Contract Project Manager Salary

Q: How much does a Contract Project Manager make?

Contract project managers make $81,263 per year on average, or $39.07 per hour, in the United States. Contract project managers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $53,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $124,000. Location impacts how much a contract project manager can expect to make. Contract project managers make the most in Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, Washington, and New York.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Contract Project Manager Salary

$81,263yearly

$39.07 hourly

Entry level Salary

$53,000 yearly

$53,00010%

$81,263Median

$124,00090%

How much does a Contract Project Manager make?

Contract project managers make $81,263 per year on average, or $39.07 per hour, in the United States. Contract project managers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $53,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $124,000.

Location impacts how much a contract project manager can expect to make. Contract project managers make the most in Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, Washington, and New York.

Highest Paying States For Contract Project Managers

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Massachusetts, Connecticut and California, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for contract project managers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Florida, Alaska, and Nebraska.

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Average Salary:

Contract Project Manager average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Massachusetts	$105,011	$50.49	1,886
2	Washington	$100,097	$48.12	2,298
3	California	$101,704	$48.90	7,364
4	Connecticut	$104,379	$50.18	613
5	Oregon	$97,241	$46.75	983
6	Montana	$93,755	$45.07	233
7	Utah	$91,473	$43.98	689
8	Idaho	$95,508	$45.92	273
9	New Mexico	$94,812	$45.58	332
10	New York	$97,315	$46.79	2,382
11	Virginia	$90,659	$43.59	2,351
12	Wisconsin	$88,733	$42.66	1,041
13	West Virginia	$96,135	$46.22	177
14	New Jersey	$93,803	$45.10	1,410
15	Rhode Island	$87,587	$42.11	242
16	Pennsylvania	$87,215	$41.93	2,165
17	Maryland	$88,957	$42.77	1,451
18	Michigan	$88,489	$42.54	1,155
19	Illinois	$91,660	$44.07	1,890
20	New Hampshire	$90,279	$43.40	279
21	Maine	$90,156	$43.34	194
22	North Dakota	$84,309	$40.53	186
23	Arizona	$85,669	$41.19	1,094
24	Nevada	$83,643	$40.21	355
25	Ohio	$83,100	$39.95	1,694
26	Vermont	$80,840	$38.87	157
27	Delaware	$81,750	$39.30	242
28	North Carolina	$76,710	$36.88	1,954
29	Wyoming	$74,246	$35.70	138
30	Colorado	$82,956	$39.88	1,073
31	South Dakota	$83,886	$40.33	127
32	Hawaii	$77,742	$37.38	200
33	District of Columbia	$76,099	$36.59	810
34	Minnesota	$78,169	$37.58	1,180
35	Texas	$72,530	$34.87	4,086
36	Kansas	$77,875	$37.44	426
37	Indiana	$74,880	$36.00	875
38	Georgia	$73,383	$35.28	1,520
39	Tennessee	$67,992	$32.69	984
40	Alaska	$64,449	$30.99	165
41	Iowa	$71,541	$34.39	468
42	Missouri	$69,681	$33.50	828
43	Oklahoma	$69,635	$33.48	332
44	Nebraska	$64,047	$30.79	356
45	South Carolina	$67,544	$32.47	555
46	Florida	$64,655	$31.08	2,403
47	Kentucky	$66,522	$31.98	445
48	Arkansas	$62,130	$29.87	361
49	Alabama	$62,176	$29.89	575
50	Louisiana	$64,686	$31.10	342
51	Mississippi	$61,197	$29.42	196

Highest Paying Cities For Contract Project Managers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Francisco, CA	$109,138	$52.47
2	Boston, MA	$104,994	$50.48	3
3	Seattle, WA	$100,844	$48.48	2
4	New York, NY	$97,438	$46.85	2
5	Portland, OR	$97,357	$46.81	2
6	Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ	$93,784	$45.09
7	Chicago, IL	$92,273	$44.36	1
8	Baltimore, MD	$89,323	$42.94
9	Milwaukee, WI	$88,875	$42.73
10	Allentown, PA	$87,704	$42.17	2
11	Phoenix, AZ	$85,993	$41.34	2
12	Littleton, CO	$83,025	$39.92
13	Henderson, NV	$83,017	$39.91
14	Columbus, OH	$82,255	$39.55	2
15	Cary, NC	$78,322	$37.65

Contract Project Manager Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a contract project manager can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $42,701, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $81,263 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $107,065. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Contract Project Manager Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$42,700	$20.53
Mid Level	$72,200	$34.73
Senior Level	$107,000	$51.47

