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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 1,760 usable surveys from provider-side researchers (market research company employees) and achieved an interval of 2.2 at the 95 percent confidence level. (Not all respondents answered all questions.)
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| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
11 |
$112,455 |
$13,250 |
|
$125,705 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
24 |
$105,625 |
$12,200 |
$17,000 |
$134,825 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
27 |
$101,222 |
$11,455 |
$35,000 |
$147,677 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
9 |
$93,556 |
$47,375 |
$100,000 |
$240,931 |
| South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
20 |
$100,750 |
$10,786 |
$4,000 |
$115,536 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
2 |
$78,500 |
$5,500 |
|
$84,000 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
7 |
$108,429 |
$44,000 |
|
$152,429 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
8 |
$87,375 |
$9,500 |
$13,000 |
$109,875 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
14 |
$117,214 |
$3,333 |
|
$120,548 |
| Canada |
1 |
$109,000 |
$3,000 |
|
$112,000 |
| Mexico |
2 |
$33,000 |
$10,000 |
|
$43,000 |
| Central and South America |
1 |
$54,000 |
$5,000 |
|
$59,000 |
| Eastern Europe |
2 |
$46,500 |
$15,500 |
|
$62,000 |
| Western Europe |
11 |
$94,545 |
$12,000 |
|
$106,545 |
| Asia |
10 |
$104,700 |
$22,333 |
$6,000 |
$133,033 |
| Middle East |
1 |
$114,000 |
$10,000 |
|
$124,000 |
| Africa |
1 |
$72,000 |
$3,000 |
|
$75,000 |
| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
151 |
$100,748 |
$15,394 |
$34,917 |
$151,059 |
| < $1 Million US dollars |
15 |
$78,067 |
$13,250 |
$23,000 |
$114,317 |
| $1M - $3M |
31 |
$82,226 |
$11,682 |
$16,500 |
$110,408 |
| $3M - $6M |
16 |
$107,563 |
$10,583 |
$12,000 |
$130,146 |
| $6M - $10M |
15 |
$114,000 |
$19,091 |
$5,000 |
$138,091 |
| $10M - $50M |
32 |
$108,563 |
$25,909 |
$88,000 |
$222,472 |
| $50M - $100M |
10 |
$106,300 |
$7,333 |
|
$113,633 |
| $100M - $300M |
8 |
$118,875 |
$15,667 |
|
$134,542 |
| $300M - $500M |
5 |
$74,400 |
$3,333 |
|
$77,733 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
2 |
$92,500 |
$9,000 |
|
$101,500 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
11 |
$116,909 |
$15,667 |
$35,000 |
$167,576 |
| Average |
145 |
$99,876 |
$15,612 |
$34,917 |
$150,405 |
| 0 |
1 |
$13,000 |
|
|
$13,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
11 |
$74,000 |
$11,500 |
$5,000 |
$90,500 |
| 3 - 5 |
16 |
$94,063 |
$33,286 |
$100,000 |
$227,348 |
| 6 - 10 |
27 |
$99,259 |
$11,526 |
$12,667 |
$123,452 |
| 11 - 15 |
10 |
$102,900 |
$16,625 |
|
$119,525 |
| 16 - 25 |
22 |
$106,773 |
$17,400 |
$10,250 |
$134,423 |
| >25 |
62 |
$104,355 |
$9,975 |
$35,000 |
$149,330 |
| Average |
149 |
$99,732 |
$15,167 |
$34,917 |
$149,815 |
| < 1 year |
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|
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| 1 - 2 |
1 |
$36,000 |
$6,000 |
|
$42,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
11 |
$74,273 |
$10,667 |
$22,000 |
$106,939 |
| 6 - 10 |
42 |
$87,429 |
$10,038 |
$10,500 |
$107,967 |
| 11 - 15 |
40 |
$99,325 |
$10,172 |
$12,333 |
$121,831 |
| 16 - 25 |
40 |
$118,900 |
$27,148 |
$98,667 |
$244,715 |
| >25 |
14 |
$106,143 |
$14,111 |
|
$120,254 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| 0% |
1 |
$111,000 |
$6,000 |
|
$117,000 |
| < 15% |
3 |
$84,333 |
$6,500 |
|
$90,833 |
| 15% - 25% |
10 |
$93,600 |
$48,556 |
$97,333 |
$239,489 |
| 26% - 50% |
11 |
$112,818 |
$8,100 |
$5,000 |
$125,918 |
| 51% - 75% |
45 |
$97,378 |
$15,677 |
$22,000 |
$135,055 |
| > 75% |
78 |
$100,218 |
$10,313 |
$13,000 |
$123,530 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| 0 (None) |
16 |
$95,063 |
$16,571 |
|
$111,634 |
| 1 - 2 |
56 |
$95,607 |
$13,308 |
$6,667 |
$115,582 |
| 3 - 5 |
43 |
$97,395 |
$18,379 |
$55,667 |
$171,441 |
| 6 - 10 |
24 |
$110,208 |
$15,842 |
$21,667 |
$147,717 |
| > 10 |
9 |
$114,667 |
$7,000 |
|
$121,667 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| High-school graduate |
3 |
$81,000 |
$3,000 |
|
$84,000 |
| College graduate |
63 |
$90,952 |
$13,348 |
$14,500 |
$118,800 |
| Masters program graduate |
70 |
$107,300 |
$17,469 |
$49,714 |
$174,484 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
12 |
$104,667 |
$9,000 |
$13,000 |
$126,667 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| Yes |
32 |
$88,656 |
$26,667 |
$82,500 |
$197,823 |
| No |
116 |
$102,612 |
$11,975 |
$11,125 |
$125,712 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| Male |
58 |
$100,397 |
$21,051 |
$47,250 |
$168,698 |
| Female |
90 |
$99,078 |
$11,242 |
$10,250 |
$120,570 |
| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
| < 25 |
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| 25 - 30 |
14 |
$70,143 |
$12,500 |
$4,500 |
$87,143 |
| 31 - 35 |
35 |
$89,400 |
$8,760 |
$16,800 |
$114,960 |
| 36 - 45 |
55 |
$106,000 |
$22,056 |
$93,333 |
$221,389 |
| 46 - 55 |
30 |
$113,267 |
$15,450 |
$23,000 |
$151,717 |
| 56 - 65 |
14 |
$100,071 |
$5,750 |
|
$105,821 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
148 |
$99,595 |
$15,030 |
$34,917 |
$149,541 |
