What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct Project Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Adjunct Project Manager?

The Construction industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Project Manager roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adjunct Project Manager's salary?

An Adjunct Project Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,035 for beginners, reaching about $87,751 at mid-level, and approach $135,956 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adjunct Project Manager?

Adjunct Project Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Project Manager roles are District of Columbia $87,475, California $87,144, Massachusetts $85,982. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adjunct Project Manager roles make?

Salaries for Adjunct Project Manager level roles vary by specialization: Project Controls Senior Manager: $178,383; IT Project Manager V: $156,408; Project Controls Manager: $152,066; Project Management Manager: $147,001; IT Project Manager IV: $140,578.

Adjunct Project Manager Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Project Manager make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Project Manager in Colorado is $80,610 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an Adjunct Project Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,790
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,272 to $88,556
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,590

10% $66,590

50% (Median) $80,610

90% $95,790

Adjunct Project Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,556	$7,380	$1,703	$43
Average	$80,610	$6,717	$1,550	$39
25th Percentile	$73,272	$6,106	$1,409	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Project Manager Salaries

An Adjunct Project Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Adjunct Project Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Project Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,035
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,954
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,751
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,075
Expert (over 8 years): $135,956

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Residential Property Manager	less than 1 year	$54,035
Adjunct Project Manager	1-2 years	$78,954
Residential Property Manager II	2-4 years	$87,751
Residential Property Manager III	5-8 years	$100,075
Area Residential Property Manager	over 8 years	$135,956

How Do Adjunct Project Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Adjunct Project Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,475.
California: $87,144.
Massachusetts: $85,982.

District of Columbia $87,475 California $87,144 Massachusetts $85,982 Washington $85,666 New Jersey $85,634 Alaska $85,524 Connecticut $84,434 New York $83,991

Hawaii $82,577 Rhode Island $81,913 Maryland $81,463 Minnesota $80,847 Colorado $80,610 Illinois $80,531 Oregon $80,230 Delaware $80,009

New Hampshire $79,870 Virginia $79,559 Pennsylvania $78,650 Nevada $78,192 North Dakota $78,042 Michigan $77,805 Wisconsin $77,718 Vermont $77,544

Texas $77,062 Maine $77,031 Arizona $76,983 Ohio $76,928 Georgia $76,201 Indiana $75,838 Wyoming $75,767 Utah $75,656

Iowa $75,609 Kansas $75,229 Louisiana $75,119 North Carolina $75,079 Missouri $75,064 Florida $74,755 Montana $74,589 Nebraska $74,431

Kentucky $74,345 South Carolina $74,029 Tennessee $73,831 Idaho $73,752 New Mexico $73,175 Oklahoma $73,049 Alabama $72,583 South Dakota $71,801

Arkansas $71,374 West Virginia $71,145 Mississippi $70,457

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Project Manager

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $79,031
Hygiene: $81,778
Johnstown: $79,207

