Salary by city · Project manager
Best cities for a Project manager: salary vs cost of living
Senior project manager (PMP-equivalent) coordinating cross-functional delivery in non-tech or hybrid contexts.
NYC P50 anchor: $140,000/year · scaled by local pay-tier multipliers + FX into each city's currency. Net + lifestyle-tier mapping uses each country's effective payroll deduction.
Illustrative bands, not negotiation data. Cross-check against Levels.fyi, Glassdoor, or local recruiters before quoting these numbers in a real offer conversation.
Who this band describes
The project manager archetype here is distinct from product manager — focused on cross-functional delivery, dependency tracking, timeline and budget ownership. Typical: 7+ years, PMP or equivalent credential, comfortable with formal project methodologies (PRINCE2, Agile, hybrid).
Construction, infrastructure, professional services, healthcare-IT and large-enterprise IT anchor the band — domains where formal PM credentials matter. Tech-startup contexts increasingly fold PM duties into product management or engineering management, so pure PM roles there are rarer at this level.
All cities ranked by best-supported lifestyle tier
P50 local-currency band shown; net is the post-tax monthly take-home at P50. Lifestyle tier is the highest Mundevo tier that net covers in this city.
| City | P25 / P50 / P75 (gross/year) | Net / month at P50 | Best tier | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria· Egypt | EGP 3,435,185 EGP 2,576,389 – EGP 4,539,352 | EGP 226,150 | Premium | +668% |
| Cairo· Egypt | EGP 3,435,185 EGP 2,576,389 – EGP 4,539,352 | EGP 226,150 | Premium | +507% |
| Cordoba· Argentina | ARS 68,055,556 ARS 51,041,667 – ARS 89,930,556 | ARS 4,196,759 | Premium | +355% |
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 360,241 AED 270,181 – AED 476,032 | AED 28,519 | Premium | +307% |
| Cebu· Philippines | ₱4,018,519 ₱3,013,889 – ₱5,310,185 | ₱281,296 | Premium | +284% |
| Delhi· India | ₹5,833,333 ₹4,375,000 – ₹7,708,333 | ₹364,583 | Premium | +273% |
| Arequipa· Peru | PEN 259,259 PEN 194,444 – PEN 342,593 | PEN 19,012 | Premium | +267% |
| Chiang Mai· Thailand | THB 2,495,370 THB 1,871,528 – THB 3,297,454 | THB 187,153 | Premium | +253% |
| Penang· Malaysia | MYR 327,315 MYR 245,486 – MYR 432,523 | MYR 22,639 | Premium | +250% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 229,120 MYR 171,840 – MYR 302,766 | MYR 15,847 | Premium | +220% |
| Manila· Philippines | ₱4,018,519 ₱3,013,889 – ₱5,310,185 | ₱281,296 | Premium | +196% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 34,027,778 ARS 25,520,833 – ARS 44,965,278 | ARS 2,098,380 | Premium | +191% |
| Bogota· Colombia | COP 285,185,185 COP 213,888,889 – COP 376,851,852 | COP 18,537,037 | Premium | +189% |
| Ankara· Turkey | TRY 2,722,222 TRY 2,041,667 – TRY 3,597,222 | TRY 161,065 | Premium | +188% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 1,746,759 THB 1,310,069 – THB 2,308,218 | THB 131,007 | Premium | +186% |
| Hanoi· Vietnam | ₫1,750,000,000 ₫1,312,500,000 – ₫2,312,500,000 | ₫113,020,833 | Premium | +182% |
| Mumbai· India | ₹5,833,333 ₹4,375,000 – ₹7,708,333 | ₹364,583 | Premium | +166% |
| Valparaiso· Chile | CLP 66,759,259 CLP 50,069,444 – CLP 88,217,593 | CLP 4,172,454 | Premium | +164% |
| Lima· Peru | PEN 259,259 PEN 194,444 – PEN 342,593 | PEN 19,012 | Premium | +163% |
| Marrakech· Morocco | MAD 700,000 MAD 525,000 – MAD 925,000 | MAD 47,833 | Premium | +161% |
| Bali· Indonesia | IDR 1,134,259,259 IDR 850,694,444 – IDR 1,498,842,593 | IDR 82,233,796 | Premium | +156% |
| Jakarta· Indonesia | IDR 1,134,259,259 IDR 850,694,444 – IDR 1,498,842,593 | IDR 82,233,796 | Premium | +155% |
| Guadalajara· Mexico | MX$1,393,519 MX$1,045,139 – MX$1,841,435 | MX$101,901 | Premium | +149% |
| Casablanca· Morocco | MAD 700,000 MAD 525,000 – MAD 925,000 | MAD 47,833 | Premium | +131% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹5,833,333 ₹4,375,000 – ₹7,708,333 | ₹364,583 | Premium | +126% |
