How much do Project Management Specialists make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Project Management Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $64,060 and the 90th percentile is $165,210. The difference is $101,150, which is 100.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,690 to the 75th at $131,180, covers $53,490.

The mean annual wage is $107,910, which sits above the median of $100,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $102,320 for Project Management Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,545, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Arizona median of $99,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Project Management Specialists at $97,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Project Management Specialists. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 2nd of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $91,500 and employment of 2,310. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,431, against $97,545 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $88,370 and employment of 250. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,939, against $97,545 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $84,910 and employment of 240. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,591, against $97,545 here.

Employment share

Project Management Specialists accounts for 0.75% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (17,790 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,066,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.