Glen Haven, CO $79,031

Hygiene, CO $81,778

Johnstown, CO $79,207

Laporte, CO $78,330

Livermore, CO $78,075

Loveland, CO $78,960

Lyons, CO $81,634

Masonville, CO $78,379

Mead, CO $80,107

Milliken, CO $79,098

Niwot, CO $82,420

Red Feather Lakes, CO $78,290

Severance, CO $78,442

Timnath, CO $78,341

Wellington, CO $77,902

Windsor, CO $78,454

Brighton, CO $80,398

Ault, CO $78,304

Briggsdale, CO $78,326

Carr, CO $76,979

Eastlake, CO $80,607

Eaton, CO $78,552

Evans, CO $78,951

Fort Lupton, CO $80,169

Galeton, CO $78,560

Gilcrest, CO $79,383

Gill, CO $78,688

Greeley, CO $78,757

Henderson, CO $80,523

Hudson, CO $79,905

Keenesburg, CO $79,519

Kersey, CO $78,698

La Salle, CO $79,246

Lucerne, CO $78,672

Nunn, CO $78,055

Orchard, CO $78,316

Pierce, CO $78,354

Ohio City, CO $79,160

Parlin, CO $78,788

Penrose, CO $78,100

Pitkin, CO $79,062

Poncha Springs, CO $78,526

Powderhorn, CO $78,624

Rockvale, CO $77,745

Sargents, CO $78,394

Twin Lakes, CO $80,983

Westcliffe, CO $77,788

Wetmore, CO $77,288

Durango, CO $78,844

Cahone, CO $78,650

Cortez, CO $78,590

Dolores, CO $78,778

Dove Creek, CO $78,571

Egnar, CO $78,615

Hesperus, CO $78,155

Lewis, CO $78,789

Mancos, CO $78,589

Marvel, CO $78,153

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $78,182

Pleasant View, CO $78,424

Rico, CO $78,797

Towaoc, CO $78,262

Yellow Jacket, CO $78,695

Montrose, CO $79,091

Austin, CO $79,194

Bedrock, CO $78,595

Cedaredge, CO $79,275

Cory, CO $79,175

Crawford, CO $78,951

Delta, CO $79,090

Eckert, CO $79,214

Hotchkiss, CO $79,165

Lazear, CO $79,105

Naturita, CO $78,755

Norwood, CO $78,785

Nucla, CO $78,876

Olathe, CO $79,003

Ophir, CO $78,871

Ouray, CO $78,858

Paonia, CO $79,528

Paradox, CO $78,639

Placerville, CO $78,798

Redvale, CO $78,823

Ridgway, CO $78,847

Silverton, CO $78,714

Somerset, CO $79,769

Telluride, CO $78,886

Grand Junction, CO $79,578

Platteville, CO $79,559

Roggen, CO $78,738

Weldona, CO $78,131

Wiggins, CO $78,548

Fort Morgan, CO $78,162

Log Lane Village, CO $78,418

Akron, CO $77,596

Amherst, CO $77,347

Atwood, CO $77,867

Brush, CO $77,862

Crook, CO $77,646

Eckley, CO $77,401

Fleming, CO $77,795

Grover, CO $77,733

Haxtun, CO $77,779

Hereford, CO $77,237

Hillrose, CO $77,939

Holyoke, CO $77,544

Idalia, CO $77,155

Iliff, CO $77,850

Julesburg, CO $77,536

Lindon, CO $77,263

Merino, CO $77,935

New Raymer, CO $77,918

Otis, CO $77,665

Ovid, CO $77,563

Padroni, CO $77,653

Paoli, CO $77,780

Peetz, CO $77,631

Sedgwick, CO $77,592

Snyder, CO $77,877

Sterling, CO $78,001

Stoneham, CO $77,922

Vernon, CO $77,228

Woodrow, CO $77,424

Wray, CO $77,382

Yuma, CO $77,641

Anton, CO $77,283

Arapahoe, CO $76,674

Arriba, CO $76,952

Bethune, CO $77,066

Burlington, CO $76,994

Calhan, CO $78,212

Cascade, CO $78,855

Cheyenne Wells, CO $76,785

Cope, CO $77,246

Cripple Creek, CO $78,706

Divide, CO $78,748

Flagler, CO $77,031

Florissant, CO $78,684

Fountain, CO $78,205

Genoa, CO $77,004

Green Mountain Falls, CO $78,835

Guffey, CO $78,600

Hugo, CO $76,532

Joes, CO $77,323

Karval, CO $76,088

Kirk, CO $77,259

Kit Carson, CO $76,689

Limon, CO $77,468

Lake George, CO $78,803

Manitou Springs, CO $78,855

