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Communications director 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.)
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Client-side (corporate) market research salary survey results
Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results
Communications director/manager salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
$148,000 |
$4,000 |
$152,000 |
| Agriculture |
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| Automotive |
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| Banking/Financial |
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| Building Materials/Products |
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| Computer Hardware/Software |
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| Construction/Housing |
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| Consulting |
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| Consumer Goods |
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| Education |
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| Entertainment |
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| Food/Beverage |
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| Government |
$85,000 |
$25,000 |
$110,000 |
| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
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| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
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| Insurance |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| Manufacturing |
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| Media/Publishing/Information |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$150,000 |
| Non-Profits |
$90,000 |
$4,000 |
$94,000 |
| Retail |
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| Technology/IT/Web |
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| Telecommunications |
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| Transportation |
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| Travel |
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| Utilities/Energy |
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| Other |
$54,000 |
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$54,000 |
| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
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| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
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| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$80,000 |
$2,000 |
$82,000 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
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| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$85,000 |
$25,000 |
$110,000 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$54,000 |
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$54,000 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
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| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$149,000 |
$2,000 |
$151,000 |
| Canada |
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| Mexico/Central and South America |
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| Europe |
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| Asia |
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| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
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| $1Million US dollars |
$52,000 |
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$52,000 |
| $1M - $3M |
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| $3M - $6M |
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| $6M - $10M |
$90,000 |
$4,000 |
$94,000 |
| $10M - $50M |
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| $50M - $100M |
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| $100M - $300M |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| $300M - $500M |
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| $500M - $1 Billion |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$150,000 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$134,000 |
$14,500 |
$148,500 |
| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| 0 |
$84,000 |
$4,000 |
$88,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$80,000 |
$2,000 |
$82,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$120,000 |
$25,000 |
$145,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$150,000 |
| 11 - 15 |
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| 16 - 25 |
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| >25 |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| 1 year |
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| 1 - 2 |
$50,000 |
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$50,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$72,000 |
$4,000 |
$76,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$150,000 |
| 11 - 15 |
$95,000 |
$12,500 |
$107,500 |
| 16 - 25 |
$148,000 |
$4,000 |
$152,000 |
| >25 |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| 0% |
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| 15% |
$101,000 |
$4,000 |
$105,000 |
| 15% - 25% |
$120,000 |
$9,667 |
$129,667 |
| 26% - 50% |
$60,000 |
$0 |
$60,000 |
| 51% - 75% |
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| > 75% |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| 0 (None) |
$52,000 |
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$52,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$150,000 |
$0 |
$150,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$105,000 |
$14,500 |
$119,500 |
| > 10 |
$148,000 |
$4,000 |
$152,000 |
| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| High-school graduate |
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| College graduate |
$52,000 |
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$52,000 |
| Masters program graduate |
$115,600 |
$6,600 |
$122,200 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| Yes |
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| No |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| Male |
$113,333 |
$8,333 |
$121,667 |
| Female |
$85,500 |
$4,000 |
$89,500 |
| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
| 25 |
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| 25 - 30 |
$50,000 |
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$50,000 |
| 31 - 35 |
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| 36 - 45 |
$149,000 |
$2,000 |
$151,000 |
| 46 - 55 |
$83,500 |
$9,667 |
$93,167 |
| 56 - 65 |
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| 66+ |
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| Average |
$97,429 |
$6,600 |
$104,029 |
