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 3,305,122 EGP 2,478,842 – EGP 4,367,483 | EGP 217,587 | Premium | +409% |
| Delhi· India | ₹6,741,203 ₹5,055,902 – ₹8,908,018 | ₹421,325 | Premium | +312% |
| Cairo· Egypt | EGP 3,305,122 EGP 2,478,842 – EGP 4,367,483 | EGP 217,587 | Premium | +285% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹6,741,203 ₹5,055,902 – ₹8,908,018 | ₹421,325 | Premium | +265% |
| Arequipa· Peru | PEN 249,443 PEN 187,082 – PEN 329,621 | PEN 18,292 | Premium | +253% |
| Jakarta· Indonesia | IDR 1,256,507,795 IDR 942,380,846 – IDR 1,660,385,301 | IDR 91,096,815 | Premium | +235% |
| Chiang Mai· Thailand | THB 2,351,626 THB 1,763,719 – THB 3,107,506 | THB 176,372 | Premium | +195% |
| Penang· Malaysia | MYR 285,918 MYR 214,439 – MYR 377,820 | MYR 19,776 | Premium | +188% |
| Valparaiso· Chile | CLP 64,231,626 CLP 48,173,719 – CLP 84,877,506 | CLP 4,434,659 | Premium | +181% |
| Hanoi· Vietnam | ₫1,683,741,648 ₫1,262,806,236 – ₫2,224,944,321 | ₫108,741,648 | Premium | +174% |
| Bogota· Colombia | COP 274,387,528 COP 205,790,646 – COP 362,583,519 | COP 21,036,377 | Premium | +173% |
| Cebu· Philippines | ₱4,382,094 ₱3,286,570 – ₱5,790,624 | ₱306,747 | Premium | +169% |
| Marrakech· Morocco | MAD 673,497 MAD 505,122 – MAD 889,978 | MAD 46,022 | Premium | +169% |
| Mumbai· India | ₹6,741,203 ₹5,055,902 – ₹8,908,018 | ₹421,325 | Premium | +157% |
| Manila· Philippines | ₱4,382,094 ₱3,286,570 – ₱5,790,624 | ₱306,747 | Premium | +151% |
| Lima· Peru | PEN 249,443 PEN 187,082 – PEN 329,621 | PEN 18,292 | Premium | +138% |
| Casablanca· Morocco | MAD 673,497 MAD 505,122 – MAD 889,978 | MAD 46,022 | Premium | +133% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫1,683,741,648 ₫1,262,806,236 – ₫2,224,944,321 | ₫108,741,648 | Premium | +130% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 274,387,528 COP 205,790,646 – COP 362,583,519 | COP 21,036,377 | Premium | +127% |
| Santiago· Chile | CLP 64,231,626 CLP 48,173,719 – CLP 84,877,506 | CLP 4,434,659 | Premium | +109% |
| Johannesburg· South Africa | ZAR 1,171,136 ZAR 878,352 – ZAR 1,547,572 | ZAR 79,052 | Premium | +109% |
| Guadalajara· Mexico | MX$1,283,385 MX$962,539 – MX$1,695,902 | MX$95,216 | Premium | +98% |
| Bali· Indonesia | IDR 1,256,507,795 IDR 942,380,846 – IDR 1,660,385,301 | IDR 91,096,815 | Premium | +91% |
| Cordoba· Argentina | ARS 65,478,842 ARS 49,109,131 – ARS 86,525,612 | ARS 4,037,862 | Premium | +88% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥11,037,862 ¥8,278,396 – ¥14,585,746 | ¥712,310 | Premium | +83% |
| Ankara· Turkey | TRY 3,440,445 TRY 2,580,334 – TRY 4,546,303 | TRY 207,574 | Premium | +81% |
| Jeddah· Saudi Arabia | SAR 252,561 SAR 189,421 – SAR 333,742 | SAR 18,942 | Premium | +80% |
| Beijing· China | CN¥469,321 CN¥351,991 – CN¥620,174 | CN¥30,897 | Premium | +73% |
| Shanghai· China | CN¥469,321 CN¥351,991 – CN¥620,174 | CN¥30,897 | Premium | +69% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$365,497 R$274,122 – R$482,978 | R$20,407 | Premium | +68% |
| Debrecen· Hungary | HUF 23,023,608 HUF 17,267,706 – HUF 30,424,053 | HUF 1,275,892 | Premium | +63% |
| Thessaloniki· Greece | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,910 | Premium | +63% |
| Cape Town· South Africa | ZAR 1,171,136 ZAR 878,352 – ZAR 1,547,572 | ZAR 79,052 | Premium | +63% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 200,143 MYR 150,107 – MYR 264,474 | MYR 13,843 | Premium | +62% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩103,787,082 ₩77,840,312 – ₩137,147,216 | ₩7,244,338 | Premium | +59% |
| Rio de Janeiro· Brazil | R$365,497 R$274,122 – R$482,978 | R$20,407 | Premium | +58% |
| Athens· Greece | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,910 | Premium | +54% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 1,646,138 THB 1,234,604 – THB 2,175,254 | THB 123,460 | Premium | +54% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$2,151,448 NT$1,613,586 – NT$2,842,984 | NT$144,775 | Premium | +53% |
| Krakow· Poland | PLN 272,984 PLN 204,738 – PLN 360,729 | PLN 17,389 | Premium | +52% |
| Brno· Czech Republic | CZK 1,525,969 CZK 1,144,477 – CZK 2,016,459 | CZK 101,719 | Premium | +50% |
| Busan· South Korea | ₩94,351,893 ₩70,763,920 – ₩124,679,287 | ₩6,585,762 | Premium | +49% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥13,245,434 ¥9,934,076 – ¥17,502,895 | ¥854,772 | Premium | +48% |
| Istanbul· Turkey | TRY 3,440,445 TRY 2,580,334 – TRY 4,546,303 | TRY 207,574 | Premium | +46% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 1,525,969 CZK 1,144,477 – CZK 2,016,459 | CZK 101,719 | Premium | +40% |
| Riyadh· Saudi Arabia | SAR 252,561 SAR 189,421 – SAR 333,742 | SAR 18,942 | Premium | +39% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 23,023,608 HUF 17,267,706 – HUF 30,424,053 | HUF 1,275,892 | Premium | +36% |
| Cluj-Napoca· Romania | RON 333,555 RON 250,167 – RON 440,770 | RON 15,288 | Premium | +32% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$129,581 CA$97,186 – CA$171,232 | CA$8,037 | Premium | +30% |
| Bucharest· Romania | RON 333,555 RON 250,167 – RON 440,770 | RON 15,288 | Premium | +30% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 272,984 PLN 204,738 – PLN 360,729 | PLN 17,389 | Premium | +30% |
