What’s a an average salary for a project manager with 1 year of experience at a major agency?

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I’m making 50k now but looking elsewhere and don’t know what’s reasonable to negotiate

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$45 to 50k in Chicago depending on the agency

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50k in nyc

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$40-50k denver

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In ATL

$40K'ish in NYC

That’s so incredibly low. I’m making almost $20k more as a PC

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