.6
20.3
23.5

11.5
11.5
11.7
10.8
11.3

56
86
445
231
19

50.3
46.3
45.9
45.6
49.2

56
86
443
231
19

17,833
9,552
13,615
14,599
13,063

50,628
16,971
23,014
49,670
22,360

55
83
440
229
19

362
208
390
345
272

948
432
1,118
975
594

53
83
426
219
18

2.0%
2.2%
2.9%
2.4%
2.1%

3.1
3.1
3.8
1.9

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.9

356
180
178
123

20.6
19.7
20.7
23.0

11.2
11.6
11.0
12.4

356
180
178
123

45.8
46.0
45.2
49.2

356
179
177
123

12,700
15,395
14,895
12,736

36,667
34,557
35,853
22,259

354
177
175
120

371
358
379
265

1,086
1,141
872
689

341
174
166
118

2.9%
2.3%
2.5%
2.1%

93
65
31
4
8
7
8
31

3.0
3.3
3.4
3.5
2.8
3.9
3.3
3.4

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.7

621
216
99
12
32
7
37
78

20.4 11.9
21.9 10.1
25.2 9.1
8.2 4.9
25.3 10.1
29.0 7.0
21.3 9.8
19.5 9.5

621
216
99
12
32
7
37
78

46.1
46.6
50.3
32.6
49.6
51.6
46.6
44.2

619
216
99
12
32
7
37
78

13,564
14,279
16,321
10,701
12,784
4,608
14,618
10,647

34,347
34,103
44,331
15,124
22,720
8,519
23,299
20,479

614
212
99
11
31
7
36
77

353
359
238
247
272
209
482
431

1,017
978
622
324
574
395
1,060
1,270

595
204
94
12
31
6
35
74

2.6%
2.5%
1.5%
2.3%
2.1%
4.5%
3.3%
4.1%

805
893

123
35

3.1
3.0

0.8
0.9

561
276

21.2 11.4
20.0 11.5

561
276

46.6
45.4

561
274

13,603
14,041

27,125
45,527

554
272

362
339

911
1,179

536
263

2.7%
2.4%

1929
1248
1467
1556
1373
1255
935
1363
422

473
864
794
663
878
883
765
900
469

7
20
24
25
24
24
18
10
6

3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0

74
127
116
123
121
102
75
63
35

3.4
8.2
13.5
18.3
23.8
28.7
33.5
38.5
43.8

1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
2.3

74
127
116
123
121
102
75
63
35

30.6
35.1
40.5
43.5
49.8
53.0
57.3
61.7
65.1

73
127
116
123
121
101
75
63
35

11,610
13,548
10,631
7,397
11,936
16,312
22,390
22,633
16,945

23,939
21,716
18,106
13,207
21,785
40,677
72,502
52,194
25,691

73
126
116
122
119
100
75
60
34

263
444
372
273
249
543
257
472
256

576
1,234
1,246
652
565
1,579
565
1,055
347

69
123
113
118
115
97
70
60
33

2.3%
3.3%
3.5%
3.7%
2.1%
3.3%
1.1%
2.1%
1.5%

64
61
20
15
3
0

1290
1339
1391
1334
967

793
826
942
887
611

59
60
21
15
3
0

3.0
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0

0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.0

406
234
101
84
9
3

18.1
21.6
25.7
24.1
27.2
37.0

11.4
11.0
11.0
10.5
6.6
9.0

406
234
101
84
9
3

44.6
46.2
49.4
49.5
49.8
60.7

404
234
101
84
9
3

13,236
10,625
20,392
16,776
16,192
13,000

27,907
18,617
70,673
29,657
32,507
10,440

400
232
99
83
9
3

324
270
441
582
763
136

925
658
1,447
1,418
1,051
150

382
224
99
83
8
3

2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
3.5%
4.7%
1.0%

14
11
21
10
24
7
38
16
16
3

1331
1915
1191
1810
1037
894
1283
1381
1384
1117

657
521
725
748
924
1055
896
837
758
584

15
11
21
10
24
7
32
16
17
3

3.5
3.6
3.2
31
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.0
3.2

1.0
0.7
0.8
10
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8

18
16
46
38
151
57
183
100
158
59

24.1
20.4
20.4
19 7
19.7
19.9
21.1
20.2
20.1
21.5
22.8

10.6
9.5
10.3
11 6
11.6
10.8
9.9
11.3
12.0
12.6
11.6

18
16
46
38
151
57
183
100
158
59

48.8
44.1
45.7
44 1
44.1
45.5
46.2
46.9
45.3
46.5
47.7

18
16
46
38
151
57
182
100
158
58

2
8
30
82
294
750
3,177
8,503
26,768
94,961

1
1
12
17
121
164
1,311
1,654
12,639
87,562

18
16
46
38
151
57
183
100
158
59

1
4
12
17
40
88
216
464
845
959

1
2
9
23
75
138
567
1,365
1,553
1,349

11
14
42
38
145
54
179
98
154
59

55.8%
53.5%
39.2%
21 2%
21.2%
13.5%
11.7%
6.8%
5.5%
3.2%
1.0%

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$118,510 $47,412
$100,362 $38,045

670
162

$116,330
$109,808

6.3%
6.8%

6.4%
6.2%

$25,855
$11,456

$48,412
$14,081

432
85

$61,843
$61,112

$21,007
$16,392

649
145

$156
$157

$99
$207

135
28

1330
1274

820
864

131
27

3.1
2.9

0.8
0.9

674
163

$127,808
$118,706
$118,956
$126,061

$129,540
$108,449
$109,282
$120,197

$49,733
$43,786
$41,653
$49,742

54
94
343
341

$121,790
$112,566
$112,431
$117,291

4.6%
5.7%
6.0%
7.3%

4.9%
5.5%
5.8%
7.5%

$35,842
$22,667
$21,184
$24,122

$74,504
$44,644
$48,350
$34,158

33
55
216
213

$66,605
$57,370
$62,315
$61,531

$21,176
$15,409
$22,046
$19,189

52
91
327
324

$145
$140
$161
$158

$78
$79
$153
$114

17
14
59
73

1142
1045
1213
1500

805
1076
811
768

17
13
57
71

3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0

0.9
0.7
0.8
0.9

56
86
443
227
19

$117,838
$115,737
$120,805
$127,474
$139,949

$115,976
$106,729
$113,669
$118,200
$140,554

$44,682
$42,605
$46,334
$46,319
$56,873

55
86
441
231
19

$107,741
$107,940
$114,153
$119,411
$134,015

8.7%
7.3%
5.9%
6.8%
4.2%

9.4%
7.2%
5.8%
6.8%
4.4%

$25,177 $47,380 30
$16,273 $21,120 53
$24,130 $48,569 278
$22,244 $30,839 142
$47,044 $109,111 14

$66,816
$60,920
$60,603
$63,106
$60,658

$20,211
$16,114
$20,000
$22,149
$17,096

50
82
429
216
17

$111
$120
$154
$170
$184

$65
$48
$74
$179
$100

8
14
72
60
9

1384
1183
1283
1418
1138

912
930
764
826
1082

7
14
67
60
10

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

$49,701
$46,649
$47,643
$54,299

352
180
176
123

$121,733
$121,261
$126,741
$119,595

$115,445
$109,873
$117,921
$116,890

$48,410
$42,586
$45,901
$45,680

354
180
177
121

$115,929
$112,537
$118,163
$111,562

5.0%
7.9%
7.3%
6.9%

5.0%
7.8%
7.3%
7.2%

$23,892
$25,890
$23,708
$18,486

$48,428
$55,193
$31,524
$33,826

225
106
112
74

$61,987
$57,617
$63,514
$64,529

$19,044
$18,025
$23,766
$20,590

341
174
167
112

$155
$177
$164
$114

$79
$221
$122
$50

61
25
57
20

1332
1167
1371
1354

744
929
828
934

56
27
57
18

$49,251
$49,195
$50,991
$40,978
$58,480
$31,623
$40,277
$
$50,950

618
213
98
12
31
7
37
76

$121,205
$125,743
$129,189
$122,677
$126,510
$135,069
$123,610
$
$131,142

$112,868
$121,027
$131,912
$92,137
$127,242
$152,286
$118,493
$
$120,155

$46,820
$44,245
$43,153
$51,078
$50,380
$33,084
$39,793
$
$45,229

617
215
99
12
32
7
37
77

$113,837
$118,363
$121,255
$122,654
$116,343
$132,426
$117,282
$
$123,304

6.5%
6.1%
6.0%
0.0%
8.0%
1.7%
5.3%
6.5%

6.5%
6.2%
6.5%
0.0%
8.7%
2.0%
5.4%
6.4%

$23,608
$23,129
$28,713
$16,819
$13,396
$18,600
$17,187
$
$22,627

$43,748
$48,444
$45,080
$19,346
$21,527
$18,569
$20,213
$
$60,805

387
130
61
8
24
5
20
47

$62,256
$60,074
$62,323
$53,290
$62,068
$57,833
$57,895
$
$63,372

$20,083
$20,649
$21,520
$6,959
$25,419
$8,954
$22,533
$
$24,973

595
199
93
11
29
6
34
71

$151
$165
$187
$115
$143
$226
$139
$
$157

$128
$117
$155
$51
$65
$55
$18
$
$72

99
64
30
4
9
7
8
30

1285
1371
1386
2125
915
1362
1400
1397

884
736
735
775
752
529
862
662

67.0% $124,844 $47,504

33.0% $117,276 $52,556

555
276

$123,875
$119,214

$117,499 $45,394
$109,866 $47,701

557
275

$116,530
$111,804

6.3%
6.7%

6.3%
6.6%

$23,053
$24,440

$37,207
$58,515

355
162

$61,771
$61,587

$18,690
$23,034

528
266

$163
$135

$133
$78

127
36

1358
1187

8.9%
15.2%
13.9%
14.7%
14.5%
12.2%
9.0%
7.5%
4.2%

$70,790
$97,962
$108,775
$125,797
$135,182
$140,949
$142,353
$159,702
$145,735

$24,189
$36,004
$37,572
$46,036
$44,355
$52,739
$45,930
$53,418
$43,656

74
126
115
122
119
101
75
63
35

$62,562
$87,645
$101,739
$117,159
$127,823
$135,905
$137,128
$153,045
$139,445

$19,243
$27,722
$34,683
$41,982
$39,071
$49,759
$41,245
$50,225
$43,263

72
127
116
122
120
101
75
63
35

$10,280
$17,384
$14,676
$22,614
$25,820
$35,372
$19,954
$45,834
$18,477

$15,560
$24,938
$17,669
$47,062
$33,890
$75,155
$32,125
$75,561
$23,156

38
75
60
84
79
62
51
43
24

$56,278
$62,733
$59,763
$60,895
$66,485
$63,374
$62,698
$62,211
$54,217

$13,482
$17,683
$14,632
$18,051
$25,402
$28,466
$18,089
$20,624
$13,893

71
121
108
117
117
97
69
60
33

$155
$101
$179
$154
$121
$166
$184
$193
$207

$65
$50
$228
$69
$42
$70
$187
$87
$87

7
21
24
25
24
24
20
11
7

48.5%
28.0%
12.1%
10.0%
1.1%
0.4%

$105,036
$126,924
$149,294
$156,201
$133,357
$217,329

$40,522
$40,914
$54,089
$64,225
$42,271
$46,368

404
231
100
84
9
3

$111,575
$124,986
$137,426
$148,208
$117,856
$178,093

$98,458
$119,418
$140,666
$147,077
$127,727
$202,529

$36,789
$40,892
$49,967
$59,214
$40,457
$50,254

404
232
100
84
9
3

$104,997
$117,480
$128,798
$139,084
$112,226
$163,293

6.7%
6.3%
6.1%
6.2%
4.4%
7.3%

6.3%
6.4%
6.7%
6.6%
5.0%
9.1%

$14,965
$20,226
$33,515
$41,977
$58,000
$83,998

$21,570
$27,689
$65,331
$78,908
$94,710
$14,425

218
149
77
64
6
3

$61,405
$61,639
$62,964
$61,552
$59,121
$75,530

$19,668
$19,169
$19,673
$26,009
$16,425
$26,419

372
228
99
83
9
3

$133
$139
$195
$264
$205

$64
$69
$179
$274
$18

2.2%
1.9%
5.6%
4 6%
4.6%
18.3%
6.9%
22.2%
12.1%
19.1%
7.1%

$149,153
$148,186
$119,204
$127 297
$127,297
$112,834
$113,927
$119,215
$123,714
$123,398
$143,222

$72,161
$73,823
$53,105
$56 167
$56,167
$49,166
$33,554
$42,685
$42,017
$49,799
$58,511

18
16
46
38
150
57
181
99
157
59

$141,160
$149,155
$120,173
$129 961
$129,961
$115,014
$113,200
$120,668
$125,409
$121,703
$138,378

$138,587
$139,531
$114,376
$114 774
$114,774
$105,991
$108,521
$113,000
$113,203
$116,755
$134,603

$84,204
$54,401
$50,401
$42 928
$42,928
$46,982
$32,481
$41,261
$36,007
$48,367
$53,955

18
16
46
37
151
57
181
99
158
59

$130,594
$140,500
$115,345
$117 438
$117,438
$108,171
$107,794
$114,453
$114,898
$115,060
$129,759

7.6%
6.2%
4.2%
10 9%
10.9%
6.5%
5.0%
5.5%
9.3%
5.7%
6.4%

8.1%
6.2%
4.2%
10 7%
10.7%
6.3%
5.0%
5.4%
9.1%
5.8%
6.6%

$13,979 $10,566
5
$56,545 $117,848 12
$15,683 $21,029 28
$27 074 $54,197
$27,074
$54 197 21
$19,609 $42,470 94
$12,962 $11,605 41
$21,366 $29,265 117
$31,096 $42,989 63
$26,796 $62,775 99
$26,417 $22,977 32

$62,299
$68,067
$57,923
$60 199
$60,199
$60,411
$61,937
$62,462
$64,041
$60,398
$62,340

$38,114
$28,429
$15,710
$18 506
$18,506
$16,936
$15,507
$17,181
$19,126
$25,860
$17,769

14
15
42
36
142
52
179
95
152
59

$123
$160
$171
$159
$182
$109
$137
$146
$203
$146

$50
$74
$90
$75
$226
$61
$73
$69
$200
$27

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

74.2%
25.8%
11.8%
1.4%
3.8%
0.8%
4.4%
9.3%

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

13.2%
11.8%
6.9%
7.4%
5.8%
3.7%
3.8%
4.3%
4.5%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

ALL RESPONDENTS (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 20.8
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

$3,536

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of Education Work-Related

Total Number of
Age (Years)
(See [1])
Experience (Years)
Employees in Company

Std.
Dev.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

$5,774

3
1
14
1
0
0

$93

$25

1400

143

136

2
0
3
0
0
0

3.3
2.0
2.9
3.0

0.6

$27

2
0
3
0
0
0

1510

$90

0.9
0.0

3
1
14
2
0
0

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Ave.

11.3 8.1
23.0
21.7 7.7
16.5 10.6

3
1
14
2
0
0

32.7
48.0
49.6
38.5

3
1
14
2
0
0

8,833
2,000
5,868
1,600

Std.
Dev.

Number of Project &

Cost Professionals in
Company

Std.
Dev.

Rel. Freq. of
Project &
Cost
Professionals
in Company
(%)

Ave.

3
1
14
2
0
0

118
100
183
18

124

17,176
1,980

423
18

3
1
14
2
0
0

1.3%
5.0%
3.1%
1.1%

DETAILED LOCATIONS - UNITED STATES

New England
UNITED STATES - Connecticut
UNITED STATES - Maine
UNITED STATES - Massachusetts
UNITED STATES - New Hampshire
UNITED STATES - Rhode Island
UNITED STATES - Vermont
Middle Atlantic
UNITED STATES - New Jersey
UNITED STATES - New York
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania
East North Atlantic
UNITED STATES - Illinois
UNITED STATES - Indiana
hi
UNITED STATES - Mi
Michigan
UNITED STATES - Ohio
UNITED STATES - Wisconsin
West North Central
UNITED STATES - Iowa
UNITED STATES - Kansas
UNITED STATES - Minnesota
UNITED STATES - Missouri
UNITED STATES - Nebraska
UNITED STATES - North Dakota
UNITED STATES - South Dakota
South Atlantic 1
UNITED STATES - Florida
UNITED STATES - Georgia
UNITED STATES - North Carolina
UNITED STATES - South Carolina
UNITED STATES - West Virginia
South Atlantic 2
UNITED STATES - Delaware
UNITED STATES - District of Columbia
UNITED STATES - Maryland
UNITED STATES - Virginia
East South Central
UNITED STATES - Alabama
UNITED STATES - Kentucky
UNITED STATES - Mississippi
UNITED STATES - Tennessee
West South Central
UNITED STATES - Arkansas
UNITED STATES - Louisiana
UNITED STATES - Oklahoma
UNITED STATES - Texas
UNITED STATES - Nevada
UNITED STATES - New Mexico
UNITED STATES - Utah
UNITED STATES - Wyoming
Mountain
UNITED STATES - Arizona
UNITED STATES - Colorado
UNITED STATES - Idaho
UNITED STATES - Montana
UNITED STATES - Hawaii
UNITED STATES - Oregon
UNITED STATES - Washington
Pacific
UNITED STATES - Alaska
UNITED STATES - California

