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PfMP – Portfolio Management Professional

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RANK #74 / 100 DIVERSIFY DEMAND 88 2026-Q3 DATA
$320,222
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Your benchmark against real contributors — the median beside top-of-band, plus stacking uplift and vintage decay.

What the verdict means

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The analyst note

The read

This is PMI's rarest credential — a figure that sits higher than the rank would suggest, and the index flags the mismatch. The pay really reflects how senior the few holders are; the tiny market is what limits its use as a signal.

Who holds it

Portfolio directors and PMO heads who govern investment portfolios across whole programs, typically inside very large enterprises and government departments. The global holder count runs into the low thousands, no more.

The case for the verdict

For the handful already working in portfolio governance, it makes a fine capstone. As a career instrument, though, it's illiquid — too few job adverts name it to bank on. For most people, PMP plus some demonstrable portfolio experience does the same work.

The risk

With so few holders, the salary figure rests on thin statistics and could move easily. Expect this line to be re-ranked in a future build, once that salary-versus-rank inconsistency gets resolved.

The benchmark check

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Where it sits

Bottom half of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 3% above the rest of the Top 100.

Vendor

One of 3 PMI certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 2nd among them.

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