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State comparison · 2025

Project Management Specialists salary: Florida vs Illinois

Occupation

Project Management Specialists in Illinois earn a median of $103,470. In Florida, $98,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 5.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-5.2%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Florida

Project Management Specialists

Median
$98,070
p25
$75,820
p75
$128,640
p10
$59,070
p90
$161,250
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
-60%
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Illinois

Project Management Specialists

Median
$103,470
p25
$81,000
p75
$132,360
p10
$65,300
p90
$163,910
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-38%
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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.