0.5%
0.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%

$93,667 $33,858
$74,000
$116,571 $33,599
$108,250 $30,759

3
1
14
2
0
0

$116,676
$68,672
$114,391
$118,665

$87,000 $37,510
$72,000
$112,618 $33,026
$103,000 $38,184

3
1
14
2
0
0

$110,009
$66,672
$110,438
$113,415

7.7%
2.8%
3.5%
5.1%

6.1%
3.0%
3.6%
4.6%

$12,500
$6,000
$15,844
$5,412

$25,584
$3,411

2
1
8
2
0
0

$63,333
$40,000
$64,179
$65,000

2.9%
3.2%
4.3%

$143,288 $31,489
$127,605 $55,705
$115,368 $42,995

19
21
28

$123,670
$125,183
$116,579

$138,126 $31,085
$123,476 $54,147
$110,311 $42,462

19
21
28

$118,508
$121,054
$111,522

3.7%
3.3%
4.6%

4.4%
3.4%
4.5%

$9,671
$7,006
$22,832

$15,480
$7,057
$29,709

14
9
17

$60,960
$55,650
$55,160

$15,279
$16,681
$10,719

18
20
25

$182
$98
$263

$83
$89
$75

5
3
5

1627
340
1321

717
422
298

3
4
5

3.1
3.2
3.1

1.1
0.8
0.8

19
21
28

28.9 12.8
21.8 10.3
20.3 10.1

19
21
28

51.8
46.7
45.0

19
21
28

32,230
6,651
11,738

84,138
12,721
17,385

17
21
28

110
70
191

171
106
497

17
21
28

0.3%
1.0%
1.6%

2.5%
1.2%
2 3%
2.3%
1.5%
0.5%

$122,545
$100,549
$114 725
$114,725
$100,185
$98,333

$52,243
$34,822
$59 388
$59,388
$53,662
$29,905

16
8
15
10
3

$116,006
$116,050
$120 780
$120,780
$105,756
$106,810

$114,983
$92,658
$104 687
$104,687
$96,534
$95,000

$52,443
$36,775
$43 372
$43,372
$52,899
$27,185

16
8
15
10
3

$108,444
$108,159
$110 742
$110,742
$102,105
$103,477

6.6%
8.5%
9 6%
9.6%
3.8%
3.5%

7.0%
7.3%
9 1%
9.1%
3.6%
3.2%

$36,389
$12,400
$30 425
$30,425
$10,929
$29,067

$36,316
$16,437
$69 881
$69,881
$13,405
$31,132

9
5
12
7
3

$58,920
$61,755
$66 357
$66,357
$54,600
$55,000

$15,624
$13,705
$28 242
$28,242
$16,661
$15,000

16
8
14
10
3

$138
$118
$136
$134

$103

3
1
4
3
0

1000
1200
1889
747

707

2
1
3
3
0

3.4
2.9
31
3.1
2.6
3.0

0.6
0.6
07
0.7
0.8
0.0

16
8
15
10
3

23.5
14.4
18 3
18.3
18.5
17.3

12.6
12.3
11 1
11.1
10.4
4.5

16
8
15
10
3

46.9
38.1
44 1
44.1
43.2
45.7

16
8
15
10
3

8,921
18,459
2 721
2,721
22,968
357

18,385
28,911
5 769
5,769
28,898
229

16
8
15
10
3

313
273
28
532
19

752
350
39
1,023
23

16
8
15
10
3

3.5%
1.5%
1 0%
1.0%
2.3%
5.2%

0.2%
1.5%
1.1%
1.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%

$160,000
$102,776
$119,357
$88,448
$88,035
$63,500
$69,000

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

$101,388
$109,073
$123,717
$114,363
$115,404
$105,401
$74,571

$155,000
$98,053
$104,671
$84,543
$87,125
$52,500
$64,000

$29,136
$42,076
$29,973
$36,507
$3,536
$19,799

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

$96,388
$104,350
$109,031
$110,458
$114,494
$94,401
$69,571

3.2%
4.8%
14.0%
4.6%
1.0%
21.0%
7.8%

5.2%
4.5%
13.5%
3.5%
0.8%
11.7%
7.2%

$5,000
$20,305
$26,000
$12,786
$3,793
$2,550
$5,500

$26,643
$18,520
$13,501
$2,536
$3,465
$6,364

1
9
3
7
2
2
2

$75,000
$56,333
$50,000
$55,444
$55,500
$52,500
$58,900

$10,630
$9,129
$12,320
$16,663
$3,536
$19,658

1
9
7
9
4
2
2

$275

$29,268
$72,512
$29,779
$36,030
$16,263
$12,728

1
0
3
1
1
0
1

5.0
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.3
3.5
3.5

0.9
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.7

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

45.0
18.2
19.0
10.1
9.5
3.5
18.5

12.1
12.2
7.7
10.5
2.1
19.1

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

67.0
44.0
43.3
35.2
33.5
28.0
42.0

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

5,000
8,700
7,133
17,149
6,261
775
95

3,343
7,162
24,549
5,603
1,025
78

1
10
7
9
4
2
2

500
845
240
262
301
20
8

1
10
7
9
4
1
2

10.0%
9.7%
3.4%
1.5%
4.8%
2.6%
8.4%

4.6%
2 8%
2.8%
1.7%
2.9%
0.2%

$126,306
$125 608
$125,608
$121,568
$127,790
$93,000

$43,350
$61 832
$61,832
$54,327
$32,208

30
18
11
19
1

$112,985
$113 498
$113,498
$110,911
$116,891
$104,626

$120,664
$114 109
$114,109
$124,623
$120,046
$91,000

$39,172
$58 048
$58,048
$80,392
$28,715

30
18
11
19
1

$107,343
$101 999
$101,999
$113,966
$109,147
$102,626

4.7%
10 1%
10.1%
-2.5%
6.5%
2.2%

5.3%
11 3%
11.3%
-2.7%
7.1%
1.9%

$23,122
$19 657
$19,657
$6,144
$7,563

$22,152
$23 022
$23,022
$4,207
$6,904

23
7
4
12
0

$57,380
$58 589
$58,589
$47,800
$54,816
$65,000

$15,059
$14 465
$14,465
$6,713
$17,256

30
16
10
19
1

$183
$203
$92
$160

$112
$103
$27
$85

4
6
2
2
0

3.1
33
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.0

1.0
06
0.6
1.0
0.8

30
18
11
19
1

26.3
25 8
25.8
25.2
25.3
16.0

11.1
12 1
12.1
12.6
11.9

30
18
11
19
1

52.5
50 6
50.6
49.5
50.4
43.0

30
18
11
19
1

28,698
9 355
9,355
22,332
14,426
250

69,590
16 289
16,289
35,044
14,915

29
18
11
18
1

325
727
837
380
50

662
1 943
1,943
2,174
463

30
18
10
19
1

1.1%
7 8%
7.8%
3.7%
2.6%
20.0%

0.3%
0.2%
4.6%
4.9%

$128,705 $26,453
$200,000
$122,167 $41,543
$125,105 $45,647

2
1
30
31

$113,689
$160,764
$117,323
$122,925

$124,490 $26,148
$200,000
$115,407 $35,876
$116,891 $43,156

2
1
30
31

$109,474
$160,764
$110,563
$114,711

3.4%
0.0%
5.9%
7.0%

3.9%
0.0%
6.1%
7.2%

$26,627
$20,000
$15,100
$16,561

$27,757

2
1
20
18

$60,000
$45,000
$61,600
$61,734

$14,142

$69
$80

3.0
5.0
3.2
3.3

0.6
0.8

2
1
30
32

27.0 2.8
37.0
22.8 11.6
21.7 11.3

2
1
30
32

53.0
62.0
49.1
45.5

2
1
30
32

75,000
22,000
3,703
13,443

5,798
27,541

2
1
30
31

1,050
200
211
552

1,344

$300
$127
$157

0
1
10
12

14,142

$16,161
$25,398

2
1
25
29

0.0

$27,230
$29,765

601
1,222

2
1
28
30

1.4%
0.9%
5.7%
4.1%

0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
2.2%

$132,142
$139,268
$80,825
$114,573
$
,

$17,409
$93,628
$41,260
$78,011
$
,

6
6
2
14

$120,032
$125,947
$52,488
$103,432
$
,

$123,623
$124,400
$79,390
$111,734
$
,

$16,934
$68,494
$43,289
$76,855
$
,

6
6
2
14

$111,513
$111,079
$51,053
$100,593
$
,

6.9%
12.0%
1.8%
2.5%

7.6%
13.4%
2.8%
2.8%

$31,900 $11,887
$73,608 $169,733
$50,000
$4,750
$
,
$5,155
$
,

5
6
1
6

$56,333
$59,167
$45,150
$50,357
$
,

$27,031
$20,351
$212
$14,595
$
,

6
6
2
14

$75

$0

$117
$

$36
$

0
2
0
3

3.5
3.2
3.0
2.8

0.5
1.5
0.0
0.7

6
6
2
14

25.8 10.8
26.3 10.4
32.5 3.5
25.4 11.8

6
6
2
14

50.0
51.3
55.5
50.1

6
6
2
14

3,767
16,768
2,984
8,969
,

3,681
40,775
3,558
18,917
,

6
6
2
14

132
15
303
562

194
16
420
1,382
,

6
6
2
13

3.5%
0.1%
10.2%
6.3%

$117,968
$105,493
$137,936
$98,474
$88,203
$118,320
$116,268

$105,286
$98,560
$128,702
$95,346
$87,250
$116,167
$72,000

$33,225
$25,596
$56,322
$30,806
$25,760
$70,001

0
7
5
102
4
4
6
1

$111,825
$99,529
$127,007
$94,862
$84,828
$113,987
$110,268

5.8%
6.1%
8.5%
3.8%
3.9%
3.7%
8.3%

5.5%
6.0%
8.6%
3.8%
4.0%
3.8%
5.4%

$12,000
$19,000
$37,767
$7,567
$16,750
$51,800
$2,500

$13,892
$74,630
$9,037
$18,738
$63,378

0
1
3
64
3
2
5
1

$77,067
$54,840
$66,374
$51,750
$55,000
$50,833
$75,000

$29,692
$13,665
$27,700
$2,363
$9,129
$9,704

0
6
5
99
4
4
6
1

0
0
0
14
1
0
1
0

2.9
3.6
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.5
2.0

0.7
1.3
0.8
0.6
1.2
0.5

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

18.1
20.4
21.5
21.0
21.8
21.7
5.0

10.4
10.7
12.4
14.3
12.6
12.9

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

43.1
48.4
47.2
52.3
46.3
49.3
39.0

0
7
5
103
4
4
6
1

28,994
11,290
18,663
3,025
8,388
6,417
1,000

30,336
21,729
24,807
714
9,379
6,184

0
7
5
100
4
4
6
1

293
87
409
539
288
40
200

433
76
946
974
193
56

0
7
5
97
4
4
6
1

1.0%
0.8%
2.2%
17.8%
3.4%
0.6%
20.0%

$56,429
$60,338
$54,167
$48,500
$53,500
$57,750
$57,563

$14,351
$20,700
$9,704
$4,950
$2,121
$14,312
$16,020

7
27
6
2
2
10
40

$160
$153

$92
$36

0.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.8

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

21.7
19.3
21.3
19.5
12.3
22.1
22.2

13.0
11.2
9.7
13.4
8.1
10.1
10.5

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

48.4
43.7
51.7
44.0
34.5
48.3
48.1

7
28
7
2
2
10
43

29,833
13,643
1,531
450
1,525
18,559
25,994

75,057
19,060
1,735
1,520
31,322
92,131

7
28
7
1
2
10
43

157
241
51
50
27
428
606

177
457
75

$130
$150
$123
$148

3.3
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.1

29
858
1,716

7
28
6
1
2
8
38

0.5%
1.8%
3.4%
11.1%
1.7%
2.3%
2.3%

$19,450

0.0%
1.1%
0.8%
15.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.2%

$111,429
$104,524
$139,631
$98,958
$90,625
$120,500
$78,000

$36,248
$24,918
$62,771
$26,886
$25,972
$73,737

0
7
5
101
4
4
6
1

1.1%
4.3%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
1.5%
6.6%

$114,443
$116,248
$102,284
$118,570
$87,867
$120,407
$117,989

$43,480
$49,927
$28,717
$79,804
$25,645
$33,414
$51,956

7
28
7
2
2
10
42

$112,263
$119,881
$101,073
$121,719
$108,454
$117,258
$114,598

$110,256
$108,284
$100,071
$105,550
$85,367
$111,897
$116,547

$44,801
$43,254
$28,514
$62,862
$22,109
$33,425
$49,402

7
28
7
2
2
10
42

$108,076
$111,917
$98,860
$108,699
$105,954
$108,748
$113,156

3.8%
7.4%
2.2%
12.3%
2.9%
7.6%
1.2%

3.9%
7.1%
2.2%
12.0%
2.4%
7.8%
1.3%

$10,870
$32,725
$4,750

$12,035
$74,378
$3,797

$7,378
$22,574
$17,738

$880
$16,036
$25,185

5
22
4
0
2
6
16

1.2% $115,054 $56,337

10.0% $124,718 $38,162

8
64

$120,382
$125,687

$104,626 $56,660
$116,967 $40,315

8
65

$109,954
$117,936

10.0%
6.6%

9.5%
6.6%

$19,000
$16,282

$17,396
$20,575

5
32

$78,857
$61,033

$40,977
$16,160

7
60

56.4% $133,070 $51,579

10.1% $116,366 $31,809
1.6% $77,433 $16,101
0.0%
0.0%
2.1% $91,452 $31,216
0.0%

105
19
3
0
0
4
0

$143,242
$124,601
$93,176

$121,299 $47,865
$107,830 $31,857
$78,074 $16,243

$131,471
$116,065
$93,817

9.7%
7.9%
-0.8%

9.0%
7.4%
-0.7%

$31,624
$10,279

$42,941
$8,672

$23,312
$14,204
$9,615

$91,672

$123,642

-0.2%

-0.2%

$4,480

69
12
0
0
0
3
0

$73,396
$66,711
$48,316

$123,422

104
19
3
0
0
4
0

$61,195

$10,643

100
19
3
0
0
4
0

0.0%
0.5% $99,352
0.5% $167,986
17.6% $118,430 $38,152
0.0%
11.2% $101,402 $33,879

0
1
1
33
0
21

$127,932
$179,612
$112,617

$95,512
$134,389
$112,199 $40,372

$124,092
$146,015
$106,386

4.0%
25.0%
5.6%

3.1%
23.0%
5.9%

$14,399
$38,397
$31,794

$40,961

$106,730

$98,558

$103,886

2.9%

2.7%

$11,947

$17,338

$109
$120
$70

$77
$45

$22

$83

$299
$160

$329

$75

1
0
3
1
1
0
1
4
6
3
2
0
0
1
10
12
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
14
1
0
1
0

693
620

30
1867
2600
72

702

500
1035
1258
1975
825

966
929
530
955

1200
1119
1204

904
659

2000

707

1233

1710

1386
2000

900

500

5,393

1,537
216
383
470
3

2000
1125

665

$11
$49

2
4
0
1
1
2
11

1100
1600
1167
1343

850
819

1
4
0
1
1
3
11

$150

$84

0
17

1542

913

0
18

2.6
3.2

1.1
1.0

8
65

18.6 15.0
20.4 10.9

8
65

43.8
46.0

8
65

2,919
15,072

3,324
29,465

8
65

147
476

175
1,430

7
61

5.0%
3.2%

$118

$18

1657

789

14
0
1
0
0
0
0

2.8
3.1
2.7

1.0
0.8
0.6

16.6 10.1
17.4 9.1
14.3 13.7

105
19
2
0
0
4
0

8,818
12,149
34,333

13,253
17,412
48,209

360
1,283
93

2,092

22

33

101
19
3
0
0
3
0

2.0%
4.5%
0.3%

1,950

104
19
3
0
0
4
0

180
551
93

1.3

106
19
3
0
0
4
0

43.1
43.5
35.5

2.8

106
19
3
0
0
4
0

DETAILED LOCATIONS - CANADA

Western Canada
CANADA - Alberta
CANADA - British Columbia
CANADA - Manitoba
CANADA - Northwest Titories
CANADA - Nunavut
CANADA - Saskatchewan
CANADA - Yukon
Eastern Canada
CANADA - New Brunswick
CANADA - Newfoundland and Labrador
CANADA - Nova Scotia
CANADA - Ontario
CANADA - Prince Edward Island
CANADA - Quebec

$32,848

$34,578

0
1
1
33
0
21

$1,109

0
1
1
23
0
17

$62,395
$71,994
$58,319

$11,620

$64,076

$19,698

0
1
1
33
0
19

$38

$82
$105

$33

$172

$55

16
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
5

2000

1200
1499

716

1310

750

0
0
1
7
0
5

4.0
2.0
3.0

0.8

3.5

0.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

7.6

7.4

9.0
16.0
23.2 10.8
18.6 10.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

36.8

31.0
41.0
47.7
43.6

0
1
1
33
0
21

325
1,000
9,015

10,126

9,513

10,758

0
1
1
33
0
21

25
25
509

1,283

824

2,239

0
1
1
31
0
20

1.1%

7.7%
2.5%
5.6%
8.7%

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ESTIMATING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed Full-Time

$118,394 $41,783

182

$118,394

$114,479 $40,487

183

$114,479

3.4%

3.4%

$18,205

$24,537

109

$60,341

$19,598

176

$119

$61

25

1021

982

23

2.9

0.9

183 23.3 11.4 183 48.4 183

$118,269
$118,871
$122,868
$101,168

$42,837
$38,056
$38,364
$33,522

144
38
31
7

$117,252
$122,532
$126,529
$104,422

$113,881
$116,758
$116,640
$117,283

$40,482
$40,965
$44,801
$17,680

145
38
31
7

$112,864
$120,419
$120,301
$120,537

3.9%
1.8%
5.3%
-13.7%

3.9%
1.8%
5.2%
-13.4%

$17,773
$20,389
$20,389

$23,189
$31,177
$31,177

91
18
18
0

$59,601
$63,220
$62,914
$64,485

$18,187
$24,415
$24,278
$26,910

140
36
29
7

$110
$139
$135
$165

$52
$78
$83

17
8
7
1

1090
825
870
600

1037
859
952

17
6
5
1

2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9

0.9
0.9
0.8
1.1

145
38
31
7

93.4% $115,644 $39,105

3.8% $129,768 $33,308
2.7% $195,985 $68,216

170
7
5

$115,847
$128,548
$186,425

$111,968 $39,391
$133,968 $36,969
$173,050 $36,963

171
7
5

$112,171
$132,748
$163,490

3.3%
-3.1%
13.3%

3.3%
-3.2%
14.0%

$16,751
$11,600
$60,250

$23,349
$7,725
$28,406

102
3
4

$60,154
$49,432
$79,600

$18,133
$12,681
$49,788

165
6
5

$101
$115
$225

$43
$56
$66

17
5
3

772
2000
1456

901
1000
932

17
3
3

2.9
3.0
3.6

0.9
1.3
0.9

171 23.2 11.4 171 48.3 171

7 23.9 13.9 7 46.7 7
5 28.0 10.8 5 52.8 5

5.5%
12.0%
13.7%
8.2%
0.5%
11.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
11.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2.7%
6.6%
14.8%
0.5%
7.7%
1.6%
1.1%

$122,966
$110,485
$100,190
$126,514
$110,780
$109,446
$75,668
$78,020

$117,513
$97,587
$96,823
$121,011
$96,000
$111,578
$100,500
$96,000

3.8%
3.4%
4.3%
3.2%
4.2%
6.8%
1.0%
1.8%

3.7%
3.1%
4.4%
3.2%
3.7%
7.5%
1.3%
2.3%

$12,242
$25,073
$13,982
$10,178

$7,915
$36,082
$17,217
$11,969

$13,405
$15,365
$9,597
$29,637

$53
$65
$47

775
56
1441

842
23
1133

$17,882
$10,607
$21,213

3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
2.4
2.5
3.0

$109,908 $32,726

$111,128

1.0%

1.0%

$29,520

$48,284

$57,810

$15,914

3.0

0.8

$28,400
$34,398
$36,417

$113,284
$121,868
$149,482
$112,134
$132,272
$89,615
$103,834

$126,437
$115,719
$139,150
$140,000
$129,886
$122,000
$74,656

$28,433
$33,949
$35,956

$110,368
$120,601
$140,981
$112,134
$131,106
$106,948
$103,132

2.3%
1.1%
6.1%
0.0%
0.9%
-14.2%
0.9%

2.6%
1.1%
6.0%
0.0%
0.9%
-16.2%
0.7%

$25,642
$14,140
$28,006
$20,000
$13,203

$25,597
$12,995
$27,530

$50,159
$56,130
$75,857
$75,000
$56,385
$52,500
$61,250

$19,259
$17,133
$25,012

0
4
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
0

0.9
0.8
0.8
1.1

$8,045

8
21
24
15
1
20
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
11
27
1
14
2
2

$88
$132
$110

$8,596
$15,000

8
8
17
9
0
12
1
0
0
10
0
0
5
9
20
1
8
0
1

$69,574
$55,607
$52,383
$63,053
$50,000
$61,770
$42,500
$50,000

$112,271

10
22
25
15
1
21
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
12
27
1
14
3
2

$118,530
$107,147
$96,009
$122,638
$106,780
$101,815
$74,668
$76,270

$129,353
$116,986
$147,651
$140,000
$131,052
$104,667
$75,358

10
22
24
15
1
21
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
12
27
1
14
3
2

3.0
3.1
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.7
3.0

1.6
0.5
0.9

10
22
25
15
1
21
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
12
27
1
14
3
2

31.2 8.1
20.9 11.8
22.4 11.3
37.0
22.7 12.9
30.7 1.2
9.3 2.5

6.6%
33.8%
23.8%
5.9%
5.7%
5.5%
0.2%
3.7%
1.5%
7.6%
3.3%
0.7%
0.9%
0.9%

$116,555
$120,407
$125,563
$119,839
$119,288
$121,735
$70,000
$120,735
$126,586
$115,201
$117,536
$116,667
$116,413
$114,125

$51,930
$42,148
$45,512
$49,967
$48,652
$53,856

$117,165
$120,407
$123,122
$115,771
$115,627
$119,701
$66,542
$120,328
$122,518
$118,252
$123,435
$121,955
$126,176
$119,617

$110,638
$115,825
$121,321
$117,870
$117,323
$120,381
$70,000
$117,716
$120,441
$111,277
$112,852
$106,667
$113,738
$110,250

$41,854
$41,115
$43,654
$37,666
$36,673
$48,102

$111,248
$115,825
$118,880
$113,802
$113,662
$118,347
$66,542
$117,309
$116,373
$114,328
$118,751
$111,955
$123,501
$115,742

5.3%
4.0%
3.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
0.0%
2.6%
5.1%
3.5%
4.2%
9.4%
2.4%
3.5%

5.3%
4.0%
3.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
0.0%
2.6%
5.3%
3.4%
3.9%
8.9%
2.2%
3.3%

$18,032
$18,797
$17,659
$13,079
$12,961
$25,025
$2,500
$26,964
$15,435
$16,202
$19,842
$48,000
$85,500
$6,750

$56,633
$60,875
$62,007
$59,743
$65,557
$63,608
$40,000
$56,705
$55,941
$58,437
$58,279
$55,000
$62,000
$54,375

5
21
12
4
4
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.9
2.0
2.8
3.1
2.9
2.7
3.3
2.8
3.5

0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9

$35,660
$16,056
$27,678
$26,973
$66,836
$55,861
$7,577

16
91
71
14
12
8
1
11
6
21
12
3
2
4

$22,152
$20,288
$22,203
$25,795
$25,072
$27,692

$31,626
$23,448
$52,442
$42,088
$55,076
$18,856
$37,642

30
155
109
27
26
25
1
17
7
35
15
3
4
4

$17,392
$23,765
$20,536
$17,015
$10,492
$24,944

$30,256
$25,136
$46,149
$43,123
$42,525
$23,452
$41,005

30
154
109
27
26
25
1
17
7
35
15
3
4
4

1.0
0.7
0.8
1.2
0.6
1.0
0.6

30
155
109
27
26
25
1
17
7
35
15
3
4
4

23.0
23.3
24.5
25.3
25.1
24.3
25.0
23.5
25.3
21.8
20.4
20.7
18.5
20.6

80.3% $116,751 $42,640

19.7% $125,061 $37,935

146
36

$115,734
$129,129

$112,733 $40,022
$121,606 $42,155

147
36

$111,716
$125,674

3.6%
2.8%

3.6%
2.7%

$18,682
$16,605

$25,911
$19,594

84
25

20
3

3.0
2.7

0.9
1.0

147 23.8 11.4 147 48.8 147

36 21.3 11.2 36 46.7 36

2.7%
12.9%
9.5%
6.1%
11.6%
12.2%
4.8%
17.0%
12.2%
10.9%

$19,847
$39,330
$75,835
$24,489
$40,781
$30,752
$25,015
$48,091
$33,894
$34,598

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
15

$120,303
$111,326
$123,698
$108,971
$104,212
$109,765
$90,692
$121,832
$119,353
$132,969

$114,250
$114,482
$113,026
$87,532
$111,085
$114,139
$86,174
$124,212
$112,870
$117,898

$26,986
$35,868
$60,731
$26,002
$38,790
$24,236
$24,989
$50,630
$31,732
$40,156

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

$118,928
$109,804
$113,229
$104,414
$99,695
$110,071
$87,598
$117,296
$117,752
$124,000

1.2%
1.3%
9.3%
5.2%
4.1%
-0.3%
3.6%
3.7%
1.4%
7.6%

1.2%
1.4%
9.2%
4.4%
4.5%
-0.3%
3.5%
3.9%
1.4%
7.2%

$13,912
$12,992
$28,450
$4,364
$10,625
$34,364
$9,625
$21,008
$17,182
$13,467

$8,610
$20,760
$32,334
$3,411
$20,069
$45,532
$10,950
$11,828
$30,441
$14,304

1
1
3
2
1
3
0
2
4
3

3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.6
3.0
2.9
3.2

0.8
1.1
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.7
1.3
0.8
0.8
0.9

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

21.0
25.6
23.2
15.0
28.9
25.3
22.6
26.7
20.9
20.3

9.0
11.6
10.8
11.8
12.3
9.7
12.0
12.5
9.6
11.1

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

43.0
50.4
46.4
38.9
53.8
52.3
50.1
51.1
45.9
45.4

4
19
14
9
17
18
7
25
18
16

63.9% $141,659 $29,703

36.1% $95,695 $33,431

23
13

$141,252
$108,102

$136,889 $38,918
$94,567 $34,154

23
13

$136,482
$106,974

3.5%
1.2%

3.5%
1.1%

$16,852
$15,970

$21,768
$13,878

2
1

2.5
3.0

1.0
0.7

23
13

23.5 10.4
17.2 11.9

23
13

49.4
41.8

23
13

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

79.2%
20.8%
81.6%
18.4%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

23.8
21.5
21.5
21.7

11.5 145 48.7 145

11.0 38 47.2 38
11.3 31 46.8 31
10.2 7 49.0 7

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$121,949
$100,925
$101,004
$124,887
$100,000
$119,209
$101,500
$97,750

$47,249
$43,398
$31,007
$55,949
$46,091
$9,192
$37,123

$111,051 $38,146

$36,546
$20,551
$8,991

$53,332
$42,050
$31,143
$40,374
$46,421
$7,778
$35,355

$49,754
$17,059
$7,998

$19,853

$2,000

$14,017
$10,607
$8,839

$116

$28

$300
$61
$153

$21
$42

$144

0
5
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0

1025

1379

400
1270
928

1089
1233

1800
100

1.0
0.7
0.0

0.8
0.6
0.0

22.8 11.7
18.6 9.8
23.7 10.7
22.5 8.8
18.0
28.1 13.4
36.0 8.5
33.0 4.2
22.7 12.2

10
22
25
15
1
21
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
12
27
1
14
3
2

51.4
42.4
47.8
48.6
43.0
52.8
57.5
61.0
50.1

55.6
45.8
46.9
60.0
47.2
53.7
32.5

10
22
25
15
1
21
2
2
0
21
0
0
5
12
27
1
14
3
2

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$140
$123
$134
$127
$120
$181

$50
$61
$68
$60
$59
$70

$10,854
$14,905
$17,224
$22,221
$7,071
$10,924
$11,250

28
148
103
25
24
24
1
17
7
35
15
2
4
4

$143

$23

$58,906
$66,122

$19,504
$19,174

141
35

$120
$112

$65
$45

2
8
10
6
8
11
4
15
11
9

$70,000
$52,313
$64,714
$47,778
$50,375
$61,176
$52,857
$60,008
$60,583
$69,125

$10,801
$7,931
$31,200
$5,652
$9,619
$16,738
$16,036
$14,679
$17,024
$32,375

4
16
14
9
16
17
7
24
18
16

$85
$200
$133
$95
$300
$78

$45
$35

$98
$149
$82

$32
$58
$46

18
7

$73,246
$52,468

$19,210
$9,424

23
12

$134
$46

$13

6
23
15
5
4
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

1248
974
1384
2017
1854
1783

1086
1003
875
1194
1131
830

2117

425

21
4

979
1299

990
1083

1
1
3
2
1
4
0
2
4
3

300
100
1222
1336
400
813

855
1788

300
1588
1020

283
664
1715

3
1

928
2040

1233

11.9 30 48.8 30
11.5 155 47.8 155
12.3 109 49.6 109
12.2 27 49.7 27
10.9 26 51.1 26
13.6 25 49.3 25
1 50.0 1
9.9 17 48.1 17
8.1
7 49.7 7
12.4 35 45.3 35
10.4 15 46.2 15
18.5 3 46.0 3
4.1
4 43.5 4
9.7
4 46.3 4

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$115,625
$116,004
$123,495
$92,089
$115,602
$113,833
$89,268
$128,748
$114,471
$126,867

$40

1043

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ESTIMATING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
#

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

90.7% $117,718 $41,925

9.3% $124,964 $41,024

165
17

$116,904
$131,880

5.5%
11.5%
37.2%
45.9%

$117,734
$101,753
$109,553
$129,928

$41,533
$28,351
$37,326
$45,381

10
21
68
83

9.3%
14.2%
53.6%
21.3%
1.6%

$112,595
$115,702
$118,468
$122,370
$121,833

$43,869
$44,057
$39,949
$46,460
$17,538

51.4%
10.9%
19.1%
18.6%

$109,103
$135,886
$126,757
$125,431

$35,883
$54,528
$44,003
$41,766

70.5%
29.5%
15.3%
1.6%
15.3%
0.0%
1.1%
1.1%

$116,376
$123,307
$126,972
$84,500
$132,993

$40,198
$45,439
$46,772
$27,308
$54,849

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 23.3
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$113,447 $39,179
$124,549 $51,934