| Johannesburg· South Africa | ZAR 1,296,296 ZAR 972,222 – ZAR 1,712,963 | ZAR 87,500 | Premium | +118% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$975,463 MX$731,597 – MX$1,289,005 | MX$71,331 | Premium | +116% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥10,888,889 ¥8,166,667 – ¥14,388,889 | ¥662,407 | Premium | +107% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩105,518,519 ₩79,138,889 – ₩139,435,185 | ₩6,946,636 | Premium | +106% |
| Santiago· Chile | CLP 66,759,259 CLP 50,069,444 – CLP 88,217,593 | CLP 4,172,454 | Premium | +105% |
| Istanbul· Turkey | TRY 2,722,222 TRY 2,041,667 – TRY 3,597,222 | TRY 161,065 | Premium | +105% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 285,185,185 COP 213,888,889 – COP 376,851,852 | COP 18,537,037 | Premium | +104% |
| Debrecen· Hungary | HUF 25,601,852 HUF 19,201,389 – HUF 33,831,019 | HUF 1,418,769 | Premium | +96% |
| Busan· South Korea | ₩95,925,926 ₩71,944,444 – ₩126,759,259 | ₩6,315,123 | Premium | +95% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥13,066,667 ¥9,800,000 – ¥17,266,667 | ¥794,889 | Premium | +88% |
| Cape Town· South Africa | ZAR 1,296,296 ZAR 972,222 – ZAR 1,712,963 | ZAR 87,500 | Premium | +84% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$2,236,111 NT$1,677,083 – NT$2,954,861 | NT$150,472 | Premium | +74% |
| Rio de Janeiro· Brazil | R$375,926 R$281,944 – R$496,759 | R$20,989 | Premium | +72% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫1,750,000,000 ₫1,312,500,000 – ₫2,312,500,000 | ₫113,020,833 | Premium | +68% |
| Thessaloniki· Greece | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,457 | Premium | +59% |
| Brno· Czech Republic | CZK 1,587,963 CZK 1,190,972 – CZK 2,098,380 | CZK 103,879 | Premium | +53% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 25,601,852 HUF 19,201,389 – HUF 33,831,019 | HUF 1,418,769 | Premium | +43% |
| Cluj-Napoca· Romania | RON 324,074 RON 243,056 – RON 428,241 | RON 14,853 | Premium | +41% |
| Bucharest· Romania | RON 324,074 RON 243,056 – RON 428,241 | RON 14,853 | Premium | +40% |
| Beijing· China | CN¥505,556 CN¥379,167 – CN¥668,056 | CN¥33,282 | Premium | +36% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 1,587,963 CZK 1,190,972 – CZK 2,098,380 | CZK 103,879 | Premium | +32% |
| Krakow· Poland | PLN 278,704 PLN 209,028 – PLN 368,287 | PLN 16,142 | Premium | +31% |
| Athens· Greece | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,457 | Premium | +29% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 131,574 SGD 98,681 – SGD 173,866 | SGD 10,307 | Premium | +29% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 278,704 PLN 209,028 – PLN 368,287 | PLN 16,142 | Premium | +28% |
| Jeddah· Saudi Arabia | SAR 262,500 SAR 196,875 – SAR 346,875 | SAR 19,688 | Premium | +26% |
| Valencia· Spain | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €4,083 | Premium | +26% |
| Wellington· New Zealand | NZ$116,667 NZ$87,500 – NZ$154,167 | NZ$8,069 | Premium | +25% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$375,926 R$281,944 – R$496,759 | R$20,989 | Premium | +25% |
| Shanghai· China | CN¥505,556 CN¥379,167 – CN¥668,056 | CN¥33,282 | Premium | +25% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$123,861 CA$92,896 – CA$163,674 | CA$7,432 | Premium | +23% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$139,028 A$104,271 – A$183,715 | A$8,921 | Premium | +21% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €51,852 €38,889 – €68,519 | €3,388 | Premium | +21% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$95,278 CA$71,458 – CA$125,903 | CA$5,717 | Premium | +18% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 812,778 SEK 609,583 – SEK 1,074,028 | SEK 44,025 | Premium | +16% |
| Auckland· New Zealand | NZ$116,667 NZ$87,500 – NZ$154,167 | NZ$8,069 | Premium | +16% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$106,944 A$80,208 – A$141,319 | A$6,862 | Premium | +13% |
