Project Management Jobs in Georgia

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Georgia Ranks:
17
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
26
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
27
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
31
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
37
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary

If you are a project manager with Georgia on your mind, consider industrial production management in Savannah, where the average earnings are $115,000 per year. Another plum choice in the Peach State is a career as a transportation, storage, and distribution manager in Warner Robins. Median annual wages are $90,000, or 110% of the national average salary. Earnings for computer and information systems managers come in lower, at $73,000 in Albany and $77,000 in Athens-Clarke County.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers9,810$116,60096%
Construction Managers4,970$79,97097%
Architectural and Engineering Managers4,490$114,09091%
Industrial Production Managers3,840$81,42091%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3,680$77,25094%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA3,600$115,23092%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC370$123,90099%
Savannah, GA160$120,43096%
Warner Robins, GA120$119,97096%
Macon, GA60$102,96082%
Athens-Clarke County, GA40$97,91078%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA8,330$120,32099%
Columbus, GA-AL330$84,02069%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC170$96,53080%
Athens-Clarke County, GA140$77,96064%
Macon, GA130$91,25075%
Savannah, GA120$95,98079%
Dalton, GA50$97,47081%
Rome, GA50$98,56081%
Gainesville, GA50$114,57095%
Warner Robins, GA40$104,27086%
Albany, GA30$73,59061%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA3,480$83,440101%
Savannah, GA250$69,56084%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC220$76,32092%
Athens-Clarke County, GA90$68,69083%
Gainesville, GA90$77,94094%
Macon, GA80$81,20098%
Columbus, GA-AL70$77,38093%
Valdosta, GA70$67,47081%
Albany, GA50$78,73095%
Brunswick, GA40$57,36069%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA1,870$84,26094%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC210$87,95099%
Savannah, GA170$115,150129%
Dalton, GA150$80,44090%
Gainesville, GA140$76,42086%
Columbus, GA-AL110$85,20096%
Athens-Clarke County, GA90$89,310100%
Macon, GA70$85,75096%
Rome, GA30$86,93097%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA2,690$79,39097%
Savannah, GA120$68,91084%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC70$68,94084%
Dalton, GA70$58,13071%
Macon, GA50$78,45096%
Columbus, GA-AL40$74,02090%
Albany, GA40$71,66088%
Gainesville, GA30$68,66084%
Warner Robins, GA30$90,020110%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012