166
17

$112,633
$131,465

3.8%
0.3%

3.8%
0.3%

$18,854
$10,997

$25,359
$10,277

100
9

$60,158
$62,046

$20,274
$11,773

159
17

$118
$125

$64
$48

21
4

1036
953

994
1067

19
4

2.9
3.3

0.9
0.7

166 23.7 11.5 166 48.6 166

17 19.9 9.7 17 46.0 17

$118,344
$101,550
$111,180
$128,301

$127,343
$98,906
$105,815
$123,853

$60,027
$28,875
$35,268
$42,035

10
21
68
84

$127,953
$98,703
$107,442
$122,226

-7.5%
2.9%
3.5%
4.9%

-7.5%
2.9%
3.5%
5.0%

$12,186
$19,964
$14,858
$20,734

$17,247
$39,968
$15,465
$27,098

6
9
37
57

$66,118
$58,181
$58,560
$61,632

$29,782
$12,481
$16,969
$21,618

10
21
65
80

$116
$115
$103
$131

$67
$48
$35
$79

3
4
7
11

1200
623
807
1295

849
899
1059
1032

2
4
7
10

2.7
3.2
2.9
2.9

1.1
0.6
0.9
0.9

10
21
68
84

23.0 5.8
23.4 12.2
22.5 10.6
24.1 12.4

10
21
68
84

45.3
47.6
48.2
49.1

10
21
68
84

17
26
98
38
3

$103,239
$112,651
$119,688
$124,811
$124,477

$111,238
$108,657
$114,686
$116,826
$146,000

$36,762
$41,323
$42,093
$38,227
$34,395

17
26
98
39
3

$101,882
$105,606
$115,906
$119,267
$148,644

1.2%
6.5%
3.3%
4.7%
-16.6%

1.3%
6.7%
3.3%
4.6%
-16.3%

$18,187
$13,948
$16,733
$22,163
$40,000

$30,220
$11,144
$24,815
$27,309
$28,284

10
15
56
26
2

$71,848
$60,769
$58,620
$60,782
$43,000

$27,505
$17,366
$17,550
$20,816
$18,083

16
26
93
38
3

$120
$97
$118
$113
$178

$20
$54
$56
$173

1
3
13
6
2

56
467
1028
1220
1700

473
992
953
1838

1
3
11
6
2

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

17
26
98
39
3

27.9
24.8
22.7
22.1
22.0

9.1
12.2
11.4
11.3
18.4

17
26
98
39
3

53.9
48.1
48.1
46.9
47.0

17
26
98
39
3

94
20
34
34

$113,578
$133,852
$124,113
$116,685

$105,175
$138,666
$119,183
$121,129

$39,014
$51,321
$35,087
$35,997

94
20
35
34

$109,650
$136,632
$116,539
$112,383

3.7%
-2.0%
6.4%
3.6%

3.6%
-2.0%
6.5%
3.8%

$16,076
$30,556
$19,788
$16,858

$24,601
$39,832
$19,197
$21,462

56
9
23
21

$58,450
$54,000
$59,717
$70,285

$15,522
$12,265
$21,411
$27,524

90
20
34
32

$110
$124
$130
$116

$52
$70
$89
$23

10
4
7
4

1306
1470
747
152

916
1172
946
130

8
5
7
3

3.0
3.1
3.7
1.8

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.8

94
20
35
34

21.1
24.3
24.6
27.6

11.5
11.2
10.7
11.0

94
20
35
34

46.2
50.9
49.1
52.1

94
20
35
34

129
53
28
3
27
0
$132,000 $2,828
2
$188,638 $167,779 2

$116,783
$122,290
$122,090
$113,586
$130,959

$113,145
$117,663
$121,223
$101,333
$121,960

$41,354
$38,522
$33,619
$71,501
$43,860

$113,552
$116,646
$116,341
$130,419
$119,926

2.9%
4.8%
4.7%
-16.6%
9.0%

2.8%
4.8%
4.9%
-12.9%
9.2%

$19,445
$15,350
$24,069
$3,500
$13,997

$25,717
$21,674
$26,997

$19,048
$20,921
$23,628
$5,000
$26,623

$66
$53
$62

887
1043
887

0.9
0.9
0.7
1.0
0.9

$10,500
$35,000

$13,435

$52,000 $2,828
$103,000 $74,953

12
11
7
1
6
0
0
1

2.9
3.0
3.1
4.0
2.7

4.1%
29.9%

14
11
6
1
7
0
0
1

761
1305
1487
3000
870

3.7%
27.8%

124
52
28
3
26
0
2
2

$132
$102
$111
$55
$123

$116,673
$137,073

76
33
16
1
21
0
2
1

$61,137
$58,442
$60,000
$50,000
$63,076

$121,423
$178,061

129
54
28
3
28
0
2
$127,250 $3,889
$147,650 $109,814 2

3.5
3.5

0.7
0.7

129
54
28
3
28
0
2
2

23.1 12.3 129 48.2 129

23.8 8.9 54 48.7 54
25.7 6.8 28 51.1 28
9.0 5.6
3 32.7 3
24.3 9.2 28 48.8 28
0
0
28.5 2.1
2 56.0 2
28.5 4.9
2 50.5 2

$120,981
$111,229

$118,689 $41,670
$102,966 $34,917

134
49

$117,062
$107,237

3.3%
3.9%

3.3%
3.7%

$18,604
$17,155

$24,401
$25,281

79
30

$59,970
$61,301

$19,734
$19,412

127
49

$116
$137

$64
$25

22
3

1137
247

999
307

20
3

3.0
2.7

0.9
0.9

134 24.1 11.4 134 49.4 134

49 21.2 11.3 49 45.6 49

$59,817
$59 817
$87,108
$107,057
$104,032
$120,504
$122,067
$129,291
$143,849
$150,340

$19,530
$19 530
$30,126
$29,854
$33,935
$46,151
$38,349
$36,980
$29,415
$31,196

10
20
25
26
27
29
17
19
10

$7,862
$7 862
$22,798
$23,099
$14,491
$22,395
$14,297
$22,709
$18,375
$17,180

$9,235
$9 235
$39,149
$22,499
$16,851
$29,399
$22,820
$29,459
$14,678
$19,623

6
12
5
16
19
21
11
12
7

$52,777
$52 777
$65,692
$57,030
$60,429
$61,903
$58,725
$60,674
$65,588
$54,133

$7,261
$7 261
$27,834
$11,805
$19,150
$24,532
$18,929
$17,216
$17,958
$17,743

10
20
23
26
27
27
16
18
9

$103
$78
$101
$118
$139
$98
$250

$43
$37
$49
$50
$55
$32
$71

0
0
3
4
6
3
5
2
2

1035
1537
1230
1023
825
300
400

1701
1356
907
1100
655
283

0
0
3
3
6
4
4
2
1

3.1
31
3.2
2.8
3.1
2.9
2.7
3.0
2.7
2.9

0.6
06
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.1

10
20
25
26
27
29
17
19
10

3.1
31
8.3
13.8
18.5
24.2
28.9
33.8
38.6
44.7

$47
$57
$56
$127

11
9
3
2
0
0

432
1143
1867
1500

666
898
1206
1556

8
10
3
2
0
0

2.9
2.8
3.0
3.2

0.9
0.9
1.1
0.9

100
51
20
12
0
0

21.7 11.3 100 47.5 100

23.6 11.1 51 47.6 51
30.2 9.8 20 53.5 20
24.7 12.7 12 50.3 12
0
0
0
0

1
4
1
1
5
1
6
1
3
1

1000
2242
72
400
497
10
700
2600
1138
600

1
4
1
1
5
1
4
1
4
1

1.5
3.7
2.7
3.0
2.8
3.2
2.8
2.8
3.1
3.2

0.7
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.6
1.0

2
6
7
9
37
13
43
19
31
13

27.0
20.7
22.1
25.6
22.6
25.6
20.1
23.9
24.4
25.9

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$22,920

$55

$175

73.2% $122,608 $43,288

26.8% $106,958 $35,319

133
49

5.5%
5 5%
10.9%
13.7%
14.2%
14.8%
15.8%
9.3%
10.4%
5.5%

$65,191
$65 191
$94,971
$109,970
$111,792
$123,245
$122,762
$132,511
$144,623
$154,737

$20,044
$20 044
$33,461
$28,698
$32,947
$49,278
$41,473
$41,198
$37,297
$32,210

10
19
25
26
27
29
17
19
10

54.6%
27.9%
10.9%
6.6%
0.0%
0.0%

$104,279
$124,017
$146,019
$166,558

$34,767
$40,413
$36,985
$48,347

100
50
20
12
0
0

$107,533
$123,407
$131,984
$163,710

$100,555
$118,984
$146,842
$157,428

$32,717
$39,130
$36,571
$49,440

100
51
20
12
0
0

$103,809
$118,374
$132,807
$154,580

3.7%
4.2%
-0.6%
5.8%

3.6%
4.3%
-0.6%
5.9%

$14,281
$18,783
$22,177
$33,289

$24,064
$21,209
$17,368
$38,233

56
30
13
10
0
0

$58,910
$62,991
$62,779
$56,099

$17,324
$21,726
$21,386
$24,179

93
51
20
12
0
0

$107
$117
$105
$210

1.1%
3.3%
3.9%
5.0%
20.6%
7.2%
23.9%
10.6%
17.2%
7.2%

$83,000
$154,379
$113,398
$125,731
$106,466
$117,793
$113,303
$128,862
$123,024
$127,447

$11,314
$86,904
$50,753
$13,557
$42,138
$30,229
$33,799
$37,375
$45,538
$39,749

2
6
7
9
36
13
43
19
31
13

$75,474
$159,667
$115,839
$121,053
$107,890
$113,115
$119,812
$127,642
$120,787
$122,159

$82,500
$152,383
$106,233
$120,989
$99,599
$117,450
$109,061
$123,703
$119,651
$126,465

$10,607
$57,552
$43,405
$14,757
$41,138
$30,097
$39,300
$36,433
$45,065
$36,960

2
6
7
9
37
13
43
19
31
13

$74,974
$157,671
$108,674
$116,311
$101,023
$112,772
$115,570
$122,483
$117,414
$121,177

0.6%
1.3%
6.7%
3.9%
6.9%
0.3%
3.9%
4.2%
2.8%
0.8%

0.7%
1.3%
6.6%
4.1%
6.8%
0.3%
3.7%
4.2%
2.9%
0.8%

$5,750
$6,010
$51,667 $42,525
$11,239 $16,876
$20,875 $27,472
$18,201 $31,463
$11,484 $12,628
$17,240 $25,336
$19,808 $25,538
$16,386 $15,865
$22,850 $19,499

2
3
3
4
25
10
22
13
16
10

$40,000
$75,167
$56,570
$53,799
$58,075
$62,331
$62,950
$63,828
$54,924
$61,923

$0
$42,804
$19,846
$17,584
$17,116
$15,365
$20,591
$24,596
$11,204
$14,790

2
6
7
9
35
12
41
19
30
13

$85
$132
$70
$300
$102
$55
$106
$120
$102
$165

883

2167

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

9.0%
9 0%
9.0%
2.7%
7.5%
2.3%
0.6%
2.5%
0.5%
2.9%

1.4
14
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.6
2.8

10
20
25
26
27
29
17
19
10

29.5
29 5
34.8
39.4
43.2
51.2
53.5
57.9
61.5
66.6

10
20
25
26
27
29
17
19
10

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$68

$37
$48
$55

527

869
753
981

4.2
11.9
5.8
11.4
9.8
10.9
11.3
13.5
12.6
11.3

2
6
7
9
37
13
43
19
31
13

50.0
46.8
49.1
49.0
46.5
49.3
47.1
48.7
49.0
49.8

2
6
7
9
37
13
43
19
31
13

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$129,390 $60,416

97

$129,390

$121,056 $55,189

97

$121,056

6.9%

6.9%

$23,463

$29,475

68

$65,508

$19,282

94

$154

$65

21

1421

880

20

3.4

0.8

97

21.8 11.2

97

46.4

97

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

81.4% $131,982 $56,204

18.6% $118,013 $77,138
72.2% $130,734 $86,573
27.8% $84,940 $30,180

79
18
13
5

$130,170
$126,039
$136,171
$99,438

$124,490
$105,986
$114,789
$83,100

$50,798
$71,169
$79,279
$42,007

79
18
13
5

$122,678
$114,012
$120,226
$97,598

6.0%
11.3%
13.9%
2.2%

6.1%
10.5%
13.3%
1.9%

$23,743
$21,626
$27,090
$2,500

$30,329
$24,556
$25,440
$707

59
9
7
2

$64,613
$69,563
$74,297
$58,200

$18,648
$22,088
$23,883
$12,418

77
17
12
5

$169
$115
$124
$70

$68
$36
$31

15
6
5
1

1390
1514
1514

794
1206
1206

15
5
5
0

3.3
3.7
3.6
3.8

0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8

79
18
13
5

22.5
18.7
19.7
16.2

11.0
12.1
12.4
12.3

79
18
13
5

47.0
44.1
43.5
45.6

79
18
13
5

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

89.7% $122,326 $50,856

3.1% $294,667 $84,884
7.2% $146,347 $64,898

87
3
7

$124,397
$286,382
$125,376

$116,391 $49,236
$252,000 $90,067
$122,921 $48,875

87
3
7

$118,462
$243,715
$101,950

5.1%
16.9%
19.1%

5.0%
17.5%
23.0%

$24,093

$30,655

$16,960

$11,018

62
0
6

$64,733
$72,000
$72,025

$18,452
$16,643
$29,688

84
3
7

$149
$233
$137

$39
$131
$83

13
2
6

1418
2350
1117

933
1202
532

12
2
6

3.4
2.7
3.4

0.8
1.5
0.8

87
3
7

21.0 11.0
25.0 17.3
29.9 10.4

87
3
7

45.8
48.0
53.1

87
3
7

2.1%
12.4%
9.3%
13.4%
0.0%
5.2%
5.2%
0.0%
0.0%
8.2%
1.0%
3.1%
0.0%
5.2%
10.3%
2.1%
11.3%
6.2%
5.2%

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
8
1
3
0
5
10
2
11
6
5

$217,243
$117,765
$124,667
$116,741

$228,000
$117,912
$95,467
$112,004

$213,243
$115,582
$107,118
$107,603

1.8%
1.9%
18.4%
8.2%

1.9%
1.9%
16.4%
8.5%

$2,500
$34,479
$20,000
$8,674

$31,947
$17,301
$7,876

$707
$23,580
$12,296
$19,139

0.0
0.5
1.2
0.7

17.7
12.4
12.1
10.9

$2,215
$14,364

$59,160
$57,200

$16,041
$15,707

3.4
3.6

0.9
0.5

16.6
24.0

9.6
8.7

$106,786
$123,139
$164,048

$102,750 $44,845
$72,500
$161,297 $50,629

$100,161
$105,639
$153,012

6.4%
24.1%
6.8%

6.6%
16.6%
7.2%

$8,833
$5,000
$30,000

$11,161

$58,571

$14,920
$12,583

3.9
3.0
4.0

1.0

$73,333

$140,072
$176,806
$148,345
$123,102
$119,680
$140,606

$130,931
$173,456
$102,500
$106,247
$119,702
$139,378

$66,455
$79,331
$45,962
$24,672
$44,193
$39,156

$123,423
$167,760
$134,345
$119,969
$113,747
$119,702

12.7%
5.2%
13.7%
2.9%
5.0%
15.0%

13.5%
5.4%
10.4%
2.6%
5.2%
17.5%

$64,074
$40,710
$12,500
$23,186
$22,780
$9,825

$66,040
$23,796
$14,849
$9,320
$41,619
$12,695

$76,234
$77,359
$62,500
$61,135
$55,286
$74,158

$33,606
$16,669
$17,678
$12,997
$12,407
$29,587

3.4
3.3
3.5
3.3
3.0
3.2

0.5
1.2
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.8

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
8
1
3
0
5
10
2
11
6
5

57.5
45.8
40.9
46.8

$7,859
$13,667

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
8
1
3
0
5
10
2
11
6
5

27.5
22.7
17.3
23.5

1.5%
1.8%

1
1
1
9
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

4.0
3.4
2.9
3.4

1.8%
1.7%

1
2
1
9
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

3200
300
3100
1372

$98,034
$109,704

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
7
0
3
0
5
10
2
10
6
5

$140
$141
$156
$153

$84,571 $20,490
$115,400 $23,522

1
9
4
10
0
3
3
0
0
6
1
1
0
5
8
2
6
5
4

$90,500
$68,230
$58,778
$63,351

$99,534
$111,704

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
8
1
3
0
5
10
2
11
6
5

2
12
9
13
0
5
5
0
0
8
1
3
0
5
10
2
11
6
5

$113,125
$125,036
$131,500
$103,977
$98,801
$107,802

$118,278
$115,678
$122,505
$102,316
$93,074
$95,729

$38,929
$51,382
$52,071
$26,670
$36,324
$29,200

$108,181
$115,678
$120,693
$99,209
$95,922
$104,014

4.2%
8.1%
8.8%
4.7%
3.1%
4.0%

4.6%
8.1%
9.0%
4.8%
3.0%
3.6%

$17,400
$24,508
$21,452
$25,820
$15,390
$22,696

$19,191
$26,926
$32,440
$31,080
$18,033
$30,398

$10,929
$18,988
$19,850
$15,898
$12,416
$14,389

1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7

$33,151
$53,033
$52,466
$55,344
$66,073
$56,859
$114,041

$104,167
$88,277
$132,551
$131,701
$137,111
$112,301
$161,260

3.8%
5.7%
15.6%
7.4%
12.2%
8.5%
2.0%

3.6%
5.7%
15.3%
7.7%
12.9%
9.3%
2.1%

$24,019
$1,000
$16,047
$7,016
$10,500
$22,000
$31,000

$20,816
$7,476
$13,435
$19,442
$20,746

$57,799
$42,500
$70,341
$64,279
$61,198
$60,833
$75,365

0
12
11
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
2
1

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.4

$99,507
$87,500
$129,703
$135,843
$144,878
$122,398
$168,250

5
43
37
9
6
10
0
5
1
10
6
2
4
6

$62,778
$65,423
$65,759
$57,100
$59,174
$60,328

$107,967
$93,277
$152,776
$141,821
$154,790
$122,736
$164,677

9
64
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

4.0
4.0
3.2
3.7
3.8
4.0
3.3

$22,853
$25,447

$25,169
$41,488

52
16

$63,221
$72,992

13
7

3.4
3.4

$70,000
$50,500
$57,544
$50,560
$57,769
$77,500
$91,000
$66,500
$70,126
$67,500

1.0
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.3
4.0
4.0
3.5
3.5
3.5

$78,015
$67,969

3.5
3.2

Employed Full-Time

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$232,000
$120,095
$113,016
$121,142

$186,676
$49,661
$79,833
$44,024

$86,071 $19,332
$117,400 $23,618

$109,375 $43,008
$90,000
$172,333 $60,011

$181,019
$47,336
$43,194
$39,954

$147,580
$182,502
$116,500
$109,380
$125,635
$160,282

$70,893
$80,025
$30,406
$25,514
$42,532
$52,086

$123,222
$125,036
$133,312
$107,084
$95,953
$99,517

$38,990
$59,460
$60,392
$30,834
$36,825
$29,003

$103,307
$92,500
$149,928
$145,963
$162,557
$132,833
$171,667

$32,521
$45,962
$70,233
$59,915
$71,556
$61,694
$114,208

9
64
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

77.3% $131,605 $64,565

22.7% $121,836 $43,810

75
22

$131,346
$123,131

$124,460 $59,741
$109,453 $34,131

75
22

$124,201
$110,748

5.7%
11.3%

5.8%
11.2%

1.3%
9.3%
6.7%
6.7%
17.3%
2.7%
1.3%
26.7%
14.7%
13.3%

$84,715
$113,671
$104,381
$83,064
$119,248
$197,694
$316,880
$143,457
$150,256
$124,425

$82,000
$120,714
$102,744
$79,700
$118,258
$163,500
$356,000
$117,997
$158,181
$117,500

$73,715
$108,028
$98,861
$78,664
$115,669
$183,694
$308,880
$131,201
$143,424
$121,125

13.4%
4.7%
5.4%
5.5%
3.0%
8.6%
2.2%
10.4%
4.3%
2.8%

14.9%
5.2%
5.6%
5.6%
3.1%
7.6%
2.6%
9.3%
4.8%
2.7%

$34,431
$37,797
$17,541
$17,532

$51,543
$86,513
$36,849

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

$24,967
$32,167
$17,800
$19,052
$1,000

$68,646
$87,180
$36,227

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

$18,622
$32,625
$26,333

$22,744
$26,801
$35,770

0
6
3
5
11
1
0
12
8
6

50.0% $127,233 $57,484

50.0% $116,439 $25,730

11
11

$140,955
$105,047

$110,740 $43,645
$108,167 $23,190

11
11

$124,462
$96,775

14.9%
7.6%

13.3%
8.5%

$13,019
$37,875

$9,133
$57,026

8
8

$94
$175

$100
$66
$16
$14

$125
$150

$230

$135

1550
1100

402
1485

20
1550
200

1750

354

1608
1632
1500
500

971
780
964

1000
875
667
110
500

917
538
416
127

1486
1300

1007
630

0.0

22.8 13.3
9.0
25.0 14.5
24.7 15.4
24.0 9.0
9.5 3.5
16.5 8.8
24.1 14.5
29.4 2.1

44.6
48.8

49.1
34.0
52.0
49.2
46.8
37.0
43.7
47.2
52.0

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

4.1%
29.5%
24.4%
6.9%
3.7%
6.5%
0.0%
2.8%
0.9%
8.8%
4.6%
2.3%
2.8%
2.8%

$40,970

$141
$128
$131
$83

$63
$35
$53

$11,857
$3,536
$23,850
$18,840
$23,655
$17,151
$32,882

9
61
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

$102
$232
$185
$125
$83

$45
$141
$163

$17,953
$21,914

72
22

$165
$131

$72
$42

$212

$78

0
13
11
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1

25.7
21.8
22.5
23.0
20.7
18.6

8.9
11.8
9.9
11.7
14.4
11.5

0.6
0.0
1.0
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.5

9
64
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

48.9
45.9
47.3
47.4
43.5
44.9

10.1
23.3
9.7
13.3
17.9
15.2
14.4

9
64
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

45.5
46.5
43.8
47.7
50.2
50.7
49.5

9
64
53
15
8
14
0
6
2
19
10
5
6
6

20.0
21.5
20.7
23.4
24.8
25.7
24.5

0.9
0.7

75
22

21.9 11.6
21.3 10.2

75
22

46.6
46.0

75
22

1.1
0.5
0.7

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

25.0
26.7
23.3
22.2
22.8
14.0
40.0
16.7
27.5
20.4

10.1
10.1
8.8

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

48.0
51.3
45.2
45.6
48.6
40.5
66.0
42.5
50.1
45.1

1
7
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
10

0.7
0.6

11
11

16.5
26.2

9.7
8.5

11
11

40.4
51.6

11
11

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

14
7

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$93,000
$126,357
$108,264
$84,100
$121,837
$177,500
$364,000
$130,253
$165,013
$120,800

$50,500
$38,354
$22,783
$35,026
$67,175

$48,057
$41,067
$24,340
$36,124
$51,619

$107
$98

$25
$39

$17,371
$25,387
$16,036

1
6
5
5
13
2
1
20
11
8

$140
$180
$165
$225

$24,530
$18,740

11
11

$111
$145

$14,923
$14,791
$12,925
$12,262
$3,536

1275

389

1433
20
200
3200
1850
1100
2033

1069

$88

0
3
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
3

924

0
2
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
3

$36
$45

3
4

1533
1125

643
651

3
4

1.0
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.0

17.8
13.7
15.5
9.6
5.7

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

86.6% $131,222 $62,773

13.4% $117,548 $42,071

84
13

9.3%
10.3%
41.2%
39.2%

$121,706
$114,963
$118,956
$145,989

$33,591
$39,075
$45,636
$78,667

4.1%
3.1%
49.5%
38.1%
5.2%

$191,875
$116,074
$120,439
$134,352
$136,598

54.6%
14.4%
24.7%
6.2%

$123,800
$116,616
$129,512
$208,083

83.5%
16.5%
7.2%
2.1%
1.0%
0.0%
2.1%
6.2%

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 21.8
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

