Entry-level Project Manager salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Tolleson.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$66,000
Middle 50%$63k–$76.5k
vs. all levels here−34%comparison median $100,526
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,400 and $111,140.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,400
25th$63,000
50th (median)$66,000
75th$76,500
90th$83,619

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2024: median $62,400 (13 filings) FY2025: median $64,000 (27 filings) FY2026: median $68,013 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––5
FY2024$62,400$54,000$70,00013
FY2025$64,000$62,400$69,85027
FY2026$68,013$66,000$83,20022

Cost of living

Phoenix's median entry-level Project Manager salary of $66,000 is worth about $63,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $100,780 in May 2025 (17,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,000, 35% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Uniuni Logisticstoo few5
LSW Engineers Arizonatoo few4
Marketech Internationaltoo few3
Muaqua Engineeringtoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Asmltoo few2
DBM Vircon Services (USA)too few2
Winslow & Partnerstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,000 49
Mid-level · Level II $91,660 36
Senior · Level III $105,893 35
Expert · Level IV $133,250 28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,400$66,00049
Mid-level · Level II$85,779$91,66036
Senior · Level III$105,893$105,89335
Expert · Level IV$125,986$133,25028

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.