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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Vice President 

Vice president 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 


Vice president/Senior vice president salary by:

Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations $147,167 $19,500 $166,667
Agriculture      
Automotive      
Banking/Financial $160,200 $58,000 $218,200
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software $119,333 $1,667 $121,000
Construction/Housing      
Consulting $90,250 $45,000 $135,250
Consumer Goods $181,667 $35,667 $217,333
Education $143,333 $12,000 $155,333
Entertainment $196,333 $37,667 $234,000
Food/Beverage $185,000 $60,000 $245,000
Government      
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals $193,667 $39,667 $233,333
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) $250,000 $100,000 $350,000
Insurance $132,000 $50,000 $182,000
Manufacturing $148,333 $20,000 $168,333
Media/Publishing/Information $162,444 $21,000 $183,444
Non-Profits $178,000 $19,000 $197,000
Retail $175,000 $0 $175,000
Technology/IT/Web      
Telecommunications      
Transportation      
Travel      
Utilities/Energy      
Other $77,500 $12,500 $90,000
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) $198,833 $60,167 $259,000
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) $191,800 $43,000 $234,800
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) $123,727 $14,818 $138,545
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) $146,400 $1,000 $147,400
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $135,154 $38,000 $173,154
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) $159,000 $34,000 $193,000
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) $65,000 $5,000 $70,000
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $132,333 $13,333 $145,667
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $139,571 $30,857 $170,429
Canada      
Mexico/Central and South America      
Europe      
Asia $275,000 $50,000 $325,000
Middle East      
Africa      
Australia/New Zealand      
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars $66,500 $2,500 $69,000
$1M - $3M $78,333 $45,000 $123,333
$3M - $6M $133,750 $10,500 $144,250
$6M - $10M $150,000 $0 $150,000
$10M - $50M $147,833 $10,833 $158,667
$50M - $100M $149,125 $13,875 $163,000
$100M - $300M $156,125 $35,000 $191,125
$300M - $500M $176,857 $28,143 $205,000
$500M - $1 Billion $145,750 $26,625 $172,375
>$1 Billion US dollars $179,556 $54,167 $233,722
Average $154,123 $31,123 $185,246


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0 $123,667 $1,667 $125,333
1 - 2 $111,867 $24,933 $136,800
3 - 5 $163,167 $16,500 $179,667
6 - 10 $172,545 $46,091 $218,636
11 - 15 $166,667 $26,667 $193,333
16  - 25 $179,857 $58,000 $237,857
>25 $168,400 $32,200 $200,600
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year $125,000 $30,000 $155,000
1 - 2      
3 - 5 $123,333 $14,667 $138,000
6 - 10 $162,667 $0 $162,667
11 - 15 $154,231 $35,769 $190,000
16  - 25 $162,545 $33,515 $196,061
>25 $141,385 $31,385 $172,769
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0% $110,000 $0 $110,000
15% $142,786 $14,929 $157,714
15% - 25% $185,778 $63,889 $249,667
26% - 50% $116,500 $23,250 $139,750
51% - 75% $156,833 $32,167 $189,000
> 75% $163,409 $31,682 $195,091
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $124,222 $30,778 $155,000
1 - 2 $130,778 $8,889 $139,667
3 - 5 $158,867 $26,200 $185,067
6 - 10 $154,917 $22,083 $177,000
> 10 $211,250 $63,417 $274,667
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate $88,333 $1,000 $89,333
College graduate $149,900 $27,900 $177,800
Masters program graduate $160,455 $38,939 $199,394
Ph.D. graduate $163,200 $20,700 $183,900
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes $158,133 $34,600 $192,733
No $153,294 $30,078 $183,373
Average $154,394 $31,106 $185,500


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $156,341 $31,951 $188,293
Female $150,208 $30,958 $181,167
Average $154,077 $31,585 $185,662


Age Base Bonus Total
25      
25 - 30      
31 - 35 $178,500 $10,000 $188,500
36 - 45 $156,607 $38,786 $195,393
46 - 55 $164,727 $28,818 $193,545
56 - 65 $141,000 $30,800 $171,800
66+ $79,667 $1,667 $81,333
Average $154,077 $31,585 $185,662