$130,186
$124,021

$122,512 $57,367
$111,652 $38,638

84
13

$121,476
$118,125

7.1%
5.3%

7.2%
5.0%

$26,301
$7,002

$30,943
$7,117

58
10

$65,936
$62,582

$19,893
$14,785

82
12

$157
$134

$68
$51

18
3

1525
833

867
850

17
3

3.4
3.4

0.8
1.0

84
13

22.2 11.4
19.3 10.1

84
13

46.4
46.8

84
13

9
10
40
38

$115,234
$127,131
$122,063
$141,329

$115,788
$111,237
$112,217
$134,193

$32,432
$37,219
$43,990
$70,738

9
10
40
38

$109,316
$123,405
$115,324
$129,533

5.1%
3.3%
6.0%
8.8%

5.4%
3.0%
5.8%
9.1%

$30,749
$33,986
$14,696
$29,093

$33,664
$32,897
$18,017
$36,880

6
8
30
24

$75,088
$61,119
$66,376
$63,778

$16,919
$12,812
$19,598
$20,674

8
10
38
38

$117
$158
$141
$170

$47
$26
$48
$87

2
3
7
9

1025
2450
1178
1440

742
919
958
812

2
2
6
10

3.2
3.5
3.3
3.4

0.4
0.5
0.9
0.9

9
10
40
38

24.3 9.3
17.1 6.9
20.6 12.0
23.6 11.5

9
10
40
38

49.7
41.2
45.2
48.4

9
10
40
38

$100,458
$29,229
$54,108
$64,432
$50,490

4
3
48
37
5

$184,885
$83,712
$121,992
$136,164
$132,973

$150,375
$111,765
$115,268
$125,152
$128,438

$54,156
$32,669
$54,101
$59,587
$49,697

4
3
48
37
5

$143,385
$79,403
$116,821
$126,964
$124,813

27.6%
3.9%
4.5%
7.4%
6.4%

28.9%
5.4%
4.4%
7.2%
6.5%

$22,900
$6,050
$24,789
$22,681
$23,630

$31,254
$5,020
$32,270
$27,057
$27,714

2
2
39
21
4

$65,500
$44,699
$64,153
$68,371
$65,959

$21,856
$8,912
$16,721
$22,284
$19,834

4
2
47
36
5

$120
$192
$131
$125

$85
$37

0
1
8
11
1

950
1329
1650
20

798
898

0
1
7
11
1

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

4
3
48
37
5

24.5 16.5
34.3 4.9
21.2 11.5
21.1 11.0
23.2 7.3

4
3
48
37
5

46.5
59.0
45.3
46.5
49.4

4
3
48
37
5

$51,669
$48,220
$57,606
$113,077

53
14
24
6

$122,247
$122,053
$134,172
$191,255

$117,569
$110,439
$120,444
$179,083

$50,221
$46,248
$52,649
$97,210

53
14
24
6

$116,016
$115,876
$125,104
$162,255

5.3%
5.6%
7.5%
16.2%

5.4%
5.3%
7.2%
17.9%

$24,258
$13,707
$26,825
$22,900

$31,203
$29,838
$26,297
$31,254

40
9
17
2

$62,888
$61,822
$72,569
$70,600

$18,338
$10,157
$23,652
$22,098

52
14
23
5

$150
$230
$140
$140

$65
$135
$42

11
2
7
1

1355
1167
1362
3200

616
850
1133

10
3
6
1

3.3
3.4
3.9
1.7

0.6
0.6
0.5
1.2

53
14
24
6

22.4
19.7
20.0
28.3

10.5
12.2
11.4
14.3

53
14
24
6

47.1
43.9
45.1
52.0

53
14
24
6

$129,209 $59,234
$130,305 $68,163
$170,857 $71,996
$64,100 $9,758
$76,856

$127,915
$137,554
$162,572
$112,773
$107,406

$121,544
$118,589
$151,413
$59,500
$76,856

$56,371
$50,377
$34,471
$10,607

6.3%
9.9%
12.8%
7.7%
0.0%

6.4%
9.3%
13.6%
4.3%
0.0%

$24,663
$18,388
$19,250
$5,000
$5,576

$31,700
$17,154
$13,356

$19,741
$16,087
$17,525
$2,121

$68
$21

923
212

0.8
0.8
1.1
0.7

$26,163
$22,953

$62,500
$46,400

$17,678
$6,877

3.5
3.2

0.7
0.4

3.5
7.4

81
16
7
2
1
0
2
6

47.2
42.6
50.1
25.5
34.0

$21,500
$23,108

81
16
7
2
1
0
2
6

22.3 11.1
19.0 11.8
25.0 11.8
3.0 1.4
10.0

4.0%
5.1%

18
2
0
1
0
0
0
1

3.4
3.2
3.1
3.5
3.0

3.5%
5.9%

19
2
0
1
0
0
0
1

1390
1700

$125,154
$121,418

79
15
7
2
1
0
2
5

$152
$165

$142,500 $72,832
$104,589 $53,599

55
13
6
1
1
0
2
5

$66,566
$59,933
$67,857
$58,500
$45,000

$130,154
$127,608

81
16
7
2
1
0
2
6

$120,250
$125,838
$143,128
$108,173
$107,406

$147,500 $72,832
$110,779 $54,323

81
16
7
2
1
0
2
6

49.5
38.0

81
16
7
2
1
0
2
6

48.5% $129,524 $56,787

51.5% $129,263 $64,217

47
50

$129,006
$129,781

$120,800 $53,742
$121,297 $57,059

47
50

$120,282
$121,815

7.2%
6.6%

7.3%
6.5%

$22,919
$23,976

$33,054
$26,138

33
35

$66,846
$64,279

$20,457
$18,262

45
49

$159
$145

$61
$74

13
8

1448
1381

12
8

3.4
3.4

0.8
0.8

47
50

22.0 11.3
21.6 11.3

47
50

46.3
46.6

47
50

8.3%
8 3%
12.5%
11.5%
11.5%
19.8%
13.5%
10.4%
9.4%
3.1%

$65,074
$65 074
$123,284
$93,371
$135,668
$137,991
$153,973
$128,942
$178,487
$151,500

$14,951
$14 951
$75,500
$11,896
$82,129
$35,246
$51,737
$30,829
$85,277
$71,531

8
12
11
11
19
13
10
9
3

$59,194
$59 194
$106,004
$88,071
$132,148
$128,041
$142,348
$127,429
$169,252
$145,333

$17,422
$17 422
$48,452
$13,142
$82,896
$31,578
$43,833
$29,176
$84,042
$64,219

8
12
11
11
19
13
10
9
3

$5,450
$5 450
$11,787
$15,300
$13,914
$32,425
$30,362
$17,583
$51,370
$21,933

$6,908
$6 908
$7,935
$17,092
$14,182
$42,094
$30,206
$28,419
$33,108
$22,163

6
8
7
7
15
8
6
7
3

$60,216
$60 216
$63,519
$60,908
$69,954
$65,988
$66,946
$68,888
$74,375
$42,333

$11,874
$11 874
$13,710
$13,405
$14,084
$17,558
$26,866
$14,282
$33,411
$6,807

7
11
11
11
19
13
9
9
3

$180
$128
$158
$148
$131
$230
$122
$130
$300

$32
$39
$42
$43
$135
$64
$14

1
2
2
3
4
2
4
2
1

1850
1450
1800
1583
1550
1750
273
2075
1000

1
3
1
3
4
2
3
2
1

3.6
36
3.1
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.4
2.3

0.5
05
0.8
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.7
1.2

8
12
11
11
19
13
10
9
3

3.9
39
8.6
13.3
19.3
23.5
27.9
32.8
38.8
45.0

1.3
13
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.8
1.5
2.6

8
12
11
11
19
13
10
9
3

29.4
29 4
34.8
38.5
45.0
47.9
52.3
55.6
62.2
67.0

8
12
11
11
19
13
10
9
3

30.9%
23.7%
19.6%
21.6%
3.1%
1.0%

$107,158
$118,649
$151,684
$152,733
$116,596
$167,986

$36,161
$50,658
$74,768
$75,170
$31,947

30
23
19
21
3
1

$119,585
$117,355
$144,435
$145,484
$111,677
$128,633

$101,150
$107,478
$144,109
$143,282
$111,797
$153,587

$34,042
$42,811
$70,765
$66,483
$31,760

30
23
19
21
3
1

$113,577
$106,184
$136,860
$136,033
$106,878
$114,234

5.9%
10.4%
5.3%
6.6%
4.3%
9.4%

5.3%
10.5%
5.5%
6.9%
4.5%
12.6%

$20,409 $28,102
$28,022 $41,135
$18,929 $16,579
$23,646 $25,725
$20,000 $14,142
$71,994

19
18
15
13
2
1

$66,760
$68,226
$65,641
$58,977
$65,397
$105,591

$15,279
$23,715
$22,780
$13,041
$22,478

28
22
19
21
3
1

$178
$111
$153
$180
$211

$19
$35
$75
$100

4
6
6
4
1
0

1633
1660
1386
1305
300

189
932
1001
1066

3
5
7
4
1
0

3.3
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.3
3.0

0.8
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.6

30
23
19
21
3
1

17.0
22.3
24.6
24.6
23.7
37.0

9.6
12.0
10.7
11.7
10.6

30
23
19
21
3
1

43.4
45.7
49.1
48.4
46.3
62.0

30
23
19
21
3
1

3.1%
0.0%
7.2%
7.2%
23.7%
11.3%
12.4%
12.4%
14.4%
8.2%

$161,587 $70,267

3
0
7
7
23
11
12
12
14
8

$140,357

$115,191 $33,252

40.3%

49.4%

$19,199

$13,576

$43,989

$34

654

1.2

8.7

$17,559
$12,310
$26,300
$10,879
$14,315
$52,694
$3,636
$24,057

$54,770
$67,599
$66,471
$57,345
$68,375
$70,980
$59,426
$71,875

$11,160
$23,579
$20,961
$15,558
$13,112
$20,538
$11,498
$21,203

$179
$156
$133
$105
$206
$180
$165

$128

1267
3100
1162
2600
1100
1300
1700

681

3.3
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.8

0.5
1.2
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7

26.6
20.6
22.0
16.9
22.8
23.9
16.4
26.6

9.4
8.6
12.3
10.4
11.6
11.0
12.6
7.8

3
0
7
7
23
11
12
12
14
8

54.0

$28,333
$19,920
$14,737
$15,275
$16,136
$70,561
$6,045
$43,924

3
0
7
7
23
11
12
12
14
8

30.0

2.6%
14.8%
3.7%
4.3%
4.9%
8.1%
8.0%
2.9%

3
0
3
1
6
1
2
2
2
0

3.3

2.3%
15.1%
3.7%
4.9%
4.8%
7.7%
9.1%
2.7%

3
0
3
1
6
1
3
2
2
0

1250

$89,671
$144,990
$124,452
$103,271
$123,374
$116,149
$108,076
$178,869

3
0
7
7
22
11
12
11
13
8

$108

$102,098
$141,883
$124,970
$90,585
$125,963
$121,586
$94,095
$191,296

2
0
3
5
15
8
10
7
11
7

$86,393

$91,971
$166,447
$129,106
$107,677
$129,474
$125,527
$116,683
$184,008

3
0
7
7
23
11
12
12
14
8

$93,961

$104,398
$163,340
$129,624
$94,991
$132,063
$130,964
$102,702
$196,435

50.0
45.3
47.3
41.7
45.8
49.7
41.4
50.4

3
0
7
7
23
11
12
12
14
8

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$180

$150

1850

1550
836
999

28.5
15.3

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

9.9%
9 9%
16.3%
6.0%
2.7%
7.8%
8.2%
1.2%
5.5%
4.2%

1203
189
1047
354
241
1591

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$45,283
$82,868
$68,886
$27,430
$46,777
$41,903
$32,866
$78,434

$46,429
$50,685
$66,920
$27,593
$42,237
$31,599
$33,637
$79,484

$46
$85
$21
$21

1234
141
283
212

JOB-FUNCTION: PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$112,096 $43,575

122

$112,096

$104,007 $38,154

123

$104,007

7.8%

7.8%

$22,592

$64,447

70

$59,065

$19,370

116

$98

$41

27

1378

815

27

3.1

0.8

124 18.0 10.7 124 44.5 123

$108,084
$131,390
$111,071
$217,750

101
21
17
4

$107,363
$134,033
$117,799
$206,216

$101,334
$116,279
$100,118
$189,000

101
22
18
4

$100,613
$118,922
$106,846
$177,466

6.7%
13.0%
10.9%
15.2%

6.7%
12.7%
10.3%
16.2%

$16,694 $44,578
$85,499 $164,571
$18,599 $16,948
$420,000

64
6
5
1

$57,696
$65,257
$60,023
$87,500

$16,499
$28,788
$21,946
$46,278

95
21
17
4

$108
$80
$74
$103

$39
$41
$42
$39

18
9
7
2

1310
1494
1170
2250

772
913
908
229

17
10
7
3

3.0
3.2
3.1
3.6

0.8
1.0
1.0
1.3

101
23
18
5

92.7% $106,753 $33,116 113

4.0% $182,199 $114,458 5
3.2% $175,400 $59,705
4

$106,993
$184,602
$162,664

$100,102 $29,947 114

$155,415 $103,719 5
$151,025 $56,078
4

$100,342
$157,818
$138,289

6.6%
17.2%
16.1%

6.6%
17.0%
17.6%

$10,859 $12,169
$214,800 $290,197
$148,667 $176,594

65
2
3

$59,410
$55,439
$52,667

$19,954
$8,627
$4,619

108
5
3

$97
$75
$148

$41
$25
$4

22
3
2

1235
2060
1524

847
368
390

21
4
2

3.0
4.0
3.3

0.8
1.0
0.5

115 17.9 10.7 115 44.3 115

5 17.0 10.5 5 43.0 4
4 23.3 10.9 4 49.5 4

2.4%
21.0%
16.9%
7.3%
0.0%
8.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
8.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2.4%
1.6%
12.1%
2.4%
10.5%
2.4%
4.0%

$80,978
$116,559
$108,418
$140,462

$127,738
$102,487
$103,380
$122,200

$103,708
$109,696
$101,938
$122,440

-17.8%
6.7%
6.3%
14.7%

-21.9%
6.3%
6.4%
14.7%

$2,800
$10,982 $8,134
$18,737 $24,712
$117,505 $183,958

$71,667
$55,528
$56,360
$57,250

$41,932
$10,606
$9,138
$10,647

$54
$31
$32

1291
932
2080

848
750
396

1.0
0.7
0.7
0.9

$86,042
$85,615

3.8%
3.5%

4.5%
3.0%

$7,200
$500

$5,438

$47,286
$50,000

$8,751

3.1
2.0

0.9

$104,634

$108,700 $20,028

$104,134

0.5%

0.5%

$3,333

$1,528

$64,750

$17,942

2.8

1.0

$106,488
$87,411
$137,764
$107,855
$107,755
$98,915
$93,872

$87,667
$74,158
$108,936
$85,753
$104,021
$90,878
$97,600

$31,644
$13,919
$38,320
$11,471
$31,429
$33,906
$26,083

$94,155
$84,972
$116,866
$104,977
$99,455
$76,460
$90,872

14.1%
3.3%
19.2%
3.4%
8.0%
24.7%
3.1%

13.1%
2.9%
17.9%
2.7%
8.3%
29.4%
3.3%

$50,000
$48,898
$76,780
$57,680
$56,275
$60,000
$56,000

$10,000
$5,513
$34,884
$15,529
$18,770
$31,225
$8,944

0
6
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0

3.0
3.5
2.8
3.3

$100,700 $27,204
$73,600

3
25
20
8
0
7
1
0
0
8
0
0
3
2
15
3
13
3
5

$91
$72
$115

$89,881
$88,215

1
18
13
7
0
5
1
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
6
0
9
0
4

3.3
4.0
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.8

0.6
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.0
0.6
1.1

3
26
21
9
0
10
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
2
15
3
13
3
5

$51,559
$58,768
$59,751
$52,848
$68,689
$64,303

$10,651
$19,803
$23,387
$15,915
$38,942
$24,858

1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
1.0

$32,470
$13,618
$23,898
$16,346
$14,829
$12,270

2
20
14
4
4
3
0
1
1
6
1
1
1
1

2.8
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.0

$73,821
$53,006
$58,605
$59,879
$90,000
$59,514
$56,433

14
89
54
13
7
10
0
9
5
22
8
1
2
7

3.0
3.5
2.9
3.4
3.3
3.7
2.7

0.9
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.6
1.4

14
93
60
14
8
11
0
9
6
25
10
3
3
7

25
2

3.1
3.1

0.8
0.9

108 18.6 10.9 108 45.3 108

16 14.4 8.0 16 38.7 15

1
2
2
0
4
7
1
2
2
4

3.3
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.6
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.4
3.1

0.5
0.8
0.7
1.0
1.1
0.4
1.3
0.7
0.5
1.2

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

20.0
16.0
11.4
9.5
25.7
23.3
28.8
14.8
18.9
16.3

7.8
5.8
7.3
6.6
12.1
11.9
7.5
11.3
10.3
8.2

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

42.0
40.1
38.3
35.3
52.7
48.1
51.5
45.8
47.9
41.6

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
14
17
11

2
0

2.9
4.0

0.9
0.0

13
3

14.6
13.7

8.8
3.2

13
3

38.9
37.7

12
3

Employed Full-Time
Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

81.5%
18.5%
78.3%
21.7%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

$35,330
$69,098
$46,245
$90,223

$31,158
$60,348
$44,095
$76,533

18.3 11.1 101 44.8 100

16.9 8.4 23 42.8 23
15.2 8.3 18 41.3 18
22.8 5.6
5 48.4 5

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$105,008
$109,350
$109,860
$140,222

$32,538
$47,654
$34,342
$83,185

$104,539 $28,308
$76,200

$109,200 $21,581

$100,000
$76,597
$129,834
$88,631
$112,321
$113,333
$100,600

$34,641
$13,298
$49,063
$12,267
$40,360
$53,463
$27,355

$108,393
$111,755
$113,251
$114,712
$116,792
$120,436

$30,350
$43,295
$34,609
$23,156
$33,577
$36,331

$106,648
$101,560
$110,711
$117,036
$129,333
$110,787
$120,690

2
26
21
9
0
10
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
2
14
3
13
3
5

$51,047
$48,255
$36,822
$58,872

3
26
21
9
0
10
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
2
14
3
13
3
5

$9,000

$11,358

$22,441

$19,904

$9,189

$8,279

$115

$93

$43

$118

$16

$89
$160

$72

$53
$94
$98
$101
$104
$87

$18
$43
$41
$37
$34
$28

$6,000

$4,021

$96,266
$104,740
$100,842
$95,499
$101,327
$107,372

6.0%
7.4%
9.7%
8.4%
8.6%
1.9%

6.4%
7.4%
9.9%
9.3%
9.1%
2.1%

$7,740
$25,971
$11,571
$8,114
$17,559
$9,367

$4,790
$70,379
$12,278
$5,701
$18,097
$5,703

$22,202
$12,521
$31,983
$21,290
$13,204
$30,162
$65,188

14
92
59
14
7
11
0
8
6
25
10
3
3
7

$95,585
$86,090
$102,495
$107,543
$118,055
$109,750
$125,388

4.5%
5.3%
5.8%
7.9%
1.3%
3.2%
2.1%

4.8%
6.0%
5.9%
7.9%
1.4%
3.1%
2.0%

$5,896
$12,200
$13,601
$6,660
$2,500
$4,267
$9,489

$3,729
$10,258
$13,348
$8,668
$707
$1,102
$4,256

8
58
31
7
5
6
0
5
4
15
5
2
3
3

$111,048
$118,136

$104,041 $38,887
$103,781 $33,968

107
16

$102,599
$112,432

8.1%
5.5%

8.2%
5.1%

$23,871
$15,731

$69,894
$16,213

59
11

$57,526
$68,683

$17,947
$25,224

100
16

$100
$82

$40
$62

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
12
17
11

$133,694
$111,090
$101,810
$110,426
$94,670
$113,334
$136,798
$106,258
$104,263
$137,212

$129,225
$97,623
$79,688
$86,833
$106,820
$115,901
$144,250
$89,383
$99,453
$123,173

$45,922
$27,815
$22,410
$24,515
$21,284
$40,363
$74,772
$33,435
$35,730
$53,931

4
8
12
6
15
17
4
13
17
11

$124,419
$102,429
$95,548
$107,259
$88,317
$103,165
$118,298
$97,073
$97,290
$127,258

7.2%
8.9%
7.9%
3.6%
5.9%
8.8%
12.8%
10.3%
7.0%
8.1%

7.5%
8.5%
6.6%
3.0%
7.2%
9.9%
15.6%
9.5%
7.2%
7.8%

$8,500
$5,688
$8,533
$10,800
$18,143
$7,144
$163,333
$15,143
$42,837
$14,433

$9,192
$6,799
$9,933
$4,850
$25,718
$6,429
$222,785
$9,771
$115,227
$20,478

2
4
9
3
7
9
3
7
9
6

$56,250
$54,425
$59,367
$60,200
$58,308
$55,214
$46,250
$67,214
$52,260
$58,636

$4,787
$17,055
$13,206
$15,123
$16,825
$18,196
$2,500
$34,176
$9,643
$5,519

4
8
11
5
13
14
4
14
16
11

$75
$42
$89

$9
$39

13
3

$118,041
$118,144

$104,934 $37,427
$98,784 $14,241

13
3

$113,104
$109,117

4.7%
9.1%

4.4%
8.3%

$18,578
$8,140

$18,394
$3,360

8
3

$72,469
$52,275

$26,664
$3,020

13
3

0
5
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0

1200

793

858

1463

1182

2000
1650

2
21
14
4
4
3
0
1
1
6
1
1
1
0

130
1440
1286
1430
1655
2137

14
818
866
975
1055
243

25
2

1405
1050

796
1344

1
2
3
0
4
7
1
2
2
3

520
1065
1800

1435
849

28.0
15.0
18.6
17.9

6.1
8.6
8.8
9.5

24.1 14.9
13.0

19.9

9.3

15.3 7.2
13.5 7.8
14.7 9.2
10.0 2.0
19.9 14.2
24.0 18.0
20.8 15.5

3
26
21
9
0
10
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
2
15
3
13
3
5

53.7
39.9
41.9
43.1
51.4
53.0

49.7

40.7
50.5
42.7
32.7
45.8
53.0
52.8

3
26
21
9
0
10
1
0
0
10
0
0
3
2
14
3
13
3
5

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

5.3%
35.4%
22.8%
5.3%
3.0%
4.2%
0.0%
3.4%
2.3%
9.5%
3.8%
1.1%
1.1%
2.7%

$102,386
$112,476
$110,848
$104,379
$110,544
$109,623

$102,273
$104,019
$103,245
$105,832
$107,575
$118,185

$29,120
$38,183
$28,536
$22,233
$25,954
$32,735

$21,090
$12,282
$34,237
$32,265
$14,640
$29,637
$64,111

14
91
59
14
7
10
0
8
6
25
10
3
3
7

$100,160
$91,227
$108,548
$116,075
$119,721
$113,190
$127,899

$102,073
$96,423
$104,658
$108,504
$127,667
$107,347
$118,179

87.1% $112,490 $44,545

12.9% $109,485 $37,664

106
16

3.7%
7.4%
11.1%
5.6%
13.9%
15.7%
3.7%
13.0%
15.7%
10.2%

$41,332
$29,027
$22,021
$25,962
$29,748
$43,210
$107,385
$35,878
$44,422
$55,361

81.3% $109,871 $40,988

18.8% $107,811 $23,547

$130
$105
$98
$150
$150
$150

$41

2200
2400
1040
100
100
100
2050

1055

20.5
17.7
19.0
22.3
20.6
22.5

11.7
10.3
11.3
11.2
9.6
8.9

20.7
22.3
18.9
18.4
22.0
17.0
15.0

11.3
12.6
11.9
9.0
12.2
10.1
8.0

14
93
60
14
8
11
0
9
6
25
10
3
3
7

42.3
43.1
43.9
48.5
44.5
49.6
47.6
48.5
44.2
47.2
48.3
41.0
41.4

14
93
60
14
8
11
0
8
6
25
10
3
3
7

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$138,500
$106,284
$85,950
$90,000
$113,173
$126,070
$162,750
$98,568
$106,426
$133,127

