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Senior research analyst 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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Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results
Senior research analyst salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
$68,250 |
$1,250 |
$69,500 |
| Agriculture |
$77,500 |
$8,500 |
$86,000 |
| Automotive |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| Banking/Financial |
$97,167 |
$19,200 |
$116,367 |
| Building Materials/Products |
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| Computer Hardware/Software |
$112,750 |
$12,000 |
$124,750 |
| Construction/Housing |
$64,000 |
$0 |
$64,000 |
| Consulting |
$77,400 |
$2,000 |
$79,400 |
| Consumer Goods |
$78,857 |
$17,167 |
$96,024 |
| Education |
$60,000 |
|
$60,000 |
| Entertainment |
$60,000 |
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$60,000 |
| Food/Beverage |
$90,600 |
$4,400 |
$95,000 |
| Government |
$76,000 |
$0 |
$76,000 |
| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
$74,385 |
$7,000 |
$81,385 |
| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
$63,000 |
$0 |
$63,000 |
| Insurance |
$69,643 |
$3,846 |
$73,489 |
| Manufacturing |
$79,250 |
$12,333 |
$91,583 |
| Media/Publishing/Information |
$74,222 |
$17,375 |
$91,597 |
| Non-Profits |
$63,000 |
$1,500 |
$64,500 |
| Retail |
$70,000 |
$3,250 |
$73,250 |
| Technology/IT/Web |
$122,333 |
$20,667 |
$143,000 |
| Telecommunications |
$105,000 |
$17,500 |
$122,500 |
| Transportation |
$76,750 |
$4,500 |
$81,250 |
| Travel |
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| Utilities/Energy |
$82,250 |
$14,583 |
$96,833 |
| Other |
$73,818 |
$4,700 |
$78,518 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$81,125 |
$2,714 |
$83,839 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$80,545 |
$11,000 |
$91,545 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$78,933 |
$10,536 |
$89,469 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$84,059 |
$3,938 |
$87,996 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$80,750 |
$6,231 |
$86,981 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
$51,800 |
$23,500 |
$75,300 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$81,300 |
$7,600 |
$88,900 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$72,286 |
$27,250 |
$99,536 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$90,692 |
$10,538 |
$101,231 |
| Canada |
$64,800 |
$1,000 |
$65,800 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
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| Europe |
$15,000 |
$0 |
$15,000 |
| Asia |
$2,000 |
$0 |
$2,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
$110,000 |
$0 |
$110,000 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
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| $1Million US dollars |
$73,667 |
$2,000 |
$75,667 |
| $1M - $3M |
$71,500 |
$5,500 |
$77,000 |
| $3M - $6M |
$58,000 |
$2,000 |
$60,000 |
| $6M - $10M |
$45,000 |
$0 |
$45,000 |
| $10M - $50M |
$61,778 |
$1,333 |
$63,111 |
| $50M - $100M |
$67,714 |
$14,400 |
$82,114 |
| $100M - $300M |
$74,889 |
$14,000 |
$88,889 |
| $300M - $500M |
$67,286 |
$2,429 |
$69,714 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$73,833 |
$10,300 |
$84,133 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$87,209 |
$10,246 |
$97,455 |
| Average |
$78,884 |
$8,860 |
$87,744 |
| 0 |
$37,500 |
$23,000 |
$60,500 |
| 1 - 2 |
$71,667 |
$3,688 |
$75,354 |
| 3 - 5 |
$79,259 |
$11,364 |
$90,623 |
| 6 - 10 |
$80,176 |
$4,059 |
$84,235 |
| 11 - 15 |
$79,222 |
$15,667 |
$94,889 |
| 16 - 25 |
$80,500 |
$9,500 |
$90,000 |
| >25 |
$87,500 |
$12,241 |
$99,741 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| 1 year |
$175,000 |
$50,000 |
$225,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$47,250 |
$18,000 |
$65,250 |
| 3 - 5 |
$70,364 |
$4,222 |
$74,586 |
| 6 - 10 |
$75,952 |
$7,838 |
$83,790 |
| 11 - 15 |
$81,440 |
$11,273 |
$92,713 |
| 16 - 25 |
$84,650 |
$7,778 |
$92,428 |
| >25 |
$91,000 |
$8,455 |
$99,455 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| 0% |
$106,000 |
$8,000 |
$114,000 |
| 15% |
$75,250 |
$22,000 |
$97,250 |
| 15% - 25% |
$58,500 |
$1,400 |
$59,900 |
| 26% - 50% |
$71,500 |
$13,333 |
$84,833 |
| 51% - 75% |
$83,517 |
$6,259 |
$89,777 |
| > 75% |
$80,619 |
$7,673 |
$88,292 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| 0 (None) |
$78,534 |
$9,222 |
$87,756 |
| 1 - 2 |
$75,650 |
$3,667 |
$79,317 |
| 3 - 5 |
$115,000 |
$27,500 |
$142,500 |
| 6 - 10 |
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| > 10 |
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| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| High-school graduate |
$90,000 |
$21,000 |
$111,000 |
| College graduate |
$74,462 |
$8,250 |
$82,712 |
| Masters program graduate |
$79,165 |
$8,620 |
$87,784 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$97,333 |
$9,000 |
$106,333 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| Yes |
$80,517 |
$9,500 |
$90,017 |
| No |
$78,094 |
$8,381 |
$86,475 |
| Average |
$78,656 |
$8,645 |
$87,301 |
| Male |
$80,470 |
$9,536 |
$90,005 |
| Female |
$76,052 |
$7,868 |
$83,920 |
| Average |
$78,403 |
$8,725 |
$87,128 |
| 25 |
$51,000 |
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$51,000 |
| 25 - 30 |
$57,500 |
$11,067 |
$68,567 |
| 31 - 35 |
$71,351 |
$4,484 |
$75,835 |
| 36 - 45 |
$84,267 |
$9,222 |
$93,489 |
| 46 - 55 |
$88,833 |
$11,136 |
$99,970 |
| 56 - 65 |
$97,154 |
$11,385 |
$108,538 |
| 66+ |
$73,000 |
$4,000 |
$77,000 |
| Average |
$78,403 |
$8,725 |
$87,128 |