Matheson, CO $77,412

Peyton, CO $78,581

Ramah, CO $76,911

Rush, CO $77,095

Seibert, CO $76,998

Simla, CO $77,764

Stratton, CO $77,075

U S A F Academy, CO $78,850

Victor, CO $78,671

Vona, CO $77,043

Wild Horse, CO $76,542

Woodland Park, CO $78,790

Yoder, CO $77,392

Colorado Springs, CO $78,856

Clifton, CO $79,528

Fruita, CO $79,331

Gateway, CO $78,772

Glade Park, CO $79,045

Loma, CO $79,359

Mack, CO $79,148

Palisade, CO $79,384

Whitewater, CO $79,039

Glenwood Springs, CO $80,345

Dinosaur, CO $79,018

Aspen, CO $81,850

Snowmass Village, CO $81,847

Avon, CO $81,112

Basalt, CO $81,589

Carbondale, CO $81,286

Collbran, CO $79,306

Craig, CO $79,888

De Beque, CO $79,297

Eagle, CO $80,780

Edwards, CO $80,953

Parachute, CO $79,710

Battlement Mesa, CO $79,636

Gypsum, CO $80,378

Hamilton, CO $80,229

Hayden, CO $80,002

Maybell, CO $79,117

Meeker, CO $80,236

Meredith, CO $81,322

Mesa, CO $79,267

Minturn, CO $80,865

Molina, CO $79,220

New Castle, CO $80,068

Rangely, CO $79,339

Red Cliff, CO $80,855

Rifle, CO $79,869

Silt, CO $79,837

Slater, CO $79,508

Snowmass, CO $81,683

Wolcott, CO $80,829

Woody Creek, CO $81,845

Vail, CO $81,212

Pueblo, CO $76,462

Colorado City, CO $76,985

Aguilar, CO $77,321

Arlington, CO $75,959

Avondale, CO $76,667

Beulah, CO $76,990

Boncarbo, CO $77,359

Boone, CO $76,915

Branson, CO $76,726

Campo, CO $76,441

Cheraw, CO $76,588

Crowley, CO $76,752

Eads, CO $76,643

Fort Lyon, CO $76,558

Fowler, CO $76,778

Gardner, CO $77,529

Granada, CO $76,815

Hartman, CO $76,962

Hasty, CO $76,727

Haswell, CO $76,273

Hoehne, CO $77,234

Holly, CO $76,719

Kim, CO $76,647

La Junta, CO $76,697

Lamar, CO $76,930

Las Animas, CO $76,654

La Veta, CO $77,664

Mc Clave, CO $76,738

Manzanola, CO $76,637

Model, CO $76,754

Olney Springs, CO $76,506

Ordway, CO $76,125

Pritchett, CO $76,651

Rocky Ford, CO $76,527

Rye, CO $77,103

Sheridan Lake, CO $76,673

Springfield, CO $76,808

Sugar City, CO $75,922

Swink, CO $76,620

Trinchera, CO $76,903

Trinidad, CO $77,236

Two Buttes, CO $76,804

Vilas, CO $76,792

Walsenburg, CO $77,255

Walsh, CO $76,712

Weston, CO $77,505

Wiley, CO $76,668

Alamosa, CO $78,255

Antonito, CO $78,205

Arboles, CO $78,363

Arvada, CO $80,611

Aurora, CO $80,555

Bayfield, CO $78,583

Broomfield, CO $80,964

Commerce City, CO $80,421

Dupont, CO $80,575

Eldorado Springs, CO $82,493

Lafayette, CO $81,762

Louisville, CO $81,863

Westminster, CO $80,573

Wheat Ridge, CO $80,569

Agate, CO $77,715

Bennett, CO $79,735

Byers, CO $78,783

Castle Rock, CO $79,132

Deer Trail, CO $78,263

Elbert, CO $78,632

Elizabeth, CO $79,295

Englewood, CO $80,555

Franktown, CO $79,080

Kiowa, CO $78,725

Larkspur, CO $78,876

Littleton, CO $80,475

Lone Tree, CO $80,263

Louviers, CO $80,151

Monument, CO $78,798

Palmer Lake, CO $78,806

Parker, CO $79,969

Sedalia, CO $79,173

Strasburg, CO $79,482

Watkins, CO $80,078

Denver, CO $80,547

Thornton, CO $80,610

Boulder, CO $82,891

Golden, CO $80,563

Alma, CO $80,110

Bailey, CO $79,928

Black Hawk, CO $81,368

Bond, CO $80,821

Breckenridge, CO $80,281

Buffalo Creek, CO $79,651

Burns, CO $80,302

Central City, CO $80,911

Clark, CO $79,541

