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Market research analyst salary - corporate side of market research
Note: The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online in April 2013 among Quirk’s subscribers. In total we received 3,539 responses. We received 1,247 usable surveys from client-side researchers (corporate market research) and achieved an interval of 2.8 at the 95 percent confidence level. (Not all respondents answered all questions.)
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Market research salaries by job title
Market research analyst salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
4 |
$52,750 |
$1,000 |
|
$53,750 |
| Agriculture |
1 |
$86,000 |
$20,000 |
|
$106,000 |
| Automotive |
2 |
$67,000 |
|
|
$67,000 |
| Banking/Financial |
8 |
$58,875 |
$4,200 |
$4,333 |
$67,408 |
| Building Materials/Products |
2 |
$44,000 |
$3,000 |
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$47,000 |
| Computer Hardware/Software |
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| Construction/Housing |
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| Consulting |
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| Consumer Goods |
6 |
$55,667 |
$5,000 |
$2,500 |
$63,167 |
| Education |
5 |
$58,200 |
$3,000 |
|
$61,200 |
| Entertainment |
1 |
$80,000 |
$17,000 |
$5,000 |
$102,000 |
| Food/Beverage |
7 |
$47,000 |
$5,250 |
$2,000 |
$54,250 |
| Government |
3 |
$60,000 |
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$60,000 |
| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
11 |
$57,818 |
$5,833 |
$8,000 |
$71,652 |
| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
4 |
$50,250 |
$2,000 |
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$52,250 |
| Insurance |
10 |
$56,500 |
$5,000 |
$7,500 |
$69,000 |
| Manufacturing |
8 |
$68,500 |
$11,000 |
$1,500 |
$81,000 |
| Media/Publishing/Information |
7 |
$54,857 |
$4,500 |
|
$59,357 |
| Non-Profits |
9 |
$56,889 |
$3,333 |
|
$60,222 |
| Retail |
6 |
$52,833 |
$1,000 |
|
$53,833 |
| Technology/IT/Web |
6 |
$71,000 |
$16,500 |
$10,000 |
$97,500 |
| Telecommunications |
2 |
$45,000 |
$41,000 |
$41,000 |
$127,000 |
| Transportation |
1 |
$78,000 |
$300,000 |
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$378,000 |
| Travel |
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| Utilities/Energy |
6 |
$70,167 |
$11,600 |
$7,000 |
$88,767 |
| Other |
1 |
$63,000 |
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$63,000 |
| Average |
110 |
$58,591 |
$13,426 |
$7,056 |
$79,072 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
3 |
$52,667 |
$4,000 |
$5,000 |
$61,667 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
11 |
$64,364 |
$14,250 |
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$78,614 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
30 |
$58,567 |
$4,500 |
$5,125 |
$68,192 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
15 |
$59,867 |
$49,286 |
$5,500 |
$114,652 |
| South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
22 |
$55,455 |
$3,444 |
$2,000 |
$60,899 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
3 |
$49,667 |
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$2,000 |
$51,667 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
3 |
$68,667 |
$5,000 |
$3,000 |
$76,667 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
6 |
$58,167 |
$17,000 |
$24,000 |
$99,167 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
9 |
$71,333 |
$12,600 |
$7,500 |
$91,433 |
| Canada |
3 |
$48,667 |
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$48,667 |
| Mexico |
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| Central and South America |
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| Eastern Europe |
1 |
$37,000 |
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$37,000 |
| Western Europe |
2 |
$45,000 |
$3,000 |
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$48,000 |
| Asia |
1 |
$11,000 |
$5,000 |
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$16,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
1 |
$74,000 |
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$74,000 |
| Average |
110 |
$58,591 |