Contract Project Managers Salary Details

Average Contract Project Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Contract Project Manager's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$124,000	$10,333	$60
75th Percentile	$101,000	$8,417	$49
Average	$81,263	$6,772	$39
25th Percentile	$65,000	$5,417	$31
10th Percentile	$53,000	$4,417	$25

Highest Paying Types of Contract Project Managers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Business Analyst/Project Manager	$99,882	$8,324	$48.02	173,827
Project Manager/Team Lead	$106,977	$8,915	$51.43	172,739
Information Technology Project Manager	$106,981	$8,915	$51.43	207,249
Project Manager & Leader	$102,092	$8,508	$49.08	190,600
Project Manager/Analyst	$100,168	$8,347	$48.16	179,991
Manager, Project Management	$102,925	$8,577	$49.48	263,655

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Contract Project Managers The Most?

The highest paying companies for contract project managers are PRO Unlimited and Intel according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Westward360 and Shaw Industries report highly competitive wages for contract project managers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	PRO Unlimited	$132,120	$63.52	2
2	Intel	$114,035	$54.82	61
3	Westward360	$111,697	$53.70
4	Shaw Industries	$100,674	$48.40	2
5	Avanade	$100,113	$48.13
6	Sanofi US	$97,483	$46.87	14
7	Veolia Water Tech	$94,380	$45.38	20
8	King County	$93,298	$44.85
9	Water Town Usa	$91,624	$44.05
10	General Electric	$90,425	$43.47	53
11	AutoNation	$90,096	$43.32	2
12	Randstad North America, Inc.	$89,955	$43.25	190
13	Crowder	$89,592	$43.07
14	Granite Telecommunications	$88,804	$42.69	5
15	GPAC	$86,664	$41.67	12
16	The Building People	$86,478	$41.58	36
17	Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical	$86,234	$41.46	1
18	Trane	$86,081	$41.39	134
19	Veolia Environmental Services North America	$85,469	$41.09	24
20	Turner & Townsend	$84,559	$40.65	91

How Much Do Contract Project Managers Make In Different Industries?

Here are some examples of how much a contract project manager salaries can based on different industries:

The health care industry pays contract project managers an average salary of $96,999
The construction industry pay $95,288
The lowest paying industry for contract project managers is the retail industry. Contract project managers in this industry earn an average salary of $80,974

Highest Paying Industries For Contract Project Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Health Care	$96,999	$46.63
2	Construction	$95,288	$45.81
3	Technology	$92,013	$44.24
4	Manufacturing	$86,151	$41.42
5	Hospitality	$86,085	$41.39
6	Finance	$83,124	$39.96
7	Professional	$83,072	$39.94
8	Retail	$80,974	$38.93

High Paying Contract Project Manager Jobs

Contract Project Manager Pay Trends

Average Contract Project Manager Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Contract Project Manager Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$81,300	$39.07	+2.0%
2022	$79,700	$38.30	+2.0%
2021	$78,100	$37.54	+2.1%
2020	$76,400	$36.73	+2.3%
2019	$74,700	$35.90	+2.1%

Recently Added Contract Project Manager Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Mrinetwork Jobs	Contract-Engineering Project Manager	Lawrence, KS	11/25/2022	$120,000
Performance Development Group	Contract Learning Project Manager	Philadelphia, PA	11/23/2022	$114,785
Management Recruiters of Edison	Contract Engineering Project Manager	Lawrence, KS	11/13/2022	$120,000
Performance Development Group	Contract Learning Project Manager	Philadelphia, PA	11/12/2022	$114,785
Mrinetwork Jobs	Contract-Engineering Project Manager	Lawrence, KS	11/05/2022	$120,000
Ingersoll Rand	Contracting Project Manager	Baton Rouge, LA	10/27/2022	$58,500
Trane Technologies	Contracting Project Manager	Baton Rouge, LA	10/25/2022	$58,500
Mitchell Martin Inc.	Contractor Project Manager	Kane, PA	10/16/2022	$150,000
Performance Development Group	Contract Learning Project Managers	Philadelphia, PA	10/13/2022	$114,785
Michael Page International Inc.	Project Manager, Diversified General Contractor	Columbus, OH	10/11/2022	$80,000

Contract Project Manager Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Contract Project Managers The Most?

Massachusetts pays Contract Project Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $105,011 per year, or $50.49 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Contract Project Manager?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Contract Project Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Connecticut you should be paid close to $104,379 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023