Climax, CO $80,373

Coalmont, CO $79,403

Como, CO $79,132

Conifer, CO $80,136

Cowdrey, CO $79,083

Dillon, CO $80,233

Dumont, CO $80,622

Evergreen, CO $80,423

Empire, CO $80,254

Fairplay, CO $79,206

Fraser, CO $80,345

Frisco, CO $80,728

Georgetown, CO $80,194

Granby, CO $80,131

Grand Lake, CO $80,087

Grant, CO $79,517

Hartsel, CO $78,784

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $80,023

Idaho Springs, CO $80,486

Idledale, CO $80,480

Indian Hills, CO $80,439

Jamestown, CO $82,758

Jefferson, CO $79,350

Kittredge, CO $80,447

Kremmling, CO $80,016

Leadville, CO $80,276

Mc Coy, CO $80,289

Morrison, CO $80,422

Nederland, CO $82,005

Oak Creek, CO $80,146

Parshall, CO $80,490

Phippsburg, CO $80,225

Pine, CO $79,748

Pinecliffe, CO $82,391

Rand, CO $79,409

Rollinsville, CO $81,623

Shawnee, CO $79,729

Silver Plume, CO $79,854

Steamboat Springs, CO $79,997

Tabernash, CO $80,532

Toponas, CO $80,195

Walden, CO $79,290

Ward, CO $81,789

Winter Park, CO $80,636

Yampa, CO $80,304

Silverthorne, CO $80,659

Longmont, CO $81,459

Allenspark, CO $81,089

Estes Park, CO $79,872

Bellvue, CO $78,849

Berthoud, CO $79,816

Dacono, CO $80,746

Drake, CO $78,878

Erie, CO $81,108

Firestone, CO $80,546

Fort Collins, CO $78,287

Frederick, CO $80,549

Blanca, CO $77,977

Capulin, CO $78,378

Center, CO $78,314

Chama, CO $77,710

Chimney Rock, CO $78,396

Chromo, CO $77,870

Conejos, CO $78,157

Creede, CO $78,567

Crestone, CO $78,014

Del Norte, CO $78,396

Fort Garland, CO $77,802

San Luis, CO $77,486

Homelake, CO $78,322

Hooper, CO $78,063

Ignacio, CO $78,245

Jaroso, CO $77,656

La Jara, CO $78,282

Manassa, CO $78,203

Moffat, CO $78,116

Monte Vista, CO $78,369

Mosca, CO $77,964

Pagosa Springs, CO $78,390

Romeo, CO $78,433

Saguache, CO $78,386

Sanford, CO $77,994

San Pablo, CO $77,593

South Fork, CO $78,474

Villa Grove, CO $78,221

Salida, CO $78,529

Almont, CO $80,550

Buena Vista, CO $80,427

Canon City, CO $78,179

Cimarron, CO $78,706

Coal Creek, CO $77,715

Coaldale, CO $78,337

Cotopaxi, CO $78,117

Crested Butte, CO $80,974

Florence, CO $77,592

Monarch, CO $78,693

Granite, CO $79,874

Gunnison, CO $78,767

Hillside, CO $78,088

Howard, CO $78,478

Lake City, CO $78,702

Nathrop, CO $78,765

Adjunct Project Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Project Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Construction and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Adjunct Project Manager positions in Business Services or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Adjunct Project Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Adjunct Project Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$104,793	$50.0	30%
Financial Services	$88,671	$43.0	10%

Adjunct Project Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Project Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$73,272

Average $80,610/year

$88,556

$6,106

Average $6,717/month

$7,380

$1,409

Average $1,550/week

$1,703

$35

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,556	$7,380	$1,703	$43
Average	$80,610	$6,717	$1,550	$39
25th Percentile	$73,272	$6,106	$1,409	$35

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