$70
$121
$75
$145
$110
$120

$27
$44
$21
$7
$23

$82

$62

948
1327
2500
2100
1350
1597

947
839
141
212
556

1050

1344

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

2
0

JOB-FUNCTION: PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

75.0% $113,794 $45,345

25.0% $107,110 $38,152

91
31

8.9% $168,682 $73,546

17.7% $97,845 $32,305
38.7% $112,558 $39,353
34.7% $105,560 $34,243
6.5%
9.7%
54.8%
27.4%
1.6%

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 18
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

$111,872
$112,156

$105,424 $39,139
$99,802 $35,340

92
31

$103,502
$104,848

7.9%
7.3%

8.1%
7.0%

$27,836
$7,441

$74,083
$8,121

52
18

$59,125
$58,866

$20,767
$14,136

89
27

$90
$127

$42
$18

21
6

1313
1608

876
545

21
6

3.2
2.8

0.8
0.8

93
31

18.8 11.3
15.9 8.2

93
31

44.1
45.4

92
31

10
22
48
42

$160,272
$100,969
$107,271
$111,568

$152,218
$93,208
$105,849
$94,931

$61,445
$30,310
$32,460
$30,949

11
22
48
42

$143,808
$96,332
$100,562
$100,939

10.8%
5.0%
6.3%
11.2%

11.4%
4.8%
6.7%
10.5%

$110,875
$11,833
$22,016
$13,978

$206,167
$13,863
$63,045
$17,854

4
12
30
24

$62,545
$55,198
$59,336
$59,633

$25,284
$14,361
$19,480
$19,956

11
19
46
40

$112
$90
$93
$103

$35
$52
$44
$39

3
5
8
11

1750
480
1583
1516

634
850
664
742

4
5
8
10

3.4
3.3
3.0
3.0

1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8

11
22
48
43

21.5 8.2
16.7 10.7
20.2 11.6
15.5 9.6

11
22
48
43

50.0
44.3
45.6
41.8

11
22
48
42

$18,107
$34,706
$40,049
$35,572
$42,426

8
12
67
33
2

$94,010
$99,326
$110,805
$112,278
$291,202

$98,737
$91,392
$101,527
$105,705
$255,000

$17,852
$23,682
$34,644
$35,545
$7,071

8
12
67
34
2

$91,768
$90,191
$101,527
$107,147
$256,202

2.3%
10.0%
9.1%
4.9%
13.7%

2.4%
10.1%
9.1%
4.8%
13.7%

$7,594
$4,363
$9,893
$9,940
$22,208 $57,924
$11,838 $11,767
$420,000

6
7
37
19
1

$66,428
$62,360
$57,746
$59,421
$52,500

$13,624
$19,687
$17,974
$23,642
$3,536

7
11
65
31
2

$73
$85
$103
$102
$75

$39

2
1
15
8
1

150
1600
1479
1093
2275

681
977
318

1
1
15
8
2

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

8
12
68
34
2

20.9
18.5
18.0
17.4
17.5

12.6
10.0
11.1
10.1
3.5

8
12
68
34
2

45.4
49.6
44.1
43.1
43.0

8
12
67
34
2

43.5% $120,460 $45,805

18.5% $108,983 $56,108
24.2% $106,587 $35,324
13.7% $99,629 $23,722

53
23
29
17

$118,778
$107,301
$112,595
$95,784

$113,423
$97,886
$96,287
$95,547

$43,426
$42,268
$28,652
$20,561

54
23
29
17

$111,741
$96,204
$102,295
$91,702

6.2%
11.3%
10.7%
4.3%

6.3%
11.5%
10.1%
4.5%

$27,962 $64,608
$39,861 $114,534
$11,440 $12,067
$6,209
$3,912

29
13
15
13

$59,549
$54,438
$60,051
$61,868

$15,952
$15,521
$27,773
$16,663

51
21
28
16

$91
$118
$102
$87

$46
$43
$41
$37

9
3
12
3

1406
1900
1343
675

718
656
923
742

10
3
12
2

3.1
3.1
3.6
1.9

0.6
0.6
0.6
1.0

54
23
30
17

18.7 10.1
18.7 12.9
15.5 9.3
19.6 11.4

54
23
30
17

44.1
49.2
40.3
46.8

54
22
30
17

64.5%
35.5%
7.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
6.5%
29.0%

$107,352
$120,675
$120,430
$116,724

$99,051 $31,400
$113,227 $47,330
$129,101 $44,172
$95,000

8.6%
6.6%
0.5%
2.6%

8.6%
6.6%
0.6%
2.2%

$17,959
$32,058
$21,583
$5,000

$51,561
$85,606
$13,416

$13,866
$27,513
$44,053

$39
$39
$23

819
815
1193

0.8
0.7
1.0

$7,365
$94,293

$52,500
$60,438

$12,942
$23,616

$147
$109

$15
$40

1367
1594

1097
772

3.5
3.4

0.5
0.7

19.4 11.5
16.3 7.3

80
44
9
1
0
0
8
36

44.7
44.0
49.3
34.0

$10,250
$33,833

80
44
9
1
0
0
8
36

18.1 11.8
18.0 8.4
21.9 10.0
10.0

2.9%
7.1%

12
15
3
0
0
0
3
13

2.9
3.4
3.4
4.0

2.8%
7.3%

13
14
3
0
0
0
3
12

1217
1508
1433

$108,636
$114,252

78
38
7
1
0
0
6
32

$83
$113
$127

$112,000 $36,004
$110,167 $48,587

47
23
6
1
0
0
4
19

$57,881
$61,495
$77,542
$60,000

$111,761
$122,347

80
43
9
1
0
0
8
35

$98,811
$113,227
$119,729
$114,224

$115,125 $37,666
$118,262 $54,518

80
42
8
1
0
0
8
34

47.6
42.0

79
44
9
1
0
0
8
36

48.5% $129,524 $56,787

51.5% $129,263 $64,217

47
50

$119,912
$120,612

$120,800 $53,742
$121,297 $57,059

47
50

$111,188
$112,646

7.2%
6.6%

7.8%
7.1%

$22,919
$23,976

$33,054
$26,138

33
35

$66,846
$64,279

$20,457
$18,262

45
49

$159
$145

$61
$74

13
8

1448
1381

836
999

12
8

3.4
3.4

0.8
0.8

47
50

22.0 11.3
21.6 11.3

47
50

46.3
46.6

47
50

8.1%
8 1%
25.8%
13.7%
19.4%
11.3%
8.1%
5.6%
4.8%
3.2%

$67,411
$67 411
$90,929
$108,125
$126,788
$122,482
$135,949
$147,502
$151,000
$110,750

$14,722
$14 722
$25,125
$49,318
$51,391
$32,112
$28,493
$40,120
$52,665
$24,473

10
32
17
24
12
10
7
6
4

$61,639
$61 639
$81,577
$97,048
$119,348
$118,647
$132,169
$136,916
$135,133
$104,625

$15,367
$15 367
$14,542
$46,441
$40,815
$32,460
$26,331
$25,772
$35,207
$28,247

10
32
17
24
13
10
7
6
4

$7,400
$6,195
$7 400
$6 195
$6,739
$4,616
$7,557
$6,167
$43,527 $96,442
$7,050
$7,751
$11,683 $10,396
$18,560 $18,944
$93,000 $171,368
$10,500

4
20
7
18
5
6
5
4
1

$53,815
$53 815
$60,708
$52,652
$55,599
$73,984
$70,014
$63,286
$44,000
$46,500

$7,854
$7 854
$15,032
$7,980
$12,402
$32,035
$35,399
$21,922
$10,700
$8,888

10
30
16
23
13
8
7
5
4

$118
$83
$94
$117
$118
$150
$101

1
9
7
3
2
1
4
0
0

1200
1105
1712
1467
2300
100
1095

1
8
8
3
2
1
4
0
0

3.2
32
3.1
3.1
3.4
2.7
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.8

0.6
06
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.3

10
32
17
24
14
10
7
6
4

3.8
38
8.3
13.6
18.8
23.6
28.1
34.1
38.7
43.0

1.3
13
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.0

10
32
17
24
14
10
7
6
4

34.2
34 2
35.0
42.7
44.6
50.4
50.7
57.4
62.7
62.8

9
32
17
24
14
10
7
6
4

60.5%
27.4%
5.6%
6.5%
0.0%
0.0%

$102,451
$120,041
$144,857
$142,073

$38,766
$31,389
$83,862
$56,198

75
32
7
8
0
0

$104,133
$119,560
$143,896
$126,694

$95,168
$112,468
$130,286
$128,974

$35,885
$29,557
$62,364
$43,048

75
33
7
8
0
0

$96,850
$111,987
$129,325
$113,595

7.7%
6.7%
11.2%
10.2%

7.5%
6.8%
11.3%
11.5%

$11,605 $14,678
$11,640 $13,572
$73,500 $153,865
$78,620 $151,882

37
21
7
5
0
0

$59,028
$60,498
$58,571
$53,159

$17,627
$25,301
$7,480
$12,141

69
33
7
7
0
0

$96
$105
$75

$41
$45

17
9
1
0
0
0

1376
1258
2500

754
920

17
9
1
0
0
0

3.0
3.2
3.3
3.0

0.9
0.7
0.8
1.1

75
34
7
8
0
0

17.3 11.4
18.2 9.2
18.4 5.4
24.4 11.7

75
34
7
8
0
0

44.7
43.7
42.0
47.4

74
34
7
8
0
0

5.0%
3.3%
9.1%
3.3%
14.9%
4.1%
22.3%
13.2%
19.0%
5.8%

$162,167
$173,500
$102,881
$102,250
$95,218
$129,200
$106,728
$99,248
$114,388
$112,844

$74,201
$99,915
$39,554
$6,344
$42,233
$42,417
$27,874
$32,085
$35,103
$40,985

6
4
11
4
18
5
27
16
22
7

$159,043
$177,105
$110,811
$81,825
$100,024
$101,325
$110,573
$98,287
$114,869
$115,968

$145,000
$150,000
$96,581
$93,625
$88,910
$122,780
$101,501
$94,018
$107,189
$94,354

$83,604
$70,356
$34,941
$6,343
$33,735
$44,123
$26,114
$25,667
$33,678
$23,419

6
4
11
4
18
5
27
16
23
7

$141,876
$153,605
$104,511
$73,200
$93,716
$94,905
$105,346
$93,057
$107,670
$97,478

11.8%
15.7%
6.5%
9.2%
7.1%
5.2%
5.1%
5.6%
6.7%
19.6%

12.1%
15.3%
6.0%
11.8%
6.7%
6.8%
5.0%
5.6%
6.7%
19.0%

$20,000
$143,178
$7,657
$8,917
$41,830
$11,667
$16,873
$19,428
$8,797
$5,767

1
3
7
3
10
3
19
7
13
3

$52,000
$60,000
$63,333
$67,000
$54,406
$51,250
$59,825
$54,382
$61,267
$60,756

$5,701
$14,142
$21,937
$15,716
$11,433
$12,500
$11,642
$14,888
$26,664
$22,087

5
4
9
3
18
4
26
14
23
7

$111
$90
$89
$105
$107
$150
$99
$64
$75
$115

$47
$21
$46

4
2
5
1
4
1
4
3
1
1

1758
2000
1514
2400
1270
100
747
1107
520
1000

347
707
835

5
2
5
1
4
1
3
3
1
1

3.8
3.8
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

0.8
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.9

6
4
11
4
18
5
27
16
23
7

19.3
16.5
14.7
26.5
16.0
29.6
16.4
18.4
17.8
16.7

6
4
11
4
18
5
27
16
23
7

47.2
37.3
40.9
49.0
44.5
51.2
45.4
44.0
44.1
41.3

6
4
11
4
18
5
26
16
23
7

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

$100,979
$100,527
$110,805
$110,836
$290,000

$43
$45

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$107,592 $37,855
$120,675 $52,227
$129,802 $41,213
$97,500

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

9.4%
9 4%
11.5%
11.4%
6.2%
3.2%
2.9%
7.7%
11.7%
5.9%

$47
$47
$38
$18
$31

801
354
1234
141
1098

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$239,735
$4,650
$9,951
$108,506
$15,885
$20,753
$21,440
$5,108
$4,143

$46
$53
$44

829
1086
943

6.7
5.7
9.8
14.8
11.1
7.6
8.3
11.3
11.3
15.1

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT CONTROL (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$124,725 $51,183

263

$124,725

$116,147 $49,124

261

$116,147

7.4%

7.4%

$27,646

$54,393

163

$61,782

$20,860

251

$140

$132

38

1409

879

37

3.0

0.8

264 19.4 11.5 264 45.2 264

$122,189
$135,017
$131,144
$153,519

211
52
43
9

$120,948
$140,477
$138,838
$148,059

$115,500
$118,878
$113,919
$144,912

211
50
42
8

$114,259
$124,338
$121,613
$139,452

5.8%
13.6%
15.1%
5.9%

5.9%
13.0%
14.2%
6.2%

$28,191
$25,129
$26,389
$14,216

$59,168
$21,914
$22,061
$20,987

134
29
26
3

$61,355
$63,635
$61,956
$70,723

$21,415
$18,348
$15,621
$27,154

204
47
38
9

$124
$166
$169
$125

$42
$213
$222

24
14
13
1

1405
1415
1336
2436

893
888
873

23
14
13
1

3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0

0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0

212
52
43
9

92.4% $120,110 $45,472 243

4.2% $179,806 $42,262 11
3.4% $181,997 $111,836 9

$120,358
$181,543
$175,544

$111,875 $42,440 241

$169,693 $74,196 11
$165,113 $101,603 9

$112,123
$171,430
$158,660

7.4%
6.0%
10.2%

7.3%
5.9%
10.6%

$22,401 $36,188 152

$44,421 $21,702
4
$131,959 $181,958 7

$60,949
$62,914
$81,766

$16,080
$35,816
$63,945

231
11
9

$154
$108
$130

$164
$25
$43

24
9
5

1314
1530
1627

922
796
931

23
9
5

3.0
3.2
2.9

0.8
0.8
0.8

244 19.3 11.6 244 45.1 244

11 18.7 10.5 11 46.3 11
9 22.0 10.8 9 46.1 9

3.4%
11.0%
3.4%
6.1%
0.4%
19.7%
1.9%
0.0%
0.4%
8.0%
1.1%
0.4%
0.8%
6.4%
21.2%
1.9%
8.0%
2.3%
3.8%

$117,200
$121,378
$109,139
$130,738
$130,000
$118,999
$106,895

$125,391
$114,925
$113,607
$126,270
$116,101
$114,780
$104,413

$110,709
$116,654
$101,485
$127,136
$128,000
$109,620
$104,019

5.9%
4.0%
7.5%
2.8%
1.6%
8.6%
2.8%

5.5%
4.3%
7.2%
2.9%
1.8%
8.9%
2.8%

$18,000
$43,036
$5,968
$31,638
$5,000
$11,694
$21,000

$15,608
$80,932
$5,411
$45,051

$12,218
$14,548
$12,248
$13,808

$291
$2
$23

1082
375
766

$17

2059

354

3.1
3.1
3.7
3.4
3.0
2.9
2.6

$10,696
$1,000

$19,591

$39

633
12

839

$14,560
$82,682
$50,127
$45,048
$41,844
$22,799
$57,074

$1,500
$70,516
$29,639
$29,451
$19,532
$127,000
$27,139

$65,000
$56,162
$51,667
$50,000
$63,698
$72,176
$68,203
$60,800
$63,850
$51,167
$53,263

$118
$100

$17,642
$88,131
$57,866
$45,274
$38,019
$28,192
$58,443

113.5%
4.0%
3.5%
51.2%
11.3%
14.0%
10.9%
6.3%
4.6%
-0.4%
2.7%

$1,842
$48,110
$17,082
$16,829
$14,832
$5,307
$13,499

$165
$127

$49
$46

2150
1643

212
793

$106

$27

2033

404

4.0
3.0
2.3
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.8

0.0
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.8

9
29
9
16
1
52
5
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
56
5
21
6
10

16.1
22.0
17.6
21.2
25.0
21.1
20.4

35.3%
3.8%
2.8%
3.3%
13.8%
13.9%
11.7%
5.6%
4.9%
-0.4%
2.8%

1
8
2
7
0
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
6
0
3
0
0

0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7

$126

1
8
2
7
0
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
7
0
3
0
0

200
1157
865
1503

$26,425
$96,276
$85,322
$3,907
$116,145
$133,651
$134,646
$129,008
$119,168
$97,506
$124,936

9
25
7
13
1
50
4
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
55
5
21
6
10

$150
$184
$92
$144

$85,000
$102,729
$106,667
$60,000
$95,296
$134,892
$125,463
$144,396
$112,218
$84,600
$123,199

7
17
5
8
1
30
1
0
0
12
1
0
1
14
36
5
16
1
8

$61,421
$58,380
$58,570
$53,753
$75,000
$61,434
$50,000

$56,425
$100,164
$88,322
$5,907
$129,324
$152,335
$149,275
$137,094
$124,617
$97,156
$128,344

9
28
9
16
1
51
5
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
56
5
21
5
10

$118,900
$110,201
$105,953
$122,668
$114,101
$105,401
$101,537

$115,000
$106,617
$109,667
$62,000
$108,475
$153,576
$140,092
$152,482
$117,667
$84,250
$126,607

9
28
9
16
1
52
5
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
56
5
21
6
10

2.9%
31.9%
28.9%
6.5%
2.8%
5.5%
0.0%
3.1%
0.7%
11.4%
1.1%
2.0%
1.3%
2.0%

$126,109
$126,571
$125,679
$117,572
$125,384
$123,308

$53,673
$53,638
$53,127
$35,951
$45,643
$47,349

$122,138
$127,812
$124,686
$108,637
$121,909
$123,308

$126,406
$117,899
$116,527
$112,548
$117,662
$115,841

$69,874
$51,102
$51,442
$47,230
$38,483
$43,051

-0.2%
7.4%
7.9%
4.5%
6.6%
6.4%

-0.2%
7.3%
7.9%
4.8%
6.8%
6.4%

$13,750
$29,686
$31,235
$26,861
$24,254
$37,637

$12,279
$59,395
$63,800
$35,914
$20,765
$63,386

$12,732
$20,876
$22,272
$13,076
$16,779
$14,047

$34
$150
$179
$35
$4
$37

1183
1471
1769
1466
2000
1739

1087
857
681
1008

0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9

$97,632
$125,569
$121,932
$108,958
$111,841
$117,823
$135,569

4.7%
11.6%
8.0%
4.5%
-3.7%
-8.2%
5.0%

4.9%
10.3%
7.7%
4.6%
-4.0%
-8.3%
5.3%

$29,263
$40,047
$44,154
$31,878
$9,709
$14,000
$32,205

$41,543
$50,631
$85,007
$47,913
$10,002

$13,201
$19,629
$29,370
$5,317
$23,176
$17,399
$33,395

$118
$130
$129
$130
$111
$122
$104

$17

$28,979

$55,483
$72,347
$65,164
$48,333
$60,265
$59,024
$62,166

1190

2.8
3.0
3.1
2.4
2.9
2.8
2.9

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.3

18
196
178
40
17
34
0
19
4
70
7
12
8
12

21.0
18.9
19.8
23.0
20.8
19.4

$32,504
$24,339
$62,860
$27,172
$76,791
$93,879
$52,804

3
29
19
8
1
6
0
2
1
10
1
2
1
3

3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.0

$101,355
$111,670
$116,223
$110,695
$118,542
$119,312
$143,263

17
187
171
37
16
33
0
19
4
65
6
11
8
12

$136
$148
$169
$117
$123
$121

$102,425
$138,468
$131,263
$113,986
$107,397
$108,081
$142,689

8
128
110
24
11
22
0
10
4
45
5
7
1
10

$57,219
$62,786
$61,583
$53,389
$57,574
$57,392

$33,850
$26,375
$62,617
$29,255
$51,438
$60,667
$51,619

18
194
176
40
17
34
0
19
4
70
7
12
8
12

$122,435
$119,140
$115,534
$103,613
$114,187
$115,841

$106,148
$124,569
$125,554
$115,723
$114,098
$109,570
$150,383

18
195
177
40
17
34
0
19
4
70
7
12
8
12

68.9% $123,209 $50,036

31.1% $128,070 $53,792

181
82

$118,493
$138,494

$116,241 $48,927
$115,935 $49,878

181
80

$111,525
$126,359

6.0%
10.5%

6.2%
9.6%

$26,111
$31,018

$59,753
$40,529

112
51

$59,660
$66,488

$22,522
$15,722

173
78

4.4%
7.1%
5.5%
6.0%
11.0%
7.1%
4.4%
25.8%
18.7%
9.9%

$30,270
$47,547
$47,958
$36,925
$45,239
$37,744
$34,041
$69,341
$35,086
$38,751

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
33
18

$106,866
$130,526
$112,654
$115,704
$106,533
$122,560
$87,838
$134,848
$108,293
$119,964

$101,875
$124,073
$118,768
$91,784
$122,681
$109,306
$93,813
$130,815
$107,485
$116,333

$29,474
$49,865
$46,942
$37,808
$62,065
$32,867
$30,961
$62,585
$30,483
$42,696

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
33
18

$103,116
$125,314
$108,840
$111,144
$102,825
$105,831
$81,651
$126,099
$104,010
$109,880

3.7%
4.2%
3.2%
5.0%
3.0%
15.3%
6.6%
6.7%
4.0%
8.7%

3.6%
4.2%
3.5%
4.1%
3.6%
15.8%
7.6%
6.9%
4.1%
9.2%

$6,143
$3,805
$9,583
$8,570
$17,271 $12,789
$24,072 $26,952
$18,625 $22,244
$13,986 $18,789
$8,333
$9,626
$58,286 $108,608
$16,199 $17,611
$11,063 $14,143

7
6
7
9
14
11
6
29
15
8

$64,429
$61,583
$56,900
$60,727
$57,141
$64,298
$54,250
$65,139
$54,019
$55,313

$26,280
$11,920
$11,130
$9,789
$14,498
$33,980
$23,741
$32,625
$13,924
$12,846

7
12
10
11
20
11
8
46
32
16

78.0% $130,003 $55,831

22.0% $121,201 $46,599

64
18

$144,399
$117,230

$116,018 $50,498
$115,649 $49,101

62
18

$130,414
$111,678

12.1%
4.8%

10.7%
5.0%

$32,548
$26,974

37
14

$68,452
$59,942

$16,284
$11,845

60
18

Employed Full-Time
Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

80.3%
19.7%
82.7%
17.3%

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

$49,408
$57,199
$52,825
$75,775

$48,706
$51,268
$49,221
$57,332

19.9
17.2
16.3
21.6

11.8 212 45.6 212

10.3 52 43.3 52
10.0 43 42.5 43
11.3 9 47.3 9

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$26,661
$43,881
$34,200
$43,053
$47,330
$49,927

$32,324
$48,336

$24,846
$41,329
$35,664
$65,286
$46,511
$49,894

$32,003
$47,353

$13,369

$129,620
$40,642
$16,307
$22,876
$31,968

$17,733
$22,730

$25,859
$10,408

0.9
0.9

0.6
1.2

43.0
22.0
28.0
42.0
11.0
19.9
15.7
25.6
16.6
14.2
18.7

7.8
13.5
11.4
10.1
12.0
10.2

9.6
18.0
4.2
11.3
10.2
11.7
11.1
14.5
11.9

9
29
9
16
1
52
5
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
56
5
21
6
10

41.2
47.6
41.3
46.0
46.0
46.3
49.6
65.0
47.1
53.3
60.0
38.0
46.9
41.6
51.6
43.6
43.8
45.3

