MS Project salary: $150K median
The median advertised MS Project salary is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $188K: counted from 213 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $72 an hour or $12,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $218K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll MS Project jobs
$150Kmedian advertised salary
$115K – $188Kmiddle half of roles
$159Kaverage advertised salary
213roles counted
MS Project salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $213K, 26% more than senior roles ($169K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $169K | $140K–$190K | 43 |
| Lead and above | $213K | $189K–$262K | 42 |
| No level in the title | $128K | $110K–$162K | 121 |
MS Project salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $185K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸California | $170K | 78 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $150K | 205 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $110K | 19 |
Skills that pay more for MS Project roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk management | $180K | +$30K | 35 |
| Sensor fusion | $172K | +$21K | 27 |
| Security clearance | $172K | +$21K | 62 |
| Computer Vision | $172K | +$21K | 27 |
| Confluence | $171K | +$20K | 24 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $362K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $234K | 21 |
| Valar Atomics | $208K | 3 |
| Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. | $186K | 4 |
| Loenbro | $180K | 3 |
| Shield AI | $178K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 27 |
| CannonDesign | $169K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $162K | 3 |
| Vast | $161K | 5 |
| Varda Space Industries | $148K | 3 |
| Crusoe | $140K | 11 |
| True Anomaly | $132K | 4 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $121K | 3 |
| The Jackson Laboratory's | $113K | 3 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction | $110K | 31 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $105K | 5 |
| SharkNinja | $98K | 7 |
| iCapital | $82K | 3 |
Highest-paying open MS Project roles
All MS Project jobs- Senior Director, Business Development - Civil & CommercialRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Chantilly, VA$214K - $522KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceMS ProjectCRM
- Senior Director, Business Development - National Security (TS/SCI Clearance)Rocket Lab · 🇺🇸Chantilly, VA$214K - $522KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceMS ProjectCRM
- Field Engineer, Data Center Design and EngineeringAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemotePMPPE licenseData centers
- Reporting and Controls Lead, Data Center Capacity DeliveryAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteLead and abovePower BIMS ProjectSpreadsheets
- Project Manager, Commercial ProjectsValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$200K - $300KPMPMS ProjectCost estimating
- Head of ProgramsLoft Federal · Arvada$195K - $298KLead and aboveJiraNetSuiteSecurity clearance
- Program Director, Rocket Motor SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸McHenry, Mississippi, United States$208K - $276KLead and aboveJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Principal Engineering Program ManagerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$205K - $250KLead and aboveJiraAgileScrum
- Director, Regulatory Project ManagementMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$230K - $250KLead and aboveMS ProjectSharePointRegulatory compliance
- Associate Director, Production (Missiles)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveJiraAgileComputer Vision
- Senior Manager, Engineering Program ManagementSamsara · 🇺🇸San Francisco - SF9$194K - $242KSeniorJiraSlackConfluence
- Director, Program ManagementKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts$196K - $240KLead and abovePMPSmartsheetMS Project
- Senior/Staff Project Manager, Places & BuildZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$196K - $235KLead and aboveExcelMS ProjectControl systems
- Director, Program Management Regulatory SubmissionsKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$155K - $235KRemoteLead and aboveSmartsheetMS ProjectRegulatory compliance
- Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction & Delivery – Digital InfrastructureInvenergy · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL$200K - $235KSeniorPMPData centersMS Project
- Senior Technical Program Manager, AvionicsMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$206K - $232KSeniorPythonLinuxJira
- Staff Technical Project ManagerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$158K - $231KLead and aboveJiraSmartsheetMS Project
- Senior Technical Program Manager, Advanced Hardware ManufacturingZoox · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$193K - $231KSeniorData centersSmartsheetMS Project
- Staff Systems Technical Program Manager (Hardware)Cerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$180K - $230KLead and above.NETSmartsheetMS Project
- Staff Technical Program Manager (R5791)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$150K - $230KLead and aboveAzureJiraAgile
Questions about MS Project pay
- What is the average MS Project salary?
- $159K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 213 open MS Project postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $115K to $188K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest MS Project pay?
- Anthropic ($362K), Rocket Lab ($234K), Valar Atomics ($208K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a ms project a high-paying job?
- The median MS Project posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a ms project?
- A tenth of the postings offer $218K a year or more; the highest open MS Project role advertises up to $522K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the MS Project salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $55 to $90 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for MS Project roles?
- Postings that ask for Risk management (+$30K, 35 postings), Sensor fusion (+$21K, 27 postings), Security clearance (+$21K, 62 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all MS Project postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level ms project make?
- 7 junior and intern MS Project postings state pay, with a median of $102K a year ($49 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for MS Project roles at companies is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $188K. Counted from 213 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/ms-project/
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