PMP Certification = Earning Power

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The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification brings its holders 20 percent more in salary than uncertified practitioners, according to a new global survey by Project Management Institute. The survey found the median salary for U.S.-based PMP holders is now $111,000.

Project managers who earn the PMP certification enjoy a significant advantage in terms of salary and earning potential over counterparts who don’t hold such certifications, according to Project Management Institute’s recently released Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition.

The survey — which collected self-reported salary information from more than 26,000 project management practitioners in 34 countries — reveals that respondents with PMI’s globally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, garner a median salary that is 20 percent higher on average than those without a PMP certification. The report provides salary information across 15 demographic variables, including position description, years of work experience, industry and type of project.

“This information is a must-have for project management employees and employers alike — not to mention compensation committees, human resources departments and executive recruiters interested in the project management profession,” said PMI president and CEO Mark …

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