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Consultant 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
Consultant salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
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$150,000 |
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$150,000 |
| Agriculture |
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| Automotive |
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| Banking/Financial |
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| Building Materials/Products |
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| Computer Hardware/Software |
1 |
$150,000 |
$6,000 |
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$156,000 |
| Construction/Housing |
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| Consulting |
2 |
$102,000 |
$9,000 |
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$111,000 |
| Consumer Goods |
1 |
$175,000 |
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$175,000 |
| Education |
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| Entertainment |
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| Food/Beverage |
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| Government |
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| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
7 |
$91,286 |
$16,000 |
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$107,286 |
| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
2 |
$128,000 |
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$128,000 |
| Insurance |
2 |
$77,000 |
$7,000 |
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$84,000 |
| Manufacturing |
1 |
$96,000 |
$16,000 |
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$112,000 |
| Media/Publishing/Information |
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| Non-Profits |
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| Retail |
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| Technology/IT/Web |
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| Telecommunications |
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| Transportation |
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| Travel |
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| Utilities/Energy |
4 |
$70,750 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$80,750 |
| Other |
2 |
$58,500 |
$2,000 |
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$60,500 |
| Average |
23 |
$96,696 |
$10,462 |
$5,000 |
$112,157 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
1 |
$76,000 |
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$76,000 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
1 |
$175,000 |
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$175,000 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
10 |
$96,700 |
$14,429 |
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$111,129 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
1 |
$150,000 |
$6,000 |
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$156,000 |
| South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
4 |
$100,750 |
$3,000 |
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$103,750 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
1 |
$104,000 |
$4,000 |
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$108,000 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
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| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
2 |
$71,500 |
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$71,500 |
| Canada |
1 |
$90,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$100,000 |
| Mexico |
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| Central and South America |
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| Eastern Europe |
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| Western Europe |
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| Asia |
2 |
$58,000 |
$8,500 |
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$66,500 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
23 |
$96,696 |
$10,462 |
$5,000 |
$112,157 |
| < $1 Million US dollars |
2 |
$112,500 |
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$112,500 |
| $1M - $3M |
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| $3M - $6M |
1 |
$76,000 |
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$76,000 |
| $6M - $10M |
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| $10M - $50M |
1 |
$125,000 |
$21,000 |
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$146,000 |
| $50M - $100M |
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| $100M - $300M |
1 |
$150,000 |
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$150,000 |
| $300M - $500M |
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| $500M - $1 Billion |
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| >$1 Billion US dollars |
17 |
$92,353 |
$9,583 |
$5,000 |
$106,936 |
| Average |
22 |
$97,545 |
$10,462 |
$5,000 |
$113,007 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
5 |
$103,200 |
$13,000 |
$5,000 |
$121,200 |
| 3 - 5 |
2 |
$84,500 |
$16,000 |
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$100,500 |
| 6 - 10 |
6 |
$81,167 |
$3,500 |
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$84,667 |
| 11 - 15 |
3 |
$135,333 |
$7,000 |
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$142,333 |
| 16 - 25 |
1 |
$100,000 |
$14,000 |
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$114,000 |
| >25 |
6 |
$91,000 |
$11,000 |
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$102,000 |
| Average |
23 |
$96,696 |
$10,462 |
$5,000 |
$112,157 |
| < 1 year |
2 |
$90,500 |
$7,500 |
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$98,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
2 |
$83,000 |
$4,000 |
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$87,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
7 |
$93,714 |
$13,400 |
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$107,114 |
| 6 - 10 |
3 |
$67,333 |
$7,000 |
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$74,333 |
| 11 - 15 |
2 |
$74,000 |
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$74,000 |
| 16 - 25 |
4 |
$151,250 |
$10,000 |
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$161,250 |
| >25 |
1 |
$90,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$100,000 |
| Average |
21 |
$97,524 |
$9,833 |
$5,000 |
$112,357 |
| 0% |
1 |
$97,000 |
$3,000 |
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$100,000 |
| < 15% |
6 |
$73,333 |
$11,000 |
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$84,333 |
| 15% - 25% |
1 |
$150,000 |
$6,000 |
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$156,000 |
| 26% - 50% |
4 |
$97,000 |
$8,000 |
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$105,000 |
| 51% - 75% |
3 |
$126,000 |
$16,000 |
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$142,000 |
| > 75% |
7 |
$95,429 |
$9,750 |
$5,000 |
$110,179 |
| Average |
22 |
$96,409 |
$9,833 |
$5,000 |
$111,242 |
| 0 (None) |
17 |
$95,706 |
$11,100 |
$5,000 |
$111,806 |
| 1 - 2 |
1 |
$150,000 |
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$150,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
1 |
$104,000 |
$4,000 |
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$108,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
3 |
$80,000 |
$3,000 |
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$83,000 |
| > 10 |
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| Average |
22 |
$96,409 |
$9,833 |
$5,000 |
$111,242 |
| High-school graduate |
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| College graduate |
6 |
$102,667 |
$10,000 |
$5,000 |
$117,667 |
| Masters program graduate |
15 |
$95,467 |
$9,750 |
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$105,217 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
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| Average |
21 |
$97,524 |
$9,833 |
$5,000 |
$112,357 |
| Yes |
5 |
$94,600 |
$13,250 |
$5,000 |
$112,850 |
| No |
16 |
$98,438 |
$8,125 |
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$106,563 |
| Average |
21 |
$97,524 |
$9,833 |
$5,000 |
$112,357 |
| Male |
9 |
$94,556 |
$10,333 |
$5,000 |
$109,889 |
| Female |
11 |
$100,000 |
$10,600 |
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$110,600 |
| Average |
20 |
$97,550 |
$10,455 |
$5,000 |
$113,005 |
| < 25 |
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| 25 - 30 |
3 |
$90,333 |
$16,500 |
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$106,833 |
| 31 - 35 |
8 |
$73,875 |
$8,200 |
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$82,075 |
| 36 - 45 |
2 |
$87,000 |
$16,000 |
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$103,000 |
| 46 - 55 |
4 |
$123,750 |
$14,000 |
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$137,750 |
| 56 - 65 |
3 |
$140,000 |
$5,500 |
$5,000 |
$150,500 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
20 |
$97,550 |
$10,455 |
$5,000 |
$113,005 |
