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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Statistician 

Statistician 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 


Statistician salary by:

Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations      
Agriculture $70,000 $4,000 $74,000
Automotive      
Banking/Financial $90,000 $13,000 $103,000  
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software      
Construction/Housing      
Consulting      
Consumer Goods      
Education $65,500 $0 $65,000
Entertainment      
Food/Beverage      
Government      
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals             
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.)      
Insurance        
Manufacturing      
Media/Publishing/Information      
Non-Profits      
Retail      
Technology/IT/Web      
Telecommunications      
Transportation $30,000 $0 $30,000
Travel      
Utilities/Energy           
Other      
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


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) $65,000 $0 $65,000
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)        
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)       
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) $80,000 $8,500 $88,500
Canada      
Mexico/Central and South America          
Europe          
Asia                
Middle East          
Africa        
Australia/New Zealand             
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars      
$1M - $3M      
$3M - $6M      
$6M - $10M             
$10M - $50M $70,000 $4,000 $74,000
$50M - $100M $90,000 $13.000 $103,000
$100M - $300M      
$300M - $500M      
$500M - $1 Billion      
>$1 Billion US dollars      
Average $80,000 $8,500 $8,8500


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0      
1 - 2 $75,000 $5,667 $80,667
3 - 5      
6 - 10           
11 - 15      
16  - 25      
>25      
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year      
1 - 2         
3 - 5      
6 - 10      
11 - 15 $67,500 $2,000 $69,500
16  - 25 $90,000 $13,000 $103,000
>25       
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0% $65,000 $0 $65,000
15% $70,000 $4,000 $74,000
15% - 25% $90,000 $13,000 $103,000
26% - 50%      
51% - 75%      
> 75%      
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $75,000 $5,667 $80,667
1 - 2      
3 - 5      
6 - 10           
> 10           
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate           
College graduate $70,600 $4,000 $84,000
Masters program graduate      
Ph.D. graduate $77,500 $6,500 $84,000
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes      
No $75,000 $5,667 $80,667
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $80,000 $8,500 $88,500
Female $65,000 $0 $65,000
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667


Age Base Bonus Total
25          
25 - 30      
31 - 35      
36 - 45 $70,000 $4,000 $74,000
46 - 55      
56 - 65 $77,500 $6,500 $84,000
66+         
Average $75,000 $5,667 $80,667