9
29
9
16
1
52
5
0
1
21
3
1
2
17
56
5
21
6
10

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$28

3
29
19
8
2
6
0
2
1
10
1
2
1
3

1980
2000
2065
2000
1181
2350
1383

$153
$114

$162
$20

25
13

1155
1937

944
365

25
12

3.1
3.0

0.7
0.9

182 21.3 11.8 182 46.8 182

82 15.2 9.8 82 41.6 82

$88
$60

$31

1285
250

1719

$136
$113
$75
$263
$154
$93

$20
$46

1975
962
100
1427
1092
1040

530
862

$315
$44
$32

2
1
0
0
2
5
1
6
6
2

1127
775
1358

2
1
0
0
2
5
1
6
6
2

3.0
3.5
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
2.9

0.5
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.8
0.6
1.1

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

18.9
18.9
23.4
11.6
27.4
20.8
24.3
21.3
20.8
22.0

9.4
6.6
12.2
10.2
11.7
14.1
13.1
12.3
10.2
13.1

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

47.9
43.6
49.3
37.4
52.2
44.3
47.3
47.1
46.6
47.9

8
13
10
11
20
13
8
47
34
18

$114
$113

$12
$31

8
5

2064
1760

357
329

7
5

2.9
3.2

1.0
0.7

64
18

13.6 8.6
21.0 11.7

64
18

40.5
45.6

64
18

$34
$16

541
28
469
1653

20.9
13.8
17.1
20.1
22.1
20.0
22.5

12.2 18 43.7 18
11.3 196 44.4 196
11.3 178 45.0 178
11.1 40 48.6 40
9.9 17 46.9 17
12.4 34 45.3 34
0
0
10.0 19 46.3 19
7.9
4 39.0 4
10.8 70 42.5 70
8.7
7 48.1 7
14.0 12 47.6 12
13.6 8 42.3 8
11.0 12 48.6 12

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$105,625
$129,285
$122,582
$96,344
$126,389
$126,035
$100,000
$139,564
$111,768
$126,417

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

$42,332
$36,482

JOB-FUNCTION: PROJECT CONTROL (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
#

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

74.6% $133,074 $53,034

25.4% $100,300 $35,734

196
67

$130,344
$108,491

5.7%
9.5%
43.2%
41.7%

$139,769
$124,630
$116,953
$130,749

$37,118
$50,125
$49,789
$53,749

15
24
114
110

5.3%
12.5%
56.1%
25.0%
1.1%

$136,594
$118,609
$124,376
$127,061
$103,195

$65,057
$52,683
$52,541
$44,997
$32,997

34.8%
33.0%
16.7%
15.5%

$128,589
$114,944
$135,094
$125,777

77.3%
22.7%
11.4%
1.5%
0.4%
0.0%
8.0%
7.2%

$123,507
$128,847
$136,684
$115,430
$172,000

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 19.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

$124,012 $50,922
$92,912 $34,350

195
66

$121,282
$101,103

7.3%
8.0%

7.5%
7.3%

$31,020
$13,280

$59,536
$15,338

132
31

$62,036
$60,989

$21,570
$18,619

190
61

$151
$97

$147
$18

30
8

1429
1323

854
1049

30
7

3.1
2.9

0.8
0.8

197 20.5 11.4 197 45.8 197

67 16.1 11.2 67 43.5 67

$121,154
$129,346
$123,903
$125,040

$127,631
$114,549
$109,238
$122,033

$39,412
$44,196
$46,856
$53,050

15
25
112
109

$109,016
$119,265
$116,188
$116,324

9.5%
8.8%
7.1%
7.1%

11.1%
8.5%
6.6%
7.5%

$29,399
$31,414
$22,008
$32,948

$28,592
$75,176
$60,840
$44,054

12
15
73
63

$66,825
$57,097
$62,722
$61,198

$16,123
$17,892
$26,122
$15,143

15
25
108
103

$138

$32

525

$47
$188

4
0
16
18

404

$121
$156

1234
1731

867
790

3
0
16
18

3.1
3.0
3.1
2.9

1.1
0.7
0.7
0.8

15
25
114
110

26.9 12.5 15 49.6 15

17.5 11.7 25 42.5 25
16.6 9.8 114 43.3 114
21.7 12.2 110 47.1 110

14
33
148
65
3

$128,155
$125,559
$124,128
$125,572
$113,371

$122,238
$110,719
$116,400
$118,609
$82,983

$54,419
$51,136
$48,996
$48,344
$39,092

13
33
146
66
3

$113,799
$117,669
$116,152
$117,120
$93,159

11.7%
7.1%
6.9%
7.1%
24.4%

12.6%
6.7%
6.9%
7.2%
21.7%

$23,267
$22,804
$28,009
$30,410
$8,400

$20,298
$30,333
$62,373
$46,337
$5,091

3
20
97
41
2

$61,182
$60,711
$62,341
$60,649
$77,397

$16,659
$13,372
$23,895
$17,348
$853

13
31
143
62
2

$115
$112
$131
$165

$0
$33
$42
$215

2
6
16
14
0

2100
1653
1170
1461

141
901
849
939

2
6
15
14
0

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

14
33
148
66
3

22.8
16.6
19.5
20.0
15.3

12.6 14 51.4 14
10.2 33 44.1 33
12.2 148 44.9 148
10.4 66 45.2 66
13.3 3 43.0 3

$62,003
$40,198
$44,909
$50,058

91
87
44
41

$131,071
$117,674
$127,400
$123,047

$121,721
$105,309
$126,014
$116,189

$58,014
$37,820
$51,593
$42,838

91
87
44
39

$124,203
$108,039
$118,320
$113,459

5.6%
9.1%
7.2%
8.3%

5.5%
8.9%
7.7%
8.5%

$28,294
$25,795
$38,605
$17,249

$65,984
$49,756
$52,350
$25,771

61
52
27
23

$65,409
$57,795
$61,728
$62,549

$24,398
$20,093
$16,860
$16,534

86
85
42
38

$125
$124
$195
$105

$38
$46
$249
$42

11
10
10
7

1413
1157
1595
1497

904
945
931
774

10
10
10
7

3.1
3.1
3.8
2.1

0.6
0.6
0.5
0.9

92
87
44
41

18.4
18.3
22.5
20.5

11.1
11.0
11.5
13.1

$53,609
$42,090
$42,722
$64,395

$125,741
$121,401
$124,026
$136,279
$118,389

$114,887
$120,370
$127,407
$109,911
$165,000

$51,540
$40,080
$39,056
$68,352

7.5%
7.0%
7.3%
5.0%
4.2%

7.4%
7.5%
8.1%
4.2%
6.3%

$27,566
$27,974
$38,935
$29,014
$5,000

$56,843
$43,713
$60,618
$21,822

$21,120
$20,066
$16,548
$2,771

$42
$211
$279

908
819
811

0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5

7.4%
5.4%

$23,680
$15,191

$24,649
$15,084

$57,221
$66,967

$25,614
$25,507

$135
$118

$20
$40

1420
768

836
583

23
14
8
1
1
0
5
6

3.0
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.0

7.3%
4.9%

24
14
8
1
1
0
5
6

1534
1203
1302
2450
1000

$115,708
$116,212

195
56
29
3
1
0
20
18

$118
$177
$214
$106
$175

$116,949 $40,640
$127,133 $35,030

131
32
15
4
1
0
10
11

$62,119
$60,605
$63,252
$46,396
$55,000

$124,300
$122,442

201
60
30
4
1
0
21
19

$117,121
$112,924
$114,749
$130,760
$111,389

$125,541 $41,179
$133,363 $35,484

203
60
30
4
1
0
21
19

3.2
3.3

0.8
0.8

204
60
30
4
1
0
21
19

18.5 11.5 204 44.6 204

22.4 11.2 60 47.1 60
24.5 10.0 30 49.5 30
11.0 4.4
4 37.0 4
41.0
1 63.0 1
0
0
19.9 9.5 21 44.9 21
23.8 12.7 19 48.5 19

48.5% $129,524 $56,787

51.5% $129,263 $64,217

47
50

$123,071
$123,803

$120,800 $53,742
$121,297 $57,059

47
50

$114,347
$115,837

7.2%
6.6%

7.6%
6.9%

$22,919
$23,976

$33,054
$26,138

33
35

$66,846
$64,279

$20,457
$18,262

45
49

$159
$145

$61
$74

13
8

1448
1381

836
999

12
8

3.4
3.4

0.8
0.8

47
50

22.0 11.3
21.6 11.3

47
50

46.3
46.6

47
50

11.0%
11 0%
16.7%
16.7%
12.5%
15.2%
9.1%
9.1%
5.7%
4.2%

$74,386
$74 386
$99,389
$112,487
$133,056
$142,511
$163,255
$141,525
$156,032
$158,159

$30,296
$30 296
$29,015
$40,648
$44,893
$45,866
$72,689
$44,691
$40,892
$54,876

29
44
44
33
40
23
24
15
11

$62,353
$62 353
$91,360
$103,618
$121,183
$134,288
$155,785
$133,587
$149,280
$150,271

$19,873
$19 873
$29,079
$35,727
$37,887
$41,226
$74,654
$36,526
$47,031
$55,365

27
44
44
33
40
23
24
15
11

$11,218
$11 218 $16,958
$16 958
$23,049 $27,448
$13,848 $16,984
$23,242 $18,004
$31,956 $40,225
$73,556 $141,970
$11,186 $13,076
$77,443 $110,186
$24,787 $33,480

13
27
28
23
27
13
16
8
8

$57,254
$57 254
$61,400
$61,461
$59,828
$63,860
$69,857
$64,171
$55,759
$59,781

$13,351
$13 351
$14,147
$15,659
$17,516
$22,532
$43,178
$17,926
$18,582
$8,398

27
42
43
30
38
24
21
15
11

$110
$87
$152
$115
$112
$124
$369
$140
$138

$14
$43
$44
$29
$37
$463
$14
$53

1
5
5
5
8
7
3
2
2

2500
1266
1290
1435
1071
1993
1417
1940
506

943
972
755
1018
720
804
198
699

1
5
5
5
8
6
3
2
2

2.9
29
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1

0.7
07
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.5

29
44
44
33
40
24
24
15
11

3.0
30
8.1
13.6
17.7
23.7
29.0
33.2
38.3
43.8

29
44
44
33
40
24
24
15
11

30.8
30 8
36.0
40.5
41.8
49.4
53.4
58.0
61.7
64.7

29
44
44
33
40
24
24
15
11

48.1%
28.4%
12.1%
10.6%
0.4%
0.4%

$101,630
$138,435
$152,950
$153,293
$168,000
$260,000

$39,219
$44,025
$45,108
$71,434

126
75
32
28
1
1

$111,558
$130,741
$137,065
$150,563
$134,245
$193,979

$93,527
$130,769
$140,008
$144,729
$160,000
$254,000

$34,223
$47,826
$42,534
$65,926

125
74
32
28
1
1

$103,455
$123,075
$124,123
$141,999
$126,245
$187,979

7.8%
6.2%
10.4%
6.0%
6.3%
3.2%

$17,530
$19,103
$49,838
$48,143
$3,000
$100,000

69
44
25
23
1
1

$60,525
$60,529
$62,591
$69,492
$56,000
$65,000

$18,907
$13,586
$19,873
$38,562

117
73
31
28
1
1

$105
$118
$297
$142

$25
$45
$338
$43

13
16
5
4
0
0

1442
1348
1313
1638

897
940
688
1027

13
16
4
4
0
0

3.0
3.1
3.0
3.3
3.0
3.0

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9

127 15.4 10.7 127 41.8 127

75 22.5 11.3 75 47.8 75
32 25.8 11.2 32 49.6 32
28 20.5 8.9 28 47.2 28
1 33.0
1 55.0 1
1 46.0
1 66.0 1

1.1%
0.4%
1.9%
3.4%
18.4%
8.0%
23.8%
15.3%
20.3%
7.3%

$168,333
$130,000
$151,022
$130,468
$112,468
$115,215
$124,509
$121,524
$127,521
$149,348

$67,885

3
1
5
9
48
21
62
39
53
19

$169,326
$133,475
$146,554
$148,090
$118,177
$119,434
$121,779
$122,269
$123,798
$142,647

$196,667
$125,000
$146,222
$110,580
$102,968
$106,071
$117,436
$110,900
$119,599
$140,034

$126,623

3
1
5
8
48
21
61
39
53
19

$197,660 -14.4%
$128,475 4.0%
$141,754 3.3%
$128,202 18.0%
$108,677 9.2%
$110,290 8.6%
$114,706 6.0%
$111,645 9.6%
$115,876 6.6%
$133,333 6.7%

-14.3%
3.9%
3.4%
15.5%
8.7%
8.3%
6.2%
9.5%
6.8%
7.0%

0
1
4
4
27
16
40
29
33
7

$81,667

$68,252

$21

878

3
0
1
3
3
3
14
2
6
1

3.7
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.0
3.2
2.9
2.9
3.0

0.6

$15,696
$19,481
$17,382
$16,016
$15,990
$13,910
$30,343
$19,217

3
0
1
3
3
3
15
2
6
1

1517

$67,098
$65,086
$62,147
$65,652
$60,478
$63,705
$58,584
$61,126

3
0
4
9
43
19
62
39
51
19

$114

$5,000
$21,200 $18,932
$20,590 $29,769
$15,345 $23,459
$13,067 $12,373
$31,450 $40,624
$31,272 $49,509
$41,515 $98,019
$20,408 $18,852

3
1
5
9
48
21
62
40
53
19

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

92
87
44
41

43.9
44.3
46.8
48.0

92
87
44
41

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

19.3%
19 3%
8.8%
8.6%
9.8%
6.1%
4.8%
5.9%
4.5%
5.2%

1.4
14
1.4
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.5
1.4
2.1

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

8.7%
5.9%
9.2%
5.9%
5.0%
2.4%

$23,952
$22,229
$77,103
$104,067

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$66,238
$77,926
$47,958
$33,634
$46,592
$37,644
$61,972
$57,293

$68,683
$65,173
$45,999
$30,080
$42,347
$34,727
$59,163
$49,168

$112
$128
$115
$118
$108
$104
$274
$158

$15
$41
$94
$32
$37
$309

200
2067
905
1150
1322
1900
1642
1750

115
1327
876
1014
141
766

0.7
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.7

19.0
18.0
21.2
12.3
17.1
17.7
20.5
19.1
20.9
22.1

10.8
12.0
9.4
11.0
8.6
11.2
12.7
12.7
11.9

3
1
5
9
48
21
62
40
53
19

43.0
42.0
47.2
37.0
42.8
44.5
46.8
44.5
45.9
48.6

3
1
5
9
48
21
62
40
53
19

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ENGINEERING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$117,467 $41,210

77

$117,467

$108,058 $36,944

78

$108,058

8.7%

8.7%

$18,143

$19,676

47

$63,554

$22,025

71

$148

$69

15

1277

919

15

3.0

0.9

79

20.4 11.9

79

46.3

79

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

78.5% $114,505 $38,675

21.5% $128,762 $49,498
82.4% $132,932 $51,670
17.6% $99,576 $9,865

61
16
14
2

$114,296
$129,388
$130,846
$112,926

$106,873
$112,310
$113,424
$107,114

$37,556
$35,420
$38,599
$17,402

61
17
14
3

$106,664
$112,936
$111,338
$120,464

7.1%
14.6%
17.2%
-7.0%

7.2%
14.6%
17.5%
-6.3%

$18,680
$13,626
$13,626

$20,152
$16,164
$16,164

42
5
5
0

$61,175
$73,242
$72,333
$78,697

$20,162
$27,113
$29,184
$10,884

57
14
12
2

$150
$145
$169
$125

$58
$88
$222

9
6
13
1

1192
1403
1336
2436

935
965
873

9
6
13
1

3.1
2.8
3.2
3.0

0.8
1.1
0.8
1.0

62
17
43
9

20.5 12.5
20.1 10.1
21.4 10.6
14.0 2.6

62
17
14
3

46.2
46.6
45.9
50.0

62
17
14
3

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

94.9% $115,466 $37,974

3.8% $169,800 $91,149
1.3% $106,551

73
3
1

$116,300
$148,314
$115,729

$106,194 $32,390
$154,533 $104,330
$106,551

74
3
1

$107,028
$133,047
$115,729

8.7%
9.9%
0.0%

8.7%
11.5%
0.0%

$18,143

$19,676

47
0
0

$63,057
$75,000
$86,393

$22,125

69
1
1

$154
$133
$120

$65
$104

11
3
1

1244
1090
2200

942
995

11
3
1

3.0
3.0
4.0

0.9
1.7

75
3
1

20.0 11.8
30.7 16.7
16.0

75
3
1

45.9
53.7
54.0

75
3
1

3.8%
11.4%
3.8%
10.1%
0.0%
12.7%
0.0%
1.3%
0.0%
7.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2.5%
22.8%
1.3%
15.2%
2.5%
3.8%

3
9
3
8
0
9
0
1
0
6
0
0
1
2
18
1
12
1
3

$109,522
$112,057
$109,057
$123,334

$126,711
$102,497
$94,500
$122,626

$99,802
$98,951
$106,390
$116,577

7.7%
12.8%
2.8%
5.5%

9.7%
13.2%
2.5%
5.8%

$26,578
$28,092
$17,500
$13,020

$21,282
$37,426
$13,885

$17,951
$16,476
$12,124
$17,008

$20,225

$18,705

$71,801

$26,622

3.2

0.6

$60,907

$84,500

$70,732

-11.6%

-13.9%

$87,473

$104,029 $17,159

$79,206

7.9%

10.4%

$8,533

$12,548

$129,576
$129,945
$141,978
$131,922
$109,486
$122,827
$100,046

$132,000
$83,993
$118,668
$93,600
$94,852
$111,351
$93,998

$126,576
$108,816
$124,509
$111,122
$104,448
$113,228
$98,379

2.3%
25.2%
14.7%
22.2%
5.3%
8.6%
1.8%

2.4%
19.4%
14.0%
18.7%
4.8%
8.5%
1.7%

$10,500
$9,532
$21,372

$20,512

$12,550
$24,958
$11,380

$14,069

3
9
3
8
0
10
0
1
0
6
0
0
1
2
18
1
12
2
3

58.7
48.3
38.3
49.4

2.2%

3
9
3
8
0
10
0
1
0
6
0
0
1
2
18
1
12
2
3

33.3 7.6
22.1 13.3
14.7 6.1
23.3 11.9

2.2%

0
1
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0

0.6
1.0
0.6
0.7

$108,320

3
9
3
7
0
7
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
1
16
1
12
2
3

3.7
2.7
2.7
3.6

$109,154 $38,781

3
6
1
4
0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
11
0
10
1
2

$58,331
$60,820
$52,000
$56,429

$110,667

3
9
3
8
0
10
0
1
0
6
0
0
1
2
18
1
12
1
3

3
9
3
8
0
10
0
1
0
6
0
0
1
2
18
1
12
2
3

Employed Full-Time

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$136,431
$115,603
$97,167
$129,383

$20,870
$38,547
$29,225
$62,986

$111,501 $40,558
$74,675
$112,296 $18,134

$135,000
$105,122
$136,137
$114,400
$99,890
$120,950
$95,665

$40,061
$48,541
$28,413
$42,737

$22,482
$26,956
$32,569
$65,136

$16,969
$39,486
$30,999
$39,851

$7,948

$62,000
$60,600

$75,000
$52,796
$75,611
$75,000
$54,118
$63,397
$60,865

$19,386

$28,837
$21,898
$18,946
$3,778

$175
$138

$69

$190

$99

$100

$248
$90
$50
$160

$57

$168
$142
$160

$131
$70
$88

$201

$84

0
1
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
0

30
1252

739

1225

1379

1045

2000
1800
2080
1220

1351

1669

3.0
3.3

0.8

4.0
2.5
3.0
1.0
2.8
3.5
3.0

0.6
0.7
1.0

2.1
1.0

20.8 10.0
27.0
32.3 13.8

23.0
8.5 7.8
17.6 10.5
12.0
15.8 11.9
19.5 0.7
18.3 20.5

47.1
45.0
55.8

50.0
36.5
44.4
42.0
42.2
44.0
41.7

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

5.6%
28.7%
28.2%
4.6%
5.1%
6.2%
0.0%
4.1%
1.5%
9.7%
1.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.1%

$108,838
$119,963
$111,950
$112,186
$123,864
$114,532

$34,541
$45,795
$33,383
$30,003
$36,464
$38,358

$109,255
$118,294
$111,741
$97,167
$110,931
$105,354

$105,440
$110,117
$103,677
$109,181
$121,558
$111,180

$34,283
$40,669
$32,705
$27,751
$34,458
$35,914

$35,037
$40,780
$34,503
$40,526
$14,142
$48,495
$46,995

10
55
53
9
10
12
0
8
3
19
3
2
3
4

$109,826
$88,000
$107,107
$108,667
$125,000
$121,731
$123,625

$105,857
$108,448
$103,468
$94,162
$108,625
$102,002

3.2%
8.9%
8.0%
2.8%
1.9%
3.0%

3.2%
9.1%
8.0%
3.2%
2.1%
3.3%

$14,150
$18,108
$17,153
$11,657
$10,983
$18,943

$17,174
$20,532
$19,312
$14,763
$14,862
$16,973

$33,822
$41,861
$36,347
$39,703
$13,435
$51,552
$43,097

10
55
54
9
10
12
0
8
3
19
3
2
3
4

$113,372
$103,854
$113,365
$104,912
$100,802
$132,370
$115,072

$104,425
$83,667
$98,294
$105,667
$122,500
$90,478
$119,000

79.7% $120,821 $43,074

20.3% $103,605 $29,655

62
15

3.2%
7.9%
6.3%
3.2%
9.5%
9.5%
7.9%
20.6%
19.0%
12.7%

$29,698
$34,997
$37,920
$124,910
$40,864
$70,383
$31,708
$39,270
$22,449
$19,407

81.3% $104,387 $30,956

18.8% $100,478 $29,447

$61,000
$60,726
$63,391
$62,444
$65,599
$62,891

$19,834
$21,854
$23,041
$17,959
$18,379
$19,552

$16,609
$5,204
$14,974
$3,775
$7,000
$19,920
$27,224

5
32
33
7
6
7
0
5
3
10
3
2
3
2

$63,375
$56,667
$60,371
$65,000
$53,500
$77,599
$51,125

$19,849
$17,559
$22,138
$10,000
$30,406
$36,897
$13,294

11
52
50
9
9
11
0
8
3
18
3
2
3
4

$107,971
$99,521
$104,552
$101,912
$98,302
$101,117
$110,447

5.2%
5.2%
9.0%
2.8%
2.0%
34.5%
3.9%

5.0%
4.4%
8.4%
2.9%
2.5%
30.9%
4.2%

$11,290
$4,667
$14,015
$6,500
$5,550
$17,366
$20,750

$117,275
$117,790

$111,256 $38,571
$95,664 $27,382

62
16

$107,710
$109,849

8.6%
8.3%

8.9%
7.2%

$18,899
$15,936

$21,818
$11,854

35
12

$61,679
$71,920

$21,555
$23,023

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
13
12
8

$92,662
$99,577
$111,752
$175,993
$127,334
$150,618
$112,588
$128,726
$98,512
$107,278

$93,875
$111,104
$96,650
$141,850
$112,420
$156,200
$120,780
$113,696
$91,456
$106,173

$29,875
$29,190
$41,751
$64,135
$31,114
$70,973
$29,161
$43,232
$20,756
$19,537

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
13
12
8

$90,537
$91,496
$104,160
$130,168
$112,837
$144,518
$107,847
$115,782
$94,376
$98,872

