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The average contract project manager salary in the United States is $81,263. Contract project manager salaries typically range between $53,000 and $124,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for contract project managers is $39.07 per hour.
Contract project manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Contract project managers earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry-level contract project manager | $42,700 | $20.53 |
Mid-level contract project manager | $72,200 | $34.73 |
Senior-level contract project manager | $107,000 | $51.47 |
The average contract project manager salary in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average contract project manager salary states are Florida, Alaska, and Nebraska.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Massachusetts | $105,011 | $50.49 |
2 | Washington | $100,097 | $48.12 |
3 | California | $101,704 | $48.90 |
4 | Connecticut | $104,379 | $50.18 |
5 | Oregon | $97,241 | $46.75 |
6 | Montana | $93,755 | $45.07 |
7 | Utah | $91,473 | $43.98 |
8 | Idaho | $95,508 | $45.92 |
9 | New Mexico | $94,812 | $45.58 |
10 | New York | $97,315 | $46.79 |
11 | Virginia | $90,659 | $43.59 |
12 | Wisconsin | $88,733 | $42.66 |
13 | West Virginia | $96,135 | $46.22 |
14 | New Jersey | $93,803 | $45.10 |
15 | Rhode Island | $87,587 | $42.11 |
16 | Pennsylvania | $87,215 | $41.93 |
17 | Maryland | $88,957 | $42.77 |
18 | Michigan | $88,489 | $42.54 |
19 | Illinois | $91,660 | $44.07 |
20 | New Hampshire | $90,279 | $43.40 |
21 | Maine | $90,156 | $43.34 |
22 | North Dakota | $84,309 | $40.53 |
23 | Arizona | $85,669 | $41.19 |
24 | Nevada | $83,643 | $40.21 |
25 | Ohio | $83,100 | $39.95 |
26 | Vermont | $80,840 | $38.87 |
27 | Delaware | $81,750 | $39.30 |
28 | North Carolina | $76,710 | $36.88 |
29 | Wyoming | $74,246 | $35.70 |
30 | Colorado | $82,956 | $39.88 |
31 | South Dakota | $83,886 | $40.33 |
32 | Hawaii | $77,742 | $37.38 |
33 | District of Columbia | $76,099 | $36.59 |
34 | Minnesota | $78,169 | $37.58 |
35 | Texas | $72,530 | $34.87 |
36 | Kansas | $77,875 | $37.44 |
37 | Indiana | $74,880 | $36.00 |
38 | Georgia | $73,383 | $35.28 |
39 | Tennessee | $67,992 | $32.69 |
40 | Alaska | $64,449 | $30.99 |
41 | Iowa | $71,541 | $34.39 |
42 | Missouri | $69,681 | $33.50 |
43 | Oklahoma | $69,635 | $33.48 |
44 | Nebraska | $64,047 | $30.79 |
45 | South Carolina | $67,544 | $32.47 |
46 | Florida | $64,655 | $31.08 |
47 | Kentucky | $66,522 | $31.98 |
48 | Arkansas | $62,130 | $29.87 |
49 | Alabama | $62,176 | $29.89 |
50 | Louisiana | $64,686 | $31.10 |
51 | Mississippi | $61,197 | $29.42 |
The highest-paying cities for contract project managers are San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Seattle, WA.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | $109,138 | $52.47 |
2 | Boston, MA | $104,994 | $50.48 |
3 | Seattle, WA | $100,844 | $48.48 |
4 | New York, NY | $97,438 | $46.85 |
5 | Portland, OR | $97,357 | $46.81 |
6 | Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ | $93,784 | $45.09 |
7 | Chicago, IL | $92,273 | $44.36 |
8 | Baltimore, MD | $89,323 | $42.94 |
9 | Milwaukee, WI | $88,875 | $42.73 |
10 | Allentown, PA | $87,704 | $42.17 |
11 | Phoenix, AZ | $85,993 | $41.34 |
12 | Littleton, CO | $83,025 | $39.92 |
13 | Henderson, NV | $83,017 | $39.91 |
14 | Columbus, OH | $82,255 | $39.55 |
15 | Cary, NC | $78,322 | $37.65 |
16 | Minneapolis, MN | $78,166 | $37.58 |
17 | Washington, DC | $76,092 | $36.58 |
18 | Atlanta, GA | $73,735 | $35.45 |
19 | Austin, TX | $72,854 | $35.03 |
20 | Tallahassee, FL | $64,908 | $31.21 |
A contract project manager's salary ranges from $53,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $124,000 at the 90th percentile.
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 |
The highest paying types of contract project managers are controls project manager, senior analyst/project manager, and senior project manager.
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 |
Top companies hiring contract project managers now:
Contract project manager salaries at PRO Unlimited and Intel are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average contract project manager salary at companies like Westward360 and Shaw Industries are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | PRO Unlimited | $132,120 | $63.52 |
2 | Intel | $114,035 | $54.82 |
3 | Westward360 | $111,697 | $53.70 |
4 | Shaw Industries | $100,674 | $48.40 |
5 | Avanade | $100,113 | $48.13 |
6 | Sanofi US | $97,483 | $46.87 |
7 | Veolia Water Tech | $94,380 | $45.38 |
8 | King County | $93,298 | $44.85 |
9 | Water Town Usa | $91,624 | $44.05 |
10 | General Electric | $90,425 | $43.47 |
11 | AutoNation | $90,096 | $43.32 |
12 | Randstad North America, Inc. | $89,955 | $43.25 |
13 | Crowder | $89,592 | $43.07 |
14 | Granite Telecommunications | $88,804 | $42.69 |
15 | GPAC | $86,664 | $41.67 |
16 | The Building People | $86,478 | $41.58 |
17 | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical | $86,234 | $41.46 |
18 | Trane | $86,081 | $41.39 |
19 | Veolia Environmental Services North America | $85,469 | $41.09 |
20 | Turner & Townsend | $84,559 | $40.65 |
The average contract project manager salary varies across industries:
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 |
The average contract project manager salary has risen by $10,821 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average contract project manager earned $70,442 annually, but today, they earn $81,263 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for contract project managers over the last decade.
Compare contract project manager salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare contract project manager salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | $81,300 | $39.07 | +2.0% |
2024 | $79,700 | $38.30 | +2.0% |
2023 | $78,100 | $37.54 | +2.1% |
2022 | $76,400 | $36.73 | +2.3% |
2021 | $74,700 | $35.90 | +2.1% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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James Madison University | Lead Commodity Contract Officer and Project Manager | Harrisonburg, VA | 12/15/2024 | $70,000 |
State of Virginia | Lead Commodity Contract Officer and Project Manager | Harrisonburg, VA | 12/15/2024 | $70,000 |
Michael Page | Project Manager-Top ENR General Contractor | Charlotte, NC | 12/14/2024 | $100,000 |
Hays | Project Manager-General Contractor Public Sector Experience | New York, NY | 12/14/2024 | $6,000 |
City of Scottsdale, Az | Facilities Contract/Project Manager | Scottsdale, AZ | 12/13/2024 | $83,970 |
Myflorida | Contract & Project Manager | Tallahassee, FL | 12/13/2024 | $69,259 |
Michael Page | Project Manager-Top 100 ENR General Contractor | Cope, SC | 12/12/2024 | $90,000 |
Michael Page | Project Manager-General Contractor-ST. Louis | Saint Louis, MO | 12/12/2024 | $100,000 |
Michael Page | Project Manager-Top Milwaukee General Contractor | Milwaukee, WI | 12/12/2024 | $110,000 |
Mastec Inc. | Project Contract Manager | Kane, IL | 12/11/2024 | $95,000 |
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