Statistics
Project manager salary statistics — offshore vs US (2026)
What project managers earn across the five countries we track, derived from the sourced research behind our salary guides — same data, one role, aggregated. Checked July 2026.
FIGURES CHECKED JULY 2026 · EVERY NUMBER LABELED: LISTED / REPORTED / SELF-REPORTED / ESTIMATE / MEASURED / LAW · HOW TO READ THE LABELS
The headline numbers
$1,150–$2,000/mo
The Philippine monthly band for a full-time project manager — the baseline every other country adjusts from.
derived Rolemote salary bands, compiled from sourced advertised ranges
$6,550–$11,100/mo
The comparable US hire for the same role — the number the offshore band is saving against.
derived Compiled US advertised ranges (see /costs/overseas-salaries)
~82%
Saving versus the US mid-point when hiring in the Philippines — before any agency fee.
derived Computed from the two bands above
$3,450–$8,400
What a standard 25–35% first-year-salary recruiting fee works out to on this band. Our flat fee is $1,995 regardless of salary, due only at introductions.
derived Provider pricing pages; arithmetic shown
By country
Each band is the Philippine baseline scaled by a stated country factor — the same arithmetic as our salary guides, so you can check it.
| Country | Factor | Monthly band |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ×1 | $1,150–$2,000 |
| Colombia | ×1.25 | $1,450–$2,500 |
| Mexico | ×1.3 | $1,500–$2,600 |
| South Africa | ×1.15 | $1,300–$2,300 |
| Argentina | ×1.1 | $1,250–$2,200 |
What drives the rate
Owning scope, sequence and delivery dates across a team — running standups, keeping the board honest, chasing blockers, and telling you early when a date is going to slip. What separates a strong hire from an adequate one: They surface bad news early and unprompted. A strong PM's status update tells you what changed and what it costs; a weak one's is a colour-coded restatement of the plan. AI-durability of the role: high — among the most AI-durable roles we track. Low-medium. Reporting and scheduling automate; the job is chasing humans and absorbing ambiguity, which does not.
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Project manager salary guide (Philippines) · Project manager job description template · All-role salary statistics