2.3%
7.3%
7.9%
32.3%
12.9%
3.9%
3.9%
11.4%
4.5%
7.9%

2.3%
8.8%
7.3%
35.2%
12.8%
4.2%
4.4%
11.2%
4.4%
8.5%

$77,250
$4,500
$2,700
$9,600
$17,500
$10,700
$20,230
$36,129
$11,778
$18,743

$6,582
$22,474
$29,034
$11,483
$16,434

1
3
3
1
1
4
5
7
7
3

$51,250
$56,976
$65,000
$47,000
$52,917
$62,000
$52,600
$76,600
$58,318
$67,250

12
3

$119,615
$109,656

$99,427
$79,353

$28,607
$14,912

13
3

$114,655
$88,531

5.0%
26.6%

4.3%
23.9%

$15,923
$15,976

$12,743
$11,104

9
3

$71,296
$75,354

$75
$85

$14

58
13

$142
$184

$67
$91

$15,910
$16,013
$24,833
$9,899
$17,488
$22,804
$18,270
$29,785
$16,562
$21,744

2
5
4
2
6
5
5
10
11
8

$141
$90
$175
$250
$75
$260
$137
$50

$21,991
$38,689

11
2

$120
$248

2
12
5
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0

1250
1243
1658
2000
2000
763

901
899
728

1076

1750

354

1833

289

13
2

1150
2100

923
141

1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1

40
1800
30
1100
1500
250
1618
2080

1
1

2200
2000

3
12
6
1
1
3
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0

3.2
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.8

0.6
0.9
0.8
1.1
0.9
1.1

20.2
21.2
20.5
27.6
26.6
24.8

9.4
12.4
12.1
13.0
9.3
14.1

0.9
0.6
1.0
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6

11
56
55
9
10
12
0
8
3
19
3
2
3
4

44.5
46.2
45.4
52.3
53.9
47.7

11.5
9.8
12.2
18.3
12.7
17.4
18.2

11
56
55
9
10
12
0
8
3
19
3
2
3
4

42.8
38.3
43.1
47.0
57.5
37.0
48.8

11
56
55
9
10
12
0
8
3
19
3
2
3
4

3.6
3.3
2.9
3.7
3.5
3.7
3.5

18.7
12.8
17.4
22.2
32.0
15.3
24.5

13
2

3.1
2.9

0.8
1.1

63
16

22.1 12.3
13.6 7.8

63
16

47.1
42.9

63
16

1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1

3.5
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.2
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.9

0.7
1.3
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.8

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

22.0
29.8
16.8
26.0
20.2
26.0
26.6
19.4
19.0
23.9

11.3
13.4
12.4
2.8
12.1
10.1
9.9
10.9
14.7
15.4

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

52.0
54.2
41.8
51.5
44.5
50.8
51.6
43.0
44.0
50.8

2
5
4
2
6
6
5
13
12
8

1
1

2.9
3.0

1.1
1.0

13
3

13.1
16.0

8.6
2.0

13
3

43.8
39.0

13
3

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$96,000
$119,185
$104,242
$187,675
$126,917
$162,300
$125,521
$126,640
$95,592
$114,579

$1,500
$3,724

$120

$54

60

900

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

JOB-FUNCTION: COST ENGINEERING (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

73.4% $119,635 $38,304

26.6% $111,288 $49,139

57
20

6.3%
10.1%
41.8%
41.8%

$107,010
$119,035
$113,835
$122,084

$11,516
$36,613
$38,927
$47,440

7.6%
12.7%
49.4%
29.1%
1.3%

$133,565
$113,475
$111,214
$125,895
$113,000

35.4%
27.8%
21.5%
15.2%
83.5%
16.5%
15.2%
1.3%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 20.4
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

$115,880
$121,927

$110,849 $38,992
$100,481 $30,251

57
21

$107,094
$111,120

7.9%
10.8%

8.2%
9.7%

$18,657
$16,460

$19,155
$22,197

36
11

$63,318
$64,367

$22,935
$19,217

55
16

$161
$121

$75
$50

10
5

1360
1110

921
996

10
5

3.2
2.6

0.8
1.1

58
21

22.2 12.6
15.3 8.4

58
21

47.3
43.3

58
21

5
8
31
33

$108,679
$119,869
$115,712
$119,789

$102,410
$109,192
$106,630
$110,023

$10,297
$33,560
$35,747
$42,134

5
8
32
33

$104,079
$110,026
$108,507
$107,728

4.5%
9.0%
6.8%
11.0%

4.4%
8.9%
6.6%
11.2%

$11,200
$19,455
$22,400
$14,617

1
6
18
22

$64,098
$47,238
$65,768
$65,689

$22,579
$10,669
$17,081
$27,230

4
8
30
29

$120

$0

1182

$180
$134

$77
$70

2
0
5
8

1420

$13,443
$24,428
$17,048

764
1581

921
774

3
0
5
7

3.8
3.3
3.1
2.8

0.4
0.7
0.9
0.9

5
8
33
33

19.6 6.1
20.0 9.8
19.5 12.8
21.5 12.5

5
8
33
33

52.4
46.9
45.3
46.2

5
8
33
33

$71,331
$39,565
$34,080
$44,608

6
10
38
22
1

$127,516
$118,690
$112,466
$123,392
$107,576

$115,109
$106,270
$104,176
$113,323
$110,000

$38,845
$41,827
$31,465
$44,531

6
10
38
23
1

$109,060
$111,485
$105,428
$110,820
$104,576

16.0%
6.8%
6.8%
11.1%
2.7%

16.9%
6.5%
6.7%
11.3%
2.9%

$2,750
$14,290
$20,119
$19,895
$11,300

$354
$15,486
$23,366
$15,963

2
8
24
12
1

$66,535
$65,051
$61,221
$67,222
$60,000

$19,905
$19,211
$20,682
$28,185

5
10
38
17
1

$70
$172
$161
$152

$28
$77
$54
$77

2
3
4
6
0

1940
897
1210
1279

198
1306
1041
901

2
3
3
7
0

1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

6
10
39
23
1

23.3
17.9
19.8
21.6
23.0

13.8
12.1
11.8
12.5

6
10
39
23
1

51.5
40.2
45.7
48.3
51.0

6
10
39
23
1

$115,576
$111,542
$116,603
$133,651

$30,764
$36,879
$48,146
$57,000

26
22
17
12

$112,864
$114,254
$120,775
$129,062

$109,539
$99,543
$107,667
$120,889

$29,024
$34,212
$48,311
$40,040

27
22
17
12

$106,827
$102,255
$111,839
$116,300

5.5%
12.1%
8.3%
10.6%

5.7%
11.7%
8.0%
11.0%

$18,971
$18,625
$17,859
$14,089

$17,996
$22,867
$23,894
$13,358

20
13
9
5

$67,544
$60,290
$64,668
$58,380

$21,763
$22,250
$25,731
$18,275

27
20
13
11

$202
$139
$156
$85

$73
$38
$76
$33

3
3
6
3

155
53
1771
2093

134
32
386
300

2
3
7
3

3.1
3.1
3.7
1.8

0.6
0.8
0.5
1.0

28
22
17
12

21.7 12.3
19.1 12.8
18.4 9.9
22.6 12.8

28
22
17
12

48.7
42.9
43.6
50.6

28
22
17
12

$114,842
$130,393
$135,426
$70,000
$210,000

$38,455
$52,675
$51,650

64
13
12
1
2
0
0
1

$117,762
$115,791
$116,235
$110,468
$172,243

$104,618
$125,258
$129,863
$70,000
$207,500

$32,670
$51,776
$51,223

$107,538
$110,656
$110,672
$110,468
$169,743

9.8%
4.1%
4.3%
0.0%
1.2%

9.5%
4.6%
5.0%
0.0%
1.5%

$18,417
$16,806
$16,806

$20,575
$15,610
$15,610

$22,822
$15,468
$15,967

$66
$95
$95

964
727
727

0.8
1.0
1.0

66
13
12
1
2
0
0
1

19.0 11.4
27.4 12.7
29.6 10.4
1.0
38.5 3.5

45.0
52.8
55.1
25.0
61.0

19.1%

12
3
3
0
1
0
0
0

2.9
3.5
3.5
4.0
3.5

17.2%

12
3
3
0
1
0
0
0

1372
897
897

$131,232

60
11
10
1
1
0
0
1

$149
$142
$142

$145,000

39
8
8
0
1
0
0
0

$65,022
$55,545
$54,600
$65,000
$60,000

$156,232

65
13
12
1
2
0
0
1

48.5% $129,524 $56,787

51.5% $129,263 $64,217

47
50

$126,186
$126,760

$120,800 $53,742
$121,297 $57,059

47
50

$117,462
$118,794

7.2%
6.6%

7.4%
6.7%

11.4%
11 4%
12.7%
13.9%
19.0%
10.1%
11.4%
7.6%
6.3%
7.6%

$82,553
$82 553
$95,549
$104,949
$117,705
$142,312
$132,700
$131,833
$153,852
$126,017

$25,269
$25 269
$35,648
$31,673
$28,127
$54,933
$42,180
$25,506
$68,299
$25,604

9
10
10
14
8
9
6
5
6

$75,926
$75 926
$74,946
$99,341
$108,247
$123,669
$128,766
$128,658
$150,521
$119,116

$24,035
$24 035
$14,938
$29,707
$25,137
$27,448
$38,640
$19,062
$70,284
$26,195

9
10
11
14
8
9
6
5
6

51.9%
32.9%
10.1%
5.1%
0.0%
0.0%

$116,849
$116,213
$119,161
$128,838

$47,979
$32,883
$39,766
$26,957

40
26
7
4
0
0

$118,518
$116,630
$121,247
$105,058

$107,590
$107,847
$102,758
$123,500

$42,583
$31,895
$26,709
$23,696

41
26
7
4
0
0

$109,259
$108,264
$104,844
$99,720

$197,500 $109,602

2
0
3
6
10
2
16
9
20
8

$156,614

$185,000 $127,279

6.8%

8.7%

$114,167
$87,067
$102,420
$106,567
$106,320
$113,928
$105,071
$119,407

2
0
3
6
10
2
17
9
20
8

$144,114

$98,560
$115,165
$101,185
$108,723
$107,064
$157,920
$112,962
$128,322

$96,227
$103,964
$98,457
$101,143
$101,939
$126,027
$105,488
$121,493

2.0%
12.9%
2.7%
7.1%
4.8%
28.0%
7.1%
5.7%

2.4%
10.8%
2.8%
7.5%
5.0%
25.3%
7.1%
5.6%

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$91,924

$170,000

$95,459

27.0

66
13
12
1
2
0
0
1

64.0

66
13
12
1
2
0
0
1

$22,919
$23,976

$33,054
$26,138

33
35

$66,846
$64,279

$20,457
$18,262

45
49

$159
$145

$61
$74

13
8

1448
1381

836
999

12
8

3.4
3.4

0.8
0.8

47
50

22.0 11.3
21.6 11.3

47
50

46.3
46.6

47
50

$20,560
$20 560
$33,750
$15,684
$15,288
$15,678
$25,400
$16,350
$14,158
$10,900

$27,254
$27 254
$31,496
$27,420
$8,934
$8,285
$18,033
$21,814
$12,636
$10,834

6
4
7
9
3
4
6
4
4

$59,944
$59 944
$65,899
$69,721
$68,921
$69,571
$54,500
$58,000
$65,000
$51,276

$23,928
$23 928
$24,615
$21,878
$28,625
$16,722
$18,701
$19,799
$4,082
$16,920

9
9
9
14
7
8
6
4
5

$105
$175
$129
$135
$90
$190

$14

2200
30
1405
1933
1800
155

945
306

$238
$100

$18

2
1
4
2
1
2
0
2
1

283

$88
$21

2
1
4
3
1
2
0
1
1

2.7
27
3.3
2.9
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.8
3.2
3.0

0.9
09
0.7
0.9
0.6
1.2
0.9
1.2
0.8
1.1

9
10
11
15
8
9
6
5
6

3.4
34
8.0
13.0
17.9
23.5
28.2
34.0
38.0
42.2

1.5
15
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.9
1.5

9
10
11
15
8
9
6
5
6

31.1
31 1
33.4
40.6
44.1
49.6
54.7
59.7
61.0
63.5

9
10
11
15
8
9
6
5
6

$12,568
$26,890
$10,450
$22,900

$12,135
$26,917
$8,872
$19,988

23
16
4
4
0
0

$67,519
$60,091
$59,353
$56,000

$24,787
$20,519
$13,499
$12,543

36
24
7
4
0
0

$142
$149
$175

$69
$78

7
7
1
0
0
0

1155
1456
1015

945
909
1393

6
7
2
0
0
0

3.0
3.2
3.0
3.0

1.0
0.7
1.1
0.8

41
26
8
4
0
0

19.6 12.8
20.2 11.1
19.4 11.2
31.8 3.3

41
26
8
4
0
0

46.4
45.8
42.8
55.0

41
26
8
4
0
0

$175

$106

714

2
0
1
2
0
0
3
6
1
0

4.0

0.0

5.7

0.6
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.9
1.1
1.0
0.5

29.0
12.3
22.3
23.0
22.5
14.6
20.2
19.4

12.5
8.1
10.2
2.8
12.5
6.6
14.0
10.5

2
0
3
6
10
2
18
9
20
8

59.5

3.3
3.3
2.6
3.0
3.0
2.8
3.0
3.4

2
0
3
6
10
2
18
9
20
8

40.0

$10,000
$15,572
$17,082

2
0
1
2
0
0
3
6
1
0

595

$50,000
$54,000
$64,650
$71,994
$64,970
$74,186
$63,046
$59,750

2
0
3
6
10
2
18
9
20
8

$17,000

$40,000

$250

1100

0.7

4.0

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

8.7%
8 7%
27.5%
5.6%
8.7%
15.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.2%
5.8%

$99

134

1100
90

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

8.6%
7.8%
16.0%
4.3%

8.5%
7.7%
15.6%
5.4%

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

2.6%
0.0%
3.8%
7.7%
12.8%
2.6%
23.1%
11.5%
25.6%
10.3%

$116,500
$98,268
$105,148
$114,147
$111,445
$145,821
$112,545
$126,236

$28,753
$37,890
$28,545
$8,692
$21,666
$63,648
$31,770
$46,124

$26,260
$32,161
$25,148
$2,027
$20,035
$47,307
$31,343
$46,999

$17,000
$5,675
$17,792
$25,234
$19,188
$14,123
$16,296
$29,848

$7,814
$29,712
$16,218
$14,619
$19,063
$29,334

0
0
1
2
6
1
12
6
14
5

$23,666
$29,186
$25,380
$14,607

0
0
3
5
10
1
17
8
19
8

$120
$85

$142
$172
$115

$14

$88
$69

60
1750

1893
1053
2400

354

257
1048

59.3
38.8
47.0
49.0
50.2
39.4
45.4
44.8

JOB-FUNCTION: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$143,095 $60,334

39

$143,095

$137,549 $59,048

39

$137,549

4.0%

4.0%

$26,529

$46,727

31

$60,631

$13,259

38

$235

$57

30

1475

436

30

3.5

0.8

39

22.0 10.6

39

45.1

39

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

94.9%
5.1%
50.0%
50.0%

$143,554 $61,944
$134,594 $6,497
$130,000
$139,188

37
2
1
1

$143,136
$136,685
$159,274
$114,096

$137,460 $60,496
$139,194 $27,144
$120,000
$158,387

37
2
1
1

$137,042
$141,285
$149,274
$133,295

4.4%
-3.3%
8.3%
-12.1%

4.4%
-3.3%
6.7%
-14.4%

$27,689
$9,700
$5,000
$14,399

$48,127
$6,646

29
2
1
1

$59,644
$78,397
$80,000
$76,794

$12,910
$2,267

36
2
1
1

$236
$227
$169
$125

$55
$117
$222

28
2
13
1

1502
1100
1336
2436

431
424
873

28
2
13
1

3.5
4.0
3.2
3.0

0.8
0.0
0.8
1.0

37
2
43
9

22.1 10.8
21.5 9.2
15.0
28.0

37
2
1
1

45.0
46.5
40.0
53.0

37
2
1
1

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

87.2% $135,991 $58,228

2.6% $127,000
10.3% $207,500 $51,235

34
1
4

$142,682
$89,362
$157,316

$129,953 $56,327
$126,000
$205,000 $50,000

34
1
4

$136,644
$88,362
$154,816

4.6%
0.8%
1.2%

4.4%
1.1%
1.6%

$15,274

$15,091

27
0
4

$61,058

$13,186

$65

26
1
3

1522
681
1333

493

26
1
3

3.5
5.0
3.3

0.7

$15,362

$232
$180
$282

413

$57,000

34
0
4

$56

$102,500 $105,000

0.5

34
1
4

20.4 10.2
31.0
34.0 5.7

34
1
4

43.5
52.0
56.8

34
1
4

0.0%
17.9%
12.8%
56.4%
0.0%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.1%
2.6%
0.0%

0
7
5
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

$168,303
$126,432
$141,859

$183,071 $78,322
$140,517 $39,804
$125,364 $55,340

$165,088
$127,971
$134,564

1.8%
-1.1%
5.8%

1.9%
-1.2%
5.4%

$67,417
$17,880
$15,338

$53,571
$69,759
$58,714

$11,858
$13,322
$12,578

$267
$219
$232

$66
$70
$55

1332
1400
1483

453
430
437

3.6
3.4
3.6

0.5
0.5
0.9

$160,092

$130,000

$155,092

3.8%

3.2%

$148,818

$137,000

$132,818

11.7%

12.0%

$40,000

$145,591
$42,311

$133,500 $68,589
$88,313

$135,591
$42,311

7.5%
0.0%

7.4%
0.0%

$20,000
$3,091

$21,213

13
38
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

$156,226
$142,697
$141,813
$159,000
$250,634
$42,311

$140,208
$136,274
$125,251
$137,600
$300,000
$88,313

$145,226
$137,110
$135,288
$146,800
$245,634
$42,311

7.8%
4.1%
5.2%
8.9%
1.7%
0.0%

7.6%
4.1%
4.8%
8.3%
2.0%
0.0%

$16,100
$25,080
$13,443
$32,750

$14,866
$46,812
$13,120
$27,023

$176,820

$132,000

13
38
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

$173,820

2.3%

1.7%

$10,000

94.9% $144,681 $61,286

5.1% $113,751 $35,974

37
2

$146,354
$78,204

$138,316 $60,003
$123,350 $49,550

37
2

$139,989
$87,803

4.6%
-7.8%

4.5%
-10.9%

$27,755
$8,745

0.0%
29.7%
8.1%
0.0%
16.2%
16.2%
0.0%
8.1%
8.1%
13.5%

$154,045
$133,178

$154,227 $56,036
$151,000 $31,000

3.9%
1.2%

4.1%
1.4%

$21,250 $30,034
$110,000 $124,900

$174,000
$144,387

$157,500 $92,191
$127,167 $40,002

$157,500
$141,804

10.5%
2.0%

10.5%
1.8%

$19,000
$7,600

$8,406
$8,405

$131,286
$101,478
$143,828

$118,333 $72,858
$102,400 $21,477
$119,600 $72,824

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

$147,954
$131,345

$121,667 $70,059
$102,733 $22,028
$127,100 $68,230

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

$127,952
$101,145
$136,328

2.8%
0.3%
6.3%

2.6%
0.3%
5.5%

$21,333
$13,500
$21,667

$24,906
$4,950
$15,275

0
10
3
0
4
4
0
3
2
3

0.0%
100.0% $113,751 $35,974

0
2

$78,204

$123,350 $49,550

0
2

$87,803

-7.8%

-10.9%

$8,745

$7,996

0
2

Employed Full-Time

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$186,286 $79,571
$138,978 $37,615
$132,659 $58,256
$135,000

$153,000

$143,500 $68,589
$88,313

0
7
5
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

$96,177
$18,261
$16,821

0
6
5
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

$75,000

$50,000

0
7
5
21
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

$77,500
$67,194

$3,536

10
30
16
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

$59,769
$60,919
$60,960
$59,000
$52,000
$67,194

$10,561
$13,321
$10,253
$12,450

29
2

$60,000
$71,994

$13,294
$6,788

$59,091
$53,333

$12,413
$7,572

$54,167
$67,500

$18,487
$12,942

$53,333
$65,000
$66,000

$5,774
$21,213
$10,247

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
2
5

$71,994

$6,788

0
2

$250

$210

0
5
5
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

1700

2200

0
5
5
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

3.0

4.0

0
7
5
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

3.5
3.0

0.7

12
29
16
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

3.3
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.0
3.0

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.5

29
1

3.5
3.5

0.8
0.7

3.5
3.0

0.5
0.0

3.5
4.0

0.5
0.9

2.7
4.0
3.6

1.5
1.0
0.5

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

3.5

0.7

0
2

26.3 9.9
25.0 8.2
19.8 11.3
16.0

23.0

21.5 16.3
33.0

0
7
5
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

48.6
48.4
43.1
38.0

46.0

44.5
54.0

0
7
5
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

16.5%
48.1%
25.3%
6.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

$151,208
$141,861
$131,776
$149,800
$305,000
$88,313

$67,953
$60,643
$55,466
$40,530

$135,000

$64,892
$59,294
$54,297
$36,405

$3,091

$50,000

13
37
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

$235
$235
$228
$225
$325

$60
$58
$57
$39

36
2

$238
$144

$56

$257
$212

$57
$33

$265
$247

$40
$58

$265
$185
$207

$14
$7
$79

$220

12
29
16
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

1721
1474
1666
1750
2000

276
443
380
287

29
1

1498
800

424

1303
1267

460
208

1820
1500

205
297

1650
1191
1610

354
721
598

1500

3.0

13
38
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

20.8 9.5
21.8 10.6
19.6 9.4
19.8 8.8
35.0
33.0

37
2

21.6 10.6
30.5 3.5

12.0

13
38
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

44.0
44.9
42.7
43.0
56.0
54.0

37
2

44.6
53.5

36.0

13
38
20
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

$48,093
$7,996

37
2

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$160,318 $56,286
$152,833 $32,697
$174,000 $96,177
$129,750 $39,854

0
6
3
0
5
6
0
2
2
5

0
6
3
0
5
6
0
2
2
5

19.7 16.6
22.3 8.5
18.0 15.1

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

30.5

0
2

23.5
26.7

9.9
3.5

22.0 11.7
18.5 10.2

42.7
45.0
40.4

0
11
3
0
6
6
0
3
3
5

53.5

0
2

46.1
49.0
46.3
42.2

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

$144

0
1

800

0
1

3.5

JOB-FUNCTION: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

94.9% $147,614 $58,284

5.1% $59,500 $36,062

37
2

7.7%
5.1%
48.7%
38.5%

$159,438
$277,500
$123,363
$146,900

$89,549
$38,891
$48,766
$48,861

2.6%
0.0%
46.2%
43.6%
7.7%

$100,000

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 22
Yrs Exp)

$143,850
$128,503

$141,930 $57,014
$56,500 $40,305

37
2

$138,166
$125,503

4.0%
5.3%

3
2
19
15

$139,783
$233,589
$129,218
$148,991

$156,104
$257,500
$118,557
$141,900

$91,361
$60,104
$46,809
$50,569

3
2
19
15

$136,449
$213,589
$124,412
$143,991

1
0
18
17
3

$116,728

$95,000

$145,529 $73,321
$141,423 $50,778
$152,333 $41,308

$142,602
$147,696
$125,986

$142,417 $73,542
$132,346 $45,935
$152,000 $41,617

1
0
18
17
3

43.6% $156,960 $65,821

2.6% $95,000
46.2% $141,938 $53,923
7.7% $87,500 $48,474

17
1
18
3

$147,341
$145,184
$143,193
$115,519

$153,783 $66,019
$78,000
$134,560 $48,898
$83,333 $50,521

46.2%
53.8%
25.6%
2.6%
0.0%
17.9%
0.0%
30.8%

$133,326
$151,529
$167,145
$145,184

$124,261 $68,625
$148,938 $48,235
$171,800 $55,073
$78,000

$125,655

$152,286 $33,084

$139,892 $28,160

18
21
10
1
0
7
0
12

$141,147

48.5% $129,524 $56,787

51.5% $129,263 $64,217

47
50

$129,524
$130,936

10.3%
10 3%
7.7%
7.7%
23.1%
10.3%
17.9%
12.8%
10.3%
0.0%

$54,250
$54 250
$91,667
$116,333
$132,944
$141,425
$162,170
$194,463
$217,500

$15,091
$15 091
$5,774
$28,113
$27,969
$38,009
$43,417
$89,915
$20,616

4
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
0

33.3%
43.6%
12.8%
7.7%
2.6%
0.0%

$118,785
$128,324
$205,000
$230,000
$140,000

$66,395
$38,777
$37,242
$36,056

13
17
5
3
1
0

5.3%
13.2%
26.3%
5.3%
13.2%
2.6%
18.4%
5.3%
10.5%
0.0%

$80,500
$124,140
$146,650
$120,000
$133,500
$187,000
$166,688
$137,000
$183,047

$65,761
$44,781
$64,827
$28,284
$37,690

2
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Age (Years)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Ave.

