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Other market research titles 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 


Salary by:

Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations      
Agriculture $92,000 $0 $92,000
Automotive      
Banking/Financial      
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software      
Construction/Housing      
Consulting $84,500 $6,250 $90,750
Consumer Goods      
Education      
Entertainment      
Food/Beverage      
Government      
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals $71,667 $5,000 $76,667
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.)      
Insurance $83,000 $10,000 $93,000
Manufacturing      
Media/Publishing/Information      
Non-Profits      
Retail      
Technology/IT/Web      
Telecommunications      
Transportation $30,000 $0 $30,000
Travel      
Utilities/Energy $86,000 $14,000 $100,000
Other $94,000 $11,500 $105,500
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) $40,000 $4,000 $44,000
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) $90,500 $8,500 $99,000
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) $74,667 $3,800 $78,467
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) $142,000 $16,000 $158,000
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $30,000 $0 $30,000
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)      
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)      
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $92,000 $0 $92,000
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $100,000 $20,000 $120,000
Canada $88,000 $10,500 $98,500
Mexico/Central and South America      
Europe      
Asia      
Middle East      
Africa      
Australia/New Zealand      
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars $70,000 $0 $70,000
$1M - $3M $30,000 $0 $30,000
$3M - $6M $65,000 $5,500 $70,500
$6M - $10M      
$10M - $50M $74,000 $2,500 $76,500
$50M - $100M $92,000 $0 $92,000
$100M - $300M $100,000 $20,000 $120,000
$300M - $500M $142,000 $16,000 $158,000
$500M - $1 Billion $91,000 $17,000 $108,000
>$1 Billion US dollars $87,000 $8,333 $95,333
Average $81,000 $7,231 $88,231


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0 $35,000 $2,000 $37,000
1 - 2 $75,333 $7,000 $82,333
3 - 5 $91,000 $3,500 $94,500
6 - 10      
11 - 15 $108,500 $9,500 $118,000
16  - 25 $99,000 $0 $99,000
>25 $83,000 $10,600 $93,600
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year $60,000 $0 $60,000
1 - 2      
3 - 5 $66,000 $4,500 $70,500
6 - 10 $83,250 $13,000 $96,250
11 - 15 $88,000 $3,333 $91,333
16  - 25 $142,000 $16,000 $158,000
>25 $86,000 $14,000 $100,000
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0%      
15% $73,400 $600 $74,000
15% - 25% $55,333 $7,500 $62,833
26% - 50% $121,000 $18,000 $139,000
51% - 75% $92,000 $2,000 $94,000
> 75% $85,500 $10,250 $95,750
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $76,583 $6,909 $83,492
1 - 2 $56,000 $3,000 $59,000
3 - 5 $117,000 $9,000 $126,000
6 - 10      
> 10      
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate      
College graduate $72,600 $7,600 $80,200
Masters program graduate $83,778 $7,125 $90,903
Ph.D. graduate $92,000 $2,000 $94,000
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes $81,000 $12,500 $93,500
No $80,538 $6,000 $86,538
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $85,000 $6,667 $91,667
Female $74,000 $7,400 $81,400
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529


Age Base Bonus Total
25      
25 - 30 $69,250 $10,000 $79,250
31 - 35 $84,000 $5,500 $89,500
36 - 45 $79,200 $3,200 $82,400
46 - 55 $96,000 $16,000 $112,000
56 - 65 $88,000 $7,000 $95,000
66+      
Average $80,600 $6,929 $87,529