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 346,601 AED 259,951 – AED 458,009 | AED 27,439 | Premium | +30% |
| Gothenburg· Sweden | SEK 704,053 SEK 528,040 – SEK 930,356 | SEK 44,649 | Premium | +24% |
| Valencia· Spain | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €4,050 | Premium | +22% |
| Lyon· France | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,766 | Premium | +22% |
| Wellington· New Zealand | NZ$124,734 NZ$93,551 – NZ$164,827 | NZ$8,206 | Premium | +21% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$99,678 CA$74,758 – CA$131,717 | CA$6,183 | Premium | +20% |
| Auckland· New Zealand | NZ$124,734 NZ$93,551 – NZ$164,827 | NZ$8,206 | Premium | +19% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$898,370 MX$673,777 – MX$1,187,131 | MX$66,652 | Premium | +19% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €49,889 €37,416 – €65,924 | €3,374 | Premium | +17% |
| Rome· Italy | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,756 | Premium | +16% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 125,423 SGD 94,067 – SGD 165,737 | SGD 9,825 | Premium | +15% |
| Paris· France | €74,833 €56,125 – €98,886 | €4,519 | Premium | +10% |
| Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates | AED 247,572 AED 185,679 – AED 327,149 | AED 19,599 | Premium | +8% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 98,370 CHF 73,777 – CHF 129,989 | CHF 6,675 | Premium | +2% |
| Madrid· Spain | €56,125 €42,094 – €74,165 | €3,645 | Premium | +0% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 774,459 SEK 580,844 – SEK 1,023,392 | SEK 49,114 | Comfortable | +23% |
| Salzburg· Austria | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,485 | Comfortable | +21% |
| Florence· Italy | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,756 | Comfortable | +21% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €56,125 €42,094 – €74,165 | €3,645 | Comfortable | +19% |
| Antwerp· Belgium | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,121 | Comfortable | +18% |
| Munich· Germany | €81,069 €60,802 – €107,127 | €4,227 | Comfortable | +18% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £53,025 £39,769 – £70,069 | £3,374 | Comfortable | +18% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$131,137 A$98,353 – A$173,289 | A$8,204 | Comfortable | +18% |
| Vienna· Austria | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,485 | Comfortable | +17% |
| London· United Kingdom | £79,538 £59,654 – £105,104 | £5,061 | Comfortable | +15% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$100,875 A$75,656 – A$133,299 | A$6,311 | Comfortable | +15% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £53,025 £39,769 – £70,069 | £3,374 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$99,678 CA$74,758 – CA$131,717 | CA$6,183 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Berlin· Germany | €68,597 €51,448 – €90,646 | €3,577 | Comfortable | +14% |
| New York· United States | $140,000 $105,000 – $185,000 | $8,838 | Comfortable | +12% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$100,875 A$75,656 – A$133,299 | A$6,311 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,252 | Comfortable | +10% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €81,069 €60,802 – €107,127 | €4,908 | Comfortable | +8% |
| Milan· Italy | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,756 | Comfortable | +7% |
| Austin· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,252 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$549,299 HK$411,974 – HK$725,859 | HK$36,620 | Comfortable | +5% |
| Porto· Portugal | €43,653 €32,739 – €57,684 | €2,599 | Comfortable | +5% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,775 | Comfortable | +4% |
| Brussels· Belgium | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,121 | Comfortable | +1% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 559,272 DKK 419,454 – DKK 739,038 | DKK 29,833 | Comfortable | +1% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €49,889 €37,416 – €65,924 | €2,970 | Comfortable | +0% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 32,739,421 ARS 24,554,566 – ARS 43,262,806 | ARS 2,018,931 | Balanced | +15% |
| Cork· Ireland | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,744 | Balanced | +13% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 675,367 NOK 506,526 – NOK 892,450 | NOK 40,466 | Balanced | +8% |
| Chicago· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Balanced | +8% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪214,571 ₪160,928 – ₪283,540 | ₪13,800 | Balanced | +7% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €62,361 €46,771 – €82,405 | €3,744 | Balanced | +4% |
| Seattle· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Frugal | +23% |
| Geneva· Switzerland | CHF 57,865 CHF 43,398 – CHF 76,464 | CHF 3,927 | Frugal | +22% |
| Los Angeles· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Frugal | +21% |
| Miami· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Frugal | +17% |
| San Francisco· United States | $70,000 $52,500 – $92,500 | $4,419 | Out of reach | −-10% |
See the full math per city
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