4.1%
2.4%

$26,529

$46,727

31
0

$61,277
$49,000

$12,349
$29,698

36
2

$238
$150

$56

29
1

1457
2000

432

29
1

3.5
3.5

0.8
0.7

37
2

22.9 10.1
5.5 0.7

37
2

45.7
33.5

37
2

2.1%
7.8%
4.1%
3.5%

2.4%
9.4%
3.9%
3.5%

$36,030
$30,000
$31,027
$18,242

$55,408
$61,477
$21,405

3
1
15
12

$65,731
$56,000
$60,544
$60,333

$15,053
$5,657
$15,385
$11,568

3
2
18
15

$330
$288
$221
$227

$28
$53
$52
$52

2
2
13
13

1200
1900
1403
1524

283
141
502
384

2
2
13
13

3.3
3.5
3.7
3.3

0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9

3
2
19
15

26.7 10.1
32.5 3.5
20.6 10.5
21.5 11.0

3
2
19
15

49.3
54.0
44.2
44.1

3
2
19
15

$111,728

5.3%

4.5%

$5,000

2.2%
6.5%
0.3%

$42,469
$16,260
$10,700

$69,254
$11,732
$13,152

$58,177
$63,341
$60,000

$13,346
$13,211
$21,213

1
0
18
17
2

$248
$217
$243

$57
$60
$60

1
0
14
12
3

1518
1526
1094

405
487
371

1
0
14
12
3

3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

1
0
18
17
3

22.7 11.6
20.5 9.9
28.3 10.3

1
0
18
17
3

43.0

2.2%
6.9%
0.2%

1
0
13
15
2

18.0

$139,490
$138,619
$125,653

45.2
43.9
51.3

1
0
18
17
3

17
1
18
3

$144,164
$128,184
$135,815
$111,352

2.1%
21.8%
5.5%
5.0%

2.2%
13.3%
5.4%
3.7%

$41,999
$5,000
$17,093
$7,500

$69,628

13
1
15
2

$61,894
$55,000
$61,576
$50,000

$12,683

17
1
17
3

$247
$120
$235
$215

$58

14
1
13
2

1554
1200
1437
1300

461

14
1
13
2

3.3
4.0
3.9
2.3

0.6

17
1
18
3

24.3 10.8
10.0
21.7 10.4
15.3 9.3

17
1
18
3

46.6
35.0
44.8
40.7

17
1
18
3

$129,698
$144,338
$156,745
$128,184

2.9%
4.8%
6.1%
21.8%

2.8%
5.0%
6.6%
13.3%

$25,535
$27,347
$46,938
$5,000

$28,249
$58,685
$83,500

$15,148
$11,605
$11,530

$66
$54
$52

513
399
496

0.8
0.7
0.7

44.1
45.9
48.1
35.0

2.1%

$18,600

$18,569

$57,833

$8,954

$226

$55

1362

529

3.9

0.9

2.7%

$10,140

$7,467

$64,333

$12,353

$239

$49

1425

296

3.8

0.8

18
21
10
1
0
7
0
12

20.7 13.1
23.1 8.0
25.6 7.7
10.0

1.7%

11
19
9
1
0
7
0
10

3.3
3.7
3.7
4.0

2.8%

11
19
9
1
0
7
0
10

1505
1457
1516
1200

$123,012

18
20
9
1
0
6
0
12

$239
$233
$249
$120

$137,397

14
17
8
1
0
5
0
10

$61,777
$59,600
$57,222
$55,000

$136,142 $28,509

18
21
10
1
0
7
0
12

44.6

18
21
10
1
0
7
0
12

$120,800 $53,742
$121,297 $57,059

47
50

$120,800
$122,970

7.2%
6.6%

7.2%
6.5%

$22,919
$23,976

$33,054
$26,138

33
35

$66,846
$64,279

$20,457
$18,262

45
49

$159
$145

$61
$74

13
8

1448
1381

836
999

12
8

3.4
3.4

0.8
0.8

$49,500
$49 500
$82,667
$112,000
$125,056
$135,800
$156,770
$191,263
$215,000

$15,089
$15 089
$4,041
$24,980
$20,187
$35,134
$33,027
$88,730
$19,149

4
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
0

$9,000
$9 000
$20,000
$10,667
$8,613
$18,000
$64,567
$36,030
$26,250

$21,213
$6,028
$8,122
$14,697
$93,705
$55,408
$17,017

1
2
3
8
4
6
3
4
0

$45,750
$45 750
$66,667
$60,000
$58,889
$65,500
$64,256
$62,299
$62,500

$12,066
$12 066
$10,408
$17,321
$10,541
$12,689
$13,688
$14,079
$17,559

4
3
3
9
4
7
4
4
0

$235
$160
$265
$237
$183
$222
$285
$303

$57
$46
$64
$28
$11
$47
$92
$30

2
3
2
8
2
7
3
3
0

1778
1800
1450
1520
1450
1393
1227
1300

455
529
71
325
354
494
688
557

2
3
2
8
2
7
3
3
0

3.3
33
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.8

$129,658
$142,961
$160,671
$179,816
$119,090

$115,323
$122,659
$190,800
$228,667
$140,000

$65,985
$38,354
$33,522
$38,280

13
17
5
3
1
0

$126,196
$137,296
$146,471
$178,483
$119,090

3.0%
4.6%
7.4%
0.6%
0.0%

2.7%
4.1%
9.7%
0.7%
0.0%

5
17
5
3
1
0

$62,250
$59,646
$64,000
$58,333
$48,000

$15,393
$11,942
$15,166
$14,434

12
17
5
3
1
0

$222
$227
$263
$308
$220

$53
$58
$18
$60

12
12
2
3
1
0

1557
1455
1850
1100
1100

477
405
71
361

12
12
2
3
1
0

$97,228
$116,612
$161,287
$117,909
$141,864
$174,454
$154,560
$139,091
$141,227

$77,000
$118,640
$141,000
$117,500
$128,900
$182,000
$155,045
$132,500
$183,847

$69,296
$47,850
$59,943
$31,820
$36,610

2
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

$93,728
$111,112
$155,637
$115,409
$137,264
$169,454
$142,917
$134,591
$142,027

4.5%
4.6%
4.0%
2.1%
3.6%
2.7%
7.5%
3.4%
-0.4%

3.7%
4.9%
3.6%
2.2%
3.4%
3.0%
8.1%
3.3%
-0.6%

0
5
8
2
5
1
5
0
4
0

$28,000
$66,000
$57,500
$54,000
$58,400
$70,000
$65,599
$72,500
$61,699

1
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

$180
$211
$241
$238
$241

$60
$57
$25
$55

681
1620
1435
1250
1425

356
447
212
171

$253
$213
$260

$61
$53
$102

1
5
9
2
4
0
4
2
3
0

2025
1725
933

171
35
231

1
5
9
2
4
0
4
2
3
0

Ave.

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

$60,000

$255

1400

1.0

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

$10,950
$3,536

$13,205
$19,079

$53
$57

455
141

0.5
1.2

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$127,889 $68,431
$156,129 $50,492
$182,200 $57,931
$95,000
$154,929 $31,623

29.0

7.0

21.7

7.2

18
21
10
1
0
7
0
12

47
50

22.0 11.3
21.6 11.3

47
50

46.3
46.6

47
50

0.5
05
0.0
0.6
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.9
1.0

4
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
0

4.0
40
8.7
13.7
18.1
23.3
28.9
32.8
38.5

0.8
08
2.3
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.7

4
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
0

28.0
28 0
33.7
38.0
40.8
45.8
51.9
54.4
61.3

4
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
0

3.5
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.0

0.7
0.9
0.5
0.0

13
17
5
3
1
0

19.4 11.5
18.5 8.4
32.6 6.6
34.0 5.3
27.0

13
17
5
3
1
0

42.4
41.9
55.4
55.3
50.0

13
17
5
3
1
0

4.0
3.4
3.6
2.0
3.6
4.0
3.4
3.5
4.0

1.4
0.5
0.7
1.4
0.5

2
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

18.0 18.4
23.8 10.3
18.5 9.8
22.5 6.4
20.0 6.6
25.0
24.9 14.1
21.5 7.8
32.0 7.9

2
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

43.0
46.8
41.5
46.5
43.0
47.0
47.6
43.5
55.3

2
5
10
2
5
1
7
2
4
0

51.6

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

9.6%
9 6%
10.9%
3.9%
6.3%
4.1%
3.4%
1.7%
1.2%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

$9,400
$6,768
$11,494 $9,012
$27,000 $19,235
$65,000 $37,749
$250,000

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

$87,218
$2,828
$46,034

$86,000
$3,536
$45,669

$17,800
$20,238
$127,500
$25,400
$12,000
$13,818

$19,084
$33,521
$173,241
$26,044

$24,850

$10,989

$12,853

$15,572
$9,501
$8,485
$13,145
$13,205
$3,536
$16,538

0.5
0.7
0.8

JOB-FUNCTION: DECISION AND RISK MANAGEMENT (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)
Rel.
Freq.
(%)
Ave.

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Std. Dev.

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

Age (Years)

Ave.

All Information Below Refers to Full-Time

Employment Only

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
$156,597 $60,279

$156,597

$141,686 $46,952

$141,686

10.5%

10.5%

$18,449

$17,935

$79,953

$45,815

$141

$63

800

990

3.4

0.9

24.1

9.9

50.0

Same Employer
Changed Employer
Changed Employer Voluntariily
Change Employer Involuntarily

88.9% $143,997 $50,195

11.1% $257,400
0.0%
100.0% $257,400

8
1
0
1

$149,790
$211,442

$136,897 $47,786
$180,000

$142,690
$134,042

5.2%
43.0%

5.0%
57.7%

$18,449

$17,935

$48,321

$63

990

1336
2436

873

8
1
0
1

48.9
59.0

$222

8
1
43
9

9.4

$169
$125

3.5
3.0
3.2
3.0

22.6
36.0

57.7%

2
0
13
1

0.9

43.0%

2
0
13
1

800

$134,042

8
1
0
1

$141

$180,000

6
0
0
0

$82,447
$60,000

$211,442

8
1
0
1

8
1
0
1

Employee
Sole Proprietor
Partner

88.9% $161,773 $62,266

0.0%
11.1% $115,190

8
0
1

$164,476

$145,598 $48,601

$148,301

11.1%

10.9%

$20,219

0.7

$9,599

8
0
1

48.8

5.5%

8
0
1

23.4 10.3

4.3%

1
0
1

3.3

$87,605

8
0
1

$185

$110,391

5
0
1

$82,748

$92,404

8
0
1

0.0%
22.2% $143,500 $72,832
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
33.3% $133,063 $54,255
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
11.1% $93,600
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
33.3% $209,861 $41,184
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

$167,058

$137,500 $60,104

$161,058

4.4%

3.7%

$25,000

$136,153

$127,464 $59,855

$130,554

4.4%

4.3%

$5,600

$90,124

$90,000

$86,524

4.0%

4.2%

$1,500

$192,096

$175,929

$158,164

19.3%

21.5%

$36,498

$16,261

0.0%
33.3%
23.8%
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
9.5%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

$162,005
$161,752
$191,524
$90,124

$141,714 $51,136
$144,400 $55,595
$180,000
$90,000

$145,576
$140,152
$176,524
$86,524

11.6%
15.0%
8.3%
4.0%

11.3%
15.4%
8.5%
4.2%

$13,275
$9,367
$25,000
$1,500

$13,539
$13,539

Employed Full-Time

$19,457

$60,000
$48,152

$57,595

$96

1
0
1

1500
100

0.8
1.0

5.0

36.0

30.0

59.0

60.0

8
0
1

INDUSTRY
Chemical Process
Construction - Heavy
Construction - Other
Consulting
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Facilities Management
Forest Products
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Mining/Minerals
Oil/Gas Production
Pharmaceuticals
Power Generation/Utilities
Transportation
Other

$3,696

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

$5,656

0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0

$70,000

$7,071

$72,532

$32,670

$50,000

$103,995 $76,201

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

$96

$185

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

100

1500

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

3.0

0.0

4.0

1.0

2.0

3.7

0.6

3.1
3.0
3.0
2.0

0.7
0.7

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

18.0

9.9

23.3 15.1

25.0

28.7

6.4

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

48.0

46.3

57.0

52.7

0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0

PROJECT TYPE(S)
Architecture
Construction
Engineering
Environmental
Facility Management
Maintenance/Service
Media Production
Operations/Research
Procurement
Product Development
Research and Development
Software Development
Telecommunications/IT
Other

$158,143 $66,334
$166,000 $72,451
$195,000
$93,600

$115,190
$91,800
$93,600
$93,600
$93,600
$187,184

$2,546

$92,404

$110,391

$125,013
$90,124
$90,124
$90,124
$183,708

$84,000
$90,000
$90,000
$90,000
$172,786

$162,005
$138,056

$141,714 $51,136
$141,589 $44,120

$152,753
$90,124

$122,333 $62,644
$90,000

$196,483
$191,524

$177,500
$180,000

$183,708
$92,404

$172,786
$110,391

$8,485

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

$87,605

4.3%

5.5%

$9,599

$117,213
$86,524
$86,524
$86,524
$169,310

9.3%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
8.3%

6.7%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
8.5%

$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
$47,996

$145,576
$128,458

11.6%
6.8%

11.3%
7.5%

$13,275
$28,798

$149,753
$86,524

2.5%
4.0%

2.0%
4.2%

$1,600
$1,500

$152,783
$176,524

24.6%
8.3%

28.6%
8.5%

$25,000
$25,000

$169,310
$87,605

8.3%
4.3%

8.5%
5.5%

$47,996
$9,599

0
4
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1

$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$191,984

4
2

$67,143 $20,788
$124,790 $95,027

$67,143
$69,000
$75,000
$50,000

$20,788
$25,100

$57,595
$0

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

$185

$96

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

1500

100

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

5.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
4.0

1.4

3.1
4.5

0.7
0.7

3.3
2.0

0.6

3.5
3.0

0.7

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

15.5 13.4
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

23.1 11.1
27.5 3.5

7
2

23.1 11.1
25.2 11.9
25.0
25.0

30.0

42.0
57.0
57.0
57.0
50.0

0
7
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1

48.6
55.0

7
2

48.6
50.8
59.0
57.0

60.0

LOCATIONS
United States
Canada

77.8% $158,143 $66,334

22.2% $151,187 $50,907

7
2

0.0%
42.9% $125,333 $59,475
14.3% $93,600
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
28.6% $221,200 $51,195
14.3% $195,000
0.0%

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

50.0% $187,184
50.0% $115,190

1
1

7
2

$13,539
$27,151

7
2

$185
$96

1
1

1500
100

1
1

7
2

US LOCATIONS
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Atlantic
West North Central
South Atlantic 1
South Atlantic 2
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific

$3,536

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0

$75,000
$50,000

$31,225

$60,000
$75,000

$0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

$185

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

1500

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

17.0 14.9
25.0

30.5
25.0

7.8

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

38.7
57.0

54.0
59.0

0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0

CANADIAN LOCATIONS
Western Canada
Eastern Canada

1
1

1
1

$191,984
$57,595

1
1

$96

0
1

100

0
1

4.0
5.0

1
1

25.0
30.0

1
1

50.0
60.0

1
1

JOB-FUNCTION: DECISION AND RISK MANAGEMENT (US AND CANADA)

2013 Base Salary (US$)

2012 Base Salary (US$)

Rel.
Freq.
(%)

2012 Bonus (US$)

Entry-Level Salary (US$)

2012 Consulting Fees (If

Applicable)
(US$/Hour)

Hours Billed In 2012 (If

Applicable)
(Hours/Yr.)

Level of
Education
(See [1])

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std. Dev.

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

9
0

$141,686

10.5%

10.5%

$18,449

$17,935

6
0

$79,953

$45,815

9
0

$141

$63

2
0

800

990

2
0

3.4

0.9

$110,391
$136,000 $82,024
$149,262 $47,130
$148,333 $50,580

1
2
3
3

$87,605
$151,834
$163,938
$130,568

4.3%
4.4%
5.9%
20.4%

5.5%
4.0%
5.4%
23.2%

$9,599
$1,600
$36,498
$13,250

1
1
2
2

$57,595
$80,000 $42,426
$110,661 $70,605
$56,667 $5,774

1
2
3
3

$96

$185

1
0
0
1

100

$16,261
$16,617

1500

1
0
0
1

5.0
3.5
3.3
3.0

0.7
0.6
1.0

$90,124
$175,331
$174,916
$92,404

$90,000
$162,250 $45,316
$141,929 $55,375
$110,391

0
1
4
3
1

$86,524
$152,981
$162,784
$87,605

4.0%
13.8%
8.5%
4.3%

4.2%
14.6%
7.5%
5.5%

$1,500
$13,300
$36,498
$9,599

$16,546
$16,261

0
1
2
2
1

$50,000
$77,500 $22,546
$100,661 $79,246
$57,595

0
1
4
3
1

$185
$96

0
0
0
1
1

1500
100

0
0
0
1
1

2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0

0.0
0.0

$201,483
$154,661
$116,358

$180,000
$0
$146,035 $49,382
$92,500 $3,536

0
2
5
2

$155,283
$146,421
$116,058

25.7%
5.6%
0.3%

29.8%
5.6%
0.3%

$25,000
$21,049
$1,500

$20,422

0
1
4
1

$67,500
$93,916
$57,500

$10,607
$59,737
$10,607

0
2
5
2

0
0
2
0

3.0
4.0
2.5

0.0
0.7
0.7

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

$152,989
$168,645
$181,524

$129,454 $46,083
$184,500 $13,435
$175,000

$135,247
$163,645
$171,524

13.7%
2.7%
5.7%

13.1%
3.1%
5.8%

$21,024
$13,300
$25,000

$78,511
$85,000
$60,000

$50,789
$35,355

1.0
0.7

$194,000
$194,000

$155,766
$155,766

0.0%
0.0%

0.0%
0.0%

$1,600
$1,600

1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0

3.4
3.5
4.0

$155,766
$155,766

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

48.5% $166,900 $49,073

51.5% $148,355 $72,594

4
5

$154,542
$158,010

$159,750 $47,190
$127,235 $46,384

4
5

$147,392
$136,890

4.5%
16.6%

4.9%
15.4%

$13,275
$28,798

1
1

3.0
3.8

0.0%
0 0%
11.1%
11.1%
0.0%
44.4%
11.1%
11.1%
11.1%
0.0%

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

Ave.

Std. Dev.

100.0% $156,597 $60,279

0.0%

9
0

11.1%
22.2%
33.3%
33.3%

$115,190
$142,000 $73,539
$158,061 $57,344
$178,667 $82,083

1
2
3
3

0.0%
11.1% $93,600
44.4% $184,600 $68,486
33.3% $154,061 $55,489
11.1% $115,190

0
1
4
3
1

0.0%
22.2% $226,200 $44,123
55.6% $154,275 $48,125
22.2% $92,800 $1,131

0
2
5
2

77.8%
22.2%
11.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
11.1%
11.1%

2013 SALARY SURVEY

Normalized
(Base = 24.1
Yrs Exp)

12-13 Change in
Salary (%)

Ave.

Std. Dev.

$156,597

$141,686 $46,952

$92,404
$157,834
$172,737
$160,902

Work-Related
Experience
(Years)

Ave.

Std.
Dev.

9
0

24.1

Age (Years)

Ave.

9.9

9
0

50.0

9
0

1
2
3
3

30.0
20.0 19.8
20.3 8.1
28.7 6.4

1
2
3
3

60.0
39.5
48.7
55.0

1
2
3
3

0
1
4
3
1

25.0
26.5 11.4
18.7 11.0
30.0

0
1
4
3
1

57.0
51.8
42.0
60.0

0
1
4
3
1

0
2
5
2

30.5 7.8
24.0 10.7
18.0 9.9

0
2
5
2

59.0
47.6
47.0

0
2
5
2

GENDER
Male
Female

JOB SATISFACTION
Very Dissatisfied (1)
Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)
Somewhat Satisfied (3)
Very Satisfied (4)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
High School (1)
Associate Degree (2)
Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree (3)
Graduate/Master's Degree (4)
Graduate/Doctoral Degree (5)

TYPE OF EDUCATION
ENG only
BUS only
ENG and BUS
Neither

$141

$63

0
0
2
0

800

990

AACE CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

No AACE Certification
One or More AACE Certifications
CCP
CCT
CEP
CFCC
EVP
PSP
AACE Member?
Yes
No

$147,196 $66,136
$189,500 $6,364
$185,000

$194,000
$194,000

$20,453
$16,546

4
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

$110,000
$110,000

$13,539
$27,151

4
2

$73,750
$84,916

$18,982

0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0

$26,260
$60,097

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

$96
$185
$185

4
5

$185
$96

1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0

100
1500
1500

1
1

1500
100

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

22.6 10.5
29.5 6.4
25.0

0.8
0.8

4
5

3.3
5.0
3.0
3.0

1.0

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

3.3
4.5
3.0
2.5
4.0

0.6
0.7

3.0
3.0

49.9
50.5
49.0

34.0
34.0

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

52.0
52.0

7
2
1
0
0
0
1
1

27.3 4.5
21.6 12.7

4
5

54.3
46.6

4
5

YEARS OF JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30
31 - 35
36 - 40
>40

$90,000
$92,000
$165,196 $47,923
$115,190
$194,000
$257,400

$78,000
$95,000
$154,447 $43,070
$110,391
$194,000
$180,000

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

15.4%
-3.2%
7.0%
4.3%
0.0%
43.0%

$24,874
$9,599
$1,600

$50,000
$65,000
$94,246 $65,964
$57,595
$110,000
$60,000

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

$185
$96

0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0

1500
100

0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0

4.0
3.0

6.0
11.0
25.0
30.0
34.0
36.0

0.0

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

27.0
37.0
53.8
60.0
52.0
59.0

0
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
0

NUMBER OF PEOPLE MANAGED

0 (no managerial duties)
1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
>100

33.3%
22.2%
11.1%
22.2%
11.1%
0.0%

$178,861 $83,013
$102,595 $17,812
$194,000
$144,300 $71,701
$185,000

3
2
1
2
1
0

$179,247
$126,153
$155,766
$140,824
$181,524

$149,262 $47,130
$94,196 $22,904
$194,000
$135,000 $63,640
$175,000

3
2
1
2
1
0

$149,648
$117,754
$155,766
$131,524
$171,524

19.8%
8.9%
0.0%
6.9%
5.7%

19.8%
7.1%
0.0%
7.1%
5.8%

$47,996
$9,599
$1,600
$13,250
$25,000

$16,617

1
1
1
2
1
0

$105,661 $74,799
$53,798 $5,370
$110,000
$62,500 $17,678
$60,000

3
2
1
2
1
0

$96

$185

0
1
0
0
1
0

100

1500

0
1
0
0
1
0

0.7

3
2
1
2
1
0

24.0 12.5
18.0 17.0
34.0
25.0 0.0
25.0

3
2
1
2
1
0

48.7
43.5
52.0
58.0
49.0

3
2
1
2
1
0

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY

1-5
6 - 10
11 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 5000
5001 - 10000
10001 - 50000
>50000

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
11.1%
33.3%
11.1%
33.3%
11.1%

$115,190
$157,533 $55,550
$90,000
$158,061 $57,344
$257,400

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1

$92,404
$142,471
$159,902
$172,737
$211,442

$110,391
$153,000 $55,381
$78,000
$149,262 $47,130
$180,000

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1

$87,605
$137,938
$147,902
$163,938
$134,042

4.3%
3.0%
15.4%
5.9%
43.0%

5.5%
3.3%
8.1%
5.4%
57.7%

$9,599
$9,367

$13,539

$36,498

$16,261

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
2
0

$57,595
$73,333 $32,146
$50,000
$110,661 $70,605
$60,000

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1

$96
$185

0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0

100
1500

0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0

5.0
3.0
4.0
3.3
3.0

1.0
0.6

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1

30.0
28.0
6.0
20.3
36.0

5.2
8.1

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1

60.0
52.7
27.0
48.7
59.0

0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1