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Consultant 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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Client-side (corporate) market research salary survey results
Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results
Consultant salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
$94,167 |
$3,833 |
$98,000 |
| Agriculture |
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| Automotive |
$98,000 |
$0 |
$98,000 |
| Banking/Financial |
$95,000 |
$9,500 |
$104,500 |
| Building Materials/Products |
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| Computer Hardware/Software |
$31,000 |
$0 |
$31,000 |
| Construction/Housing |
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| Consulting |
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| Consumer Goods |
$80,667 |
$17,333 |
$98,000 |
| Education |
$81,000 |
$0 |
$81,000 |
| Entertainment |
$128,000 |
$48,000 |
$176,000 |
| Food/Beverage |
$104,000 |
$7,333 |
$111,333 |
| Government |
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| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
$45,333 |
$0 |
$45,333 |
| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
$76,500 |
$11,000 |
$87,500 |
| Insurance |
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| Manufacturing |
$76,667 |
$2,400 |
$79,067 |
| Media/Publishing/Information |
$75,000 |
$11,667 |
$86,667 |
| Non-Profits |
$76,500 |
$0 |
$76,500 |
| Retail |
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| Technology/IT/Web |
$58,667 |
$10,667 |
$69,333 |
| Telecommunications |
$101,000 |
$7,000 |
$108,000 |
| Transportation |
$51,000 |
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$51,000 |
| Travel |
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| Utilities/Energy |
$70,000 |
$5,000 |
$75,000 |
| Other |
$92,500 |
$50,500 |
$143,000 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$76,000 |
$0 |
$76,000 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$76,833 |
$23,500 |
$100,333 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$91,769 |
$12,500 |
$104,269 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$72,143 |
$4,143 |
$76,286 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$70,750 |
$7,000 |
$77,750 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
$72,000 |
$5,000 |
$77,000 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$89,500 |
$500 |
$90,000 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$78,000 |
$3,000 |
$81,000 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$97,800 |
$11,000 |
$108,800 |
| Canada |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
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| Europe |
$3,000 |
$0 |
$3,000 |
| Asia |
$90,000 |
$7,000 |
$97,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
$25,000 |
$2,000 |
$27,000 |
| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
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| $1Million US dollars |
$53,500 |
$0 |
$53,500 |
| $1M - $3M |
$49,000 |
$1,000 |
$50,000 |
| $3M - $6M |
$77,000 |
$0 |
$77,000 |
| $6M - $10M |
$80,000 |
$0 |
$80,000 |
| $10M - $50M |
$74,167 |
$11,000 |
$85,167 |
| $50M - $100M |
$100,667 |
$4,000 |
$104,667 |
| $100M - $300M |
$72,500 |
$1,000 |
$73,500 |
| $300M - $500M |
$24,000 |
$0 |
$24,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$65,286 |
$2,833 |
$68,119 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$99,357 |
$18,385 |
$117,742 |
| Average |
$78,810 |
$8,868 |
$87,678 |
| 0 |
$66,000 |
$1,778 |
$67,778 |
| 1 - 2 |
$85,875 |
$13,833 |
$99,708 |
| 3 - 5 |
$52,000 |
$10,400 |
$62,400 |
| 6 - 10 |
$74,125 |
$1,625 |
$75,750 |
| 11 - 15 |
$88,500 |
$0 |
$88,500 |
| 16 - 25 |
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| >25 |
$101,917 |
$16,917 |
$118,833 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| 1 year |
$52,000 |
$0 |
$52,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$59,000 |
$5,000 |
$64,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$75,000 |
$6,300 |
$81,300 |
| 6 - 10 |
$59,500 |
$7,333 |
$66,833 |
| 11 - 15 |
$103,125 |
$14,286 |
$117,411 |
| 16 - 25 |
$98,111 |
$3,000 |
$101,111 |
| >25 |
$85,667 |
$35,333 |
$121,000 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| 0% |
$68,714 |
$4,000 |
$72,714 |
| 15% |
$76,818 |
$4,182 |
$81,000 |
| 15% - 25% |
$75,000 |
$2,333 |
$77,333 |
| 26% - 50% |
$101,375 |
$22,375 |
$123,750 |
| 51% - 75% |
$92,333 |
$8,250 |
$100,583 |
| > 75% |
$68,400 |
$8,667 |
$77,067 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| 0 (None) |
$68,852 |
$5,000 |
$73,852 |
| 1 - 2 |
$98,500 |
$19,700 |
$118,200 |
| 3 - 5 |
$104,667 |
$7,000 |
$111,667 |
| 6 - 10 |
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| > 10 |
$64,000 |
$6,500 |
$70,500 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| High-school graduate |
$48,000 |
$10,000 |
$58,000 |
| College graduate |
$78,150 |
$15,000 |
$93,150 |
| Masters program graduate |
$87,500 |
$4,467 |
$91,967 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$89,000 |
$0 |
$89,000 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| Yes |
$90,889 |
$19,429 |
$110,317 |
| No |
$77,278 |
$6,794 |
$84,072 |
| Average |
$80,000 |
$8,951 |
$88,951 |
| Male |
$93,750 |
$10,250 |
$104,000 |
| Female |
$81,205 |
$9,257 |
$90,462 |
| Average |
$82,372 |
$9,359 |
$91,731 |
| 25 |
$36,000 |
$0 |
$36,000 |
| 25 - 30 |
$50,000 |
$9,667 |
$59,667 |
| 31 - 35 |
$72,400 |
$8,400 |
$80,800 |
| 36 - 45 |
$110,273 |
$8,455 |
$118,727 |
| 46 - 55 |
$91,143 |
$5,667 |
$96,810 |
| 56 - 65 |
$63,750 |
$26,000 |
$89,750 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
$82,372 |
$9,359 |
$91,731 |