| Gothenburg· Sweden | SEK 738,889 SEK 554,167 – SEK 976,389 | SEK 40,023 | Premium | +11% |
| Riyadh· Saudi Arabia | SAR 262,500 SAR 196,875 – SAR 346,875 | SAR 19,688 | Premium | +8% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$106,944 A$80,208 – A$141,319 | A$6,862 | Premium | +3% |
| Lyon· France | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,457 | Premium | +2% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £55,093 £41,319 – £72,801 | £3,397 | Premium | +0% |
| Florence· Italy | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,538 | Comfortable | +26% |
| Madrid· Spain | €58,333 €43,750 – €77,083 | €3,675 | Comfortable | +25% |
| Antwerp· Belgium | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,349 | Comfortable | +23% |
| Vienna· Austria | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,133 | Comfortable | +21% |
| New York· United States | $140,000 $105,000 – $185,000 | $8,791 | Comfortable | +21% |
| Porto· Portugal | €45,370 €34,028 – €59,954 | €2,609 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Rome· Italy | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,538 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £55,093 £41,319 – £72,801 | £3,397 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 104,676 CHF 78,507 – CHF 138,322 | CHF 6,935 | Comfortable | +12% |
| Brussels· Belgium | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,349 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €84,259 €63,194 – €111,343 | €4,740 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates | AED 257,315 AED 192,986 – AED 340,023 | AED 20,371 | Comfortable | +10% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$95,278 CA$71,458 – CA$125,903 | CA$5,717 | Comfortable | +10% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €58,333 €43,750 – €77,083 | €3,675 | Comfortable | +9% |
| Salzburg· Austria | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,133 | Comfortable | +8% |
| Paris· France | €77,778 €58,333 – €102,778 | €4,148 | Comfortable | +8% |
| London· United Kingdom | £82,639 £61,979 – £109,201 | £5,096 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Milan· Italy | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,538 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,646 | Comfortable | +5% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €51,852 €38,889 – €68,519 | €2,981 | Comfortable | +4% |
| Cork· Ireland | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,835 | Comfortable | +3% |
| Berlin· Germany | €71,296 €53,472 – €94,213 | €3,446 | Comfortable | +0% |
| Munich· Germany | €84,259 €63,194 – €111,343 | €4,073 | Balanced | +19% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 580,222 DKK 435,167 – DKK 766,722 | DKK 26,594 | Balanced | +15% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 751,852 NOK 563,889 – NOK 993,519 | NOK 38,720 | Balanced | +13% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,133 | Balanced | +4% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,835 | Balanced | +3% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €64,815 €48,611 – €85,648 | €3,133 | Balanced | +2% |
| Austin· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Frugal | +22% |
| Chicago· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Frugal | +20% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$547,685 HK$410,764 – HK$723,727 | HK$36,512 | Frugal | +14% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪259,259 ₪194,444 – ₪342,593 | ₪14,259 | Frugal | +11% |
| Los Angeles· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Frugal | +3% |
| Seattle· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Frugal | +2% |
| Geneva· Switzerland | CHF 61,574 CHF 46,181 – CHF 81,366 | CHF 4,079 | Frugal | +2% |
| Miami· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Out of reach | −-4% |
| San Francisco· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,395 | Out of reach | −-12% |
See the full math per city
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