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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Brand Manager/Product Manager 

Brand manager salary - corporate side of market research

Note: The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online in May 2011 among Quirk’s subscribers. We received 1,312 usable surveys from client-side researchers (corporate market research) and achieved an interval of 2.6 at the 95 percent confidence level. (Not all respondents answered all questions.) 

For a complete survey results follow the links below:
Client-side (corporate) market research salary survey results
Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results 


Brand manager/Product manager salary by:

Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations $63,000 $13,000 $76,000
Agriculture      
Automotive      
Banking/Financial $80,000 $7,000 $87,000
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software      
Construction/Housing      
Consulting      
Consumer Goods      
Education      
Entertainment      
Food/Beverage      
Government      
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals $60,000 $6,000 $66,000
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.)      
Insurance      
Manufacturing      
Media/Publishing/Information $115,000 $0 $115,000
Non-Profits      
Retail      
Technology/IT/Web      
Telecommunications      
Transportation $69,000 $0 $69,000
Travel      
Utilities/Energy      
Other      
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)      
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)      
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) $64,000 $6,333 $70,333
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)      
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $97,500 $3,500 $101,000
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)      
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)      
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)      
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)      
Canada      
Mexico/Central and South America      
Europe      
Asia      
Middle East      
Africa      
Australia/New Zealand      
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars      
$1M - $3M      
$3M - $6M      
$6M - $10M      
$10M - $50M      
$50M - $100M      
$100M - $300M      
$300M - $500M $115,000 $0 $115,000
$500M - $1 Billion $80,000 $7,000 $87,000
>$1 Billion US dollars $64,000 $6,333 $70,333
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600

 


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0 $92,000 $0 $92,000
1 - 2      
3 - 5      
6 - 10      
11 - 15 $60,000 $6,000 $66,000
16  - 25 $63,000 $13,000 $76,000
>25 $80,000 $7,000 $87,000
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year      
1 - 2 $80,000 $7,000 $87,000
3 - 5 $64,500 $3,000 $67,500
6 - 10 $63,000 $13,000 $76,000
11 - 15      
16  - 25 $115,000 $0 $115,000
>25      
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0%      
15% $86,000 $6,667 $92,667
15% - 25% $64,500 $3,000 $67,500
26% - 50%      
51% - 75%      
> 75%      
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $69,667 $4,333 $74,000
1 - 2      
3 - 5 $115,000 $0 $115,000
6 - 10      
> 10 $63,000 $13,000 $76,000
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate      
College graduate $61,500 $9,500 $71,000
Masters program graduate $88,000 $2,333 $90,333
Ph.D. graduate      
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes $88,000 $2,333 $90,333
No $61,500 $9,500 $71,000
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $115,000 $0 $115,000
Female $68,000 $6,500 $74,500
Average $77,400 $5,200 $82,600


Age Base Bonus Total
25 $115,000 $0 $115,000
25 - 30 $68,000 $6,500 $74,500
31 - 35 $77,400 $5,200 $82,600
36 - 45 $115,000 $0 $115,000
46 - 55 $68,000 $6,500 $74,500
56 - 65 $77,400 $5,200 $82,600
66+ $115,000 $0 $115,000
Average $68,000 $6,500 $74,500