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Salary$46,376 - $119,569  
   
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Popular Employers

Salary Range
Hewlett-Packard Company$61,277 - $136,041
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.$69,463 - $121,641
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp$10,067 - $101,316
Deloitte Consulting LLP$91,563 - $126,052
Epic Systems, Corporation$48,796 - $59,413
Popular Industries

Salary Range
Software Development$37,606 - $113,000
Software Applications$45,811 - $116,238
Financial Services$44,966 - $118,420
IT Consulting$44,219 - $119,869
Financial Services Software$47,011 - $123,173

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Key Statistics for Project Manager, Software Development Jobs

Gender
Female
35%
female alumni
  
Male
65%
male alumni
Salary:$56,014 - $94,846 $64,399 - $104,625
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
2%
1-4 years
23%
5-9 years
27%
10-19 years
37%
20 years or more
11%
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medical benefits Medical: 86% dental benefits Dental: 74%
vision benefits Vision: 58% employee benefits None: 12%

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Project Manager, Software Development

Salary Range

$46,829 - $131,125
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Project Manager, Information Technology (IT)
$50,635 - $127,523
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
$40,965 - $97,273
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
$64,349 - $131,794
 
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Project Manager, Software Development

Salary Range

$46,829 - $131,125
payscale
Program Manager, Computer Software
$62,727 - $141,121
Senior Project Manager, IT
$79,332 - $154,607
Software Development Manager
$76,948 - $155,677
 

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Project Manager, Software Development Job Description

People with the job title Project Manager, Software Development typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Project Managers, IT
Create and maintain a information technology project plan that communicates tasks, milestone dates, status and resource allocation. Utilize software life-cycle methodology. Coordinate delivery of development (beta) and production releases that meet quality assurance standards. Assist technical team in design and development tasks. Assist test team in creating test plans and testing efforts.

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Project Manager, Software Development - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
Be a commodity that means you are needed, replaceable but not an easy replacement, once in that space you will not have to ask for a raise just make a gester and it will come Performance is the way, good tip going in is if they will not match your ultimate salary ask for it based on performance in 6 months to a year review. Now it is built in and try to keep that going on a yearly basis.
Posted in Negotiating Higher Pay on 6 May 2008
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Project Manager, Software Development - (City withheld for privacy), Kentucky, United States
Job Security Manage your career like a business and dont worry about so called "job security". Look at your current job as not only a pay check but as an on-going opportunity to build your resume and experiance. Take advantage of all training and development seminars, request to be a part of any major team that is doing something you feel you could make a contribution to or that you feel would enrich your work experiance. Network relentlessly and always maintain a solid professional demeanor...
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Project Manager, Software Development - (City withheld for privacy), Kentucky, United States
Manage your career like a business and dont worry about so called "job security". Look at your current job as not only a pay check but as an on-going opportunity to build your resume and experiance. Take advantage of all training and development seminars, request to be a part of any major team that is doing something you feel you could make a contribution to or that you feel would enrich your work experiance. Network relentlessly and always maintain a solid professional demeanor. Give yoursel...
Posted in Job Security on 15 Dec 2007
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