$13,426 |
$7,056 |
$79,072 |
| < $1 Million US dollars |
3 |
$45,333 |
$1,000 |
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$46,333 |
| $1M - $3M |
1 |
$55,000 |
|
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$55,000 |
| $3M - $6M |
2 |
$70,000 |
$17,000 |
$5,000 |
$92,000 |
| $6M - $10M |
2 |
$44,500 |
|
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$44,500 |
| $10M - $50M |
11 |
$54,091 |
$4,800 |
$10,000 |
$68,891 |
| $50M - $100M |
7 |
$52,571 |
|
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$52,571 |
| $100M - $300M |
11 |
$60,364 |
$62,800 |
$1,000 |
$124,164 |
| $300M - $500M |
6 |
$48,000 |
$11,000 |
$3,000 |
$62,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
11 |
$68,364 |
$6,167 |
$6,000 |
$80,530 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
41 |
$60,732 |
$8,476 |
$9,000 |
$78,208 |
| Average |
95 |
$58,705 |
$14,381 |
$7,563 |
$80,649 |
| 0 |
5 |
$64,000 |
$1,000 |
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$65,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
27 |
$56,926 |
$30,167 |
$3,600 |
$90,693 |
| 3 - 5 |
34 |
$58,824 |
$8,625 |
$11,400 |
$78,849 |
| 6 - 10 |
15 |
$50,933 |
$4,286 |
$4,500 |
$59,719 |
| 11 - 15 |
6 |
$51,167 |
$4,000 |
$10,000 |
$65,167 |
| 16 - 25 |
3 |
$58,667 |
$4,500 |
$3,000 |
$66,167 |
| >25 |
17 |
$66,706 |
$13,800 |
$7,500 |
$88,006 |
| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| < 1 year |
10 |
$53,700 |
$20,667 |
$21,500 |
$95,867 |
| 1 - 2 |
20 |
$55,350 |
$6,111 |
$6,500 |
$67,961 |
| 3 - 5 |
32 |
$55,813 |
$5,154 |
$3,143 |
$64,109 |
| 6 - 10 |
22 |
$61,136 |
$9,556 |
$7,500 |
$78,192 |
| 11 - 15 |
10 |
$55,800 |
$53,333 |
$7,000 |
$116,133 |
| 16 - 25 |
9 |
$61,667 |
$5,500 |
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$67,167 |
| >25 |
4 |
$87,500 |
$4,500 |
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$92,000 |
| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| 0% |
1 |
$76,000 |
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$76,000 |
| < 15% |
2 |
$58,500 |
$1,000 |
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$59,500 |
| 15% - 25% |
2 |
$53,500 |
$3,000 |
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$56,500 |
| 26% - 50% |
20 |
$58,450 |
$2,571 |
$6,000 |
$67,021 |
| 51% - 75% |
27 |
$59,296 |
$5,273 |
$6,000 |
$70,569 |
| > 75% |
55 |
$57,600 |
$20,808 |
$7,357 |
$85,765 |
| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| 0 (None) |
104 |
$58,394 |
$13,622 |
$7,056 |
$79,072 |
| 1 - 2 |
2 |
$59,000 |
$8,000 |
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$67,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
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| 6 - 10 |
1 |
$47,000 |
|
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$47,000 |
| > 10 |
|
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| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| High-school graduate |
4 |
$61,000 |
$3,000 |
$5,000 |
$69,000 |
| College graduate |
53 |
$54,906 |
$21,952 |
$8,167 |
$85,025 |
| Masters program graduate |
48 |
$60,583 |
$6,696 |
$4,800 |
$72,079 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
2 |
$88,000 |
|
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$88,000 |
| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| Yes |
23 |
$65,304 |
$7,000 |
$5,667 |
$77,971 |
| No |
84 |
$56,381 |
$15,794 |
$8,444 |
$80,620 |
| Average |
107 |
$58,299 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$78,855 |
| Male |
32 |
$60,938 |
$35,636 |
$11,667 |
$108,241 |
| Female |
74 |
$57,378 |
$6,543 |
$4,750 |
$68,671 |
| Average |
106 |
$58,453 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$79,008 |
| < 25 |
10 |
$49,600 |
$16,000 |
$14,000 |
$79,600 |
| 25 - 30 |
39 |
$55,564 |
$7,412 |
$4,857 |
$67,833 |
| 31 - 35 |
14 |
$59,357 |
$53,333 |
$2,000 |
$114,690 |
| 36 - 45 |
20 |
$57,900 |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
$71,900 |
| 46 - 55 |
16 |
$59,500 |
$4,875 |
$5,000 |
$69,375 |
| 56 - 65 |
7 |
$84,571 |
$4,500 |
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$89,071 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
106 |
$58,453 |
$13,500 |
$7,056 |
$79,008 |
