JOB TITLES: Project manager

by Loretta W. Prencipe

December 8, 2000 —

Compensation

Average salaries:

National average -- $73,736

Percent who feel fairly compensated -- 50%

Bonuses:

Average bonus -- $5,139.30

Type of bonus received:

1) Profit--sharing bonus -- 39.4%

2) Annual personal performance bonus (not tied to company's profit or loss) -- 49%

3) Project completion bonus -- 24.5%

Raises:

Percent whose salary rose over past year -- 80.8%

Average salary increase -- 9.6%

Type of raise received:

1) Merit increase at current job -- 53.7%

2) Standard increase assigned by company for all job positions -- 24%

3) Salary increase at new company -- 12.8%

Top motivation factors:

1) Compensation

2) Appreciation from mangers and users

3) Working with cutting--edge technologies

Vital statistics

Experience:

Average number of years in IT -- 12.8

Average number of years at current company -- 6.2

Place in organization:

Average number of direct/indirect reports -- 12.8

Reports to director of IS/IT or other vice president/director

Highest level of education completed:

Associate's degree -- 10.2%

Bachelor's degree -- 44.7%

Master's degree -- 24%

Doctorate -- 1.6%

Time on, time off

Average hours worked per week -- 49.1

Percent who receive time off when workload is less demanding -- 1.9%

Percent who receive additional monetary compensation for overtime -- 1.4%

Professional resources

Project Management Institute -- target="_new">www.pmi.org

PMI sets project management standards, accredits project management training
programs, and offers networking events worldwide.

International Institute for Learning -- href="http://www.iil.com" target="_new">www.iil.com

The IIL offers project management seminars, workshops, and consulting.

Source: 2000 InfoWorld Compensation Survey

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