Project Management Specialists Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
SOC 13-1082 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · BLS OEWS May 2025
Median Annual Salary
$135,054
$64.93/hr
32% higher than the US national median ($102,315)
Verified BLS OEWS data · Updated May 18, 2026
Is this a competitive Project Management Specialists salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont in 2026?
Based on BLS OEWS wage percentiles, JOLTS August 2026 demand signals, and ECI Q2 2026 wage growth.
$Competitive · ~P50
P10$80K
P25$103K
P50$135K
P75$167K
P90$206K
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Demand: ACTIVE. Demand is active -- finance & insurance openings are at 5.0% (JOLTS, August 2026). A balanced market where the median is a solid, competitive anchor.
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Merit budget: Wages in financial activities are rising about 3.1% a year (BLS ECI, Q2 2026). Budget a 2.7-3.2% merit increase to hold this role at market.
Our read
For a competitive 2026 offer, target $135,054 to $167,419 (market median to the 75th percentile). The median-to-P75 range keeps offers competitive.
Figures are market benchmarks from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; apply professional judgment before making pay decisions.
How Project Management Specialists pay is moving in 2026
Trend, demand, and spread context from BLS OEWS, JOLTS, and ECI
Pay trend
Median pay for this role rose 1.5% between the May 2024 and May 2025 BLS surveys, trailing the 3.1% wage growth of Finance & Insurance (BLS ECI).
Hiring demand · MODERATE
Finance & Insurance is running a 5.0% job-openings rate with quits at 1.0% (BLS JOLTS). Demand has tightened for 3 straight months (3.7% up to 5.0%).
Pay spread
Top earners (P90) make about 2.7 times what entry-level (P10) workers make in this role. That spread is wider than typical, so expect large pay differences by experience, employer size, and geography; build generous ranges and differentiate strongly.
What changed recently
Sep 29, 2026JOLTS August 2026: sector openings rose to 5.0% (up 49K; July revised up to 4.4%). Quits eased to 1.0%, so workers are still staying put.
Sep 1, 2026JOLTS July 2026: sector openings flat at 4.1% for a second month (June revised down from 4.3%). Quits ticked up to 1.2%; layoffs fell 22K. Settling, not tightening.
Aug 4, 2026JOLTS June 2026: sector openings whipsawed up to 4.3%, but quits fell to 0.9%, the lowest of any sector. Workers are staying put.
Commentary is generated from published BLS figures (OEWS May 2025 vs May 2024, JOLTS August 2026, ECI Q2 2026) and refreshed each release. It is interpretation, not a BLS product.
Source: BLS OEWS · Published May 15, 2026
Next refresh: May 2027
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The median salary for Project Management Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is $135,054 per year ($64.93/hr). This is 32% higher than the national median of $102,315.
About This Role
BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018
Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.
Wage Percentiles: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours) · BLS metro data
Percentile
Hourly Rate
Annual Salary
vs National
P10Entry level
$38.46
$79,997
+29.9%
P25
$49.29
$102,523
+30.7%
P50MEDIAN
$64.93
$135,054
+32.0%
P75
$80.49
$167,419
+25.8%
P90Top earners
$99.15
$206,232
+22.8%
How San Francisco compares for Project Management Specialists
Computed from this metro's own BLS distribution against national
Pay for Project Management Specialists in San Francisco sits above the national range at every level: +29.9% at entry, +32.0% at the median and +22.8% at the top. The gap is larger at entry than at the top.
An offer at the national median of $102,315 would sit at about the 25th percentile in San Francisco.
The top of the range earns 2.58 times the bottom here against 2.73 times nationally, so pay for this role is more compressed between entry and senior levels in San Francisco.
San Francisco employs 20,770 people in this role, 1.9% of the national total.
Ordered by BLS median. Shows only metros with published local data for this role.
What employers filed for Project Management Specialists in San Francisco
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Applications · FY2026 Q3 (decisions 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Jun 2026)
Across 280 filings, the median base salary employers stated for this role in San Francisco was $150,000, which sits at P62 on the San Francisco BLS pay curve.
What this is, and is not. These are base salaries stated on Labor Condition Applications for visa-sponsored roles, floored by prevailing-wage rules: offered pay on a legal form, not a payroll extract, and base only, with no bonus or equity. It shows how employers position pay for the role, not what the whole market pays.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median project management specialists salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The median (P50) annual salary for Project Management Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is approximately $135,054, based on BLS OEWS May 2025 data. This is 32% higher than the national median of $102,315. For the full P10–P90 breakdown and market context, open CompSignal.
Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.
P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.
Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.
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