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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Director of Marketing 

Director of marketing 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.) 

For a complete survey results follow the links below:
Client-side (corporate) market research salary survey results
Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results 


Director of marketing salary by:


Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations $60,000 $1,000 $61,000
Agriculture      
Automotive      
Banking/Financial $89,000 $2,000 $91,000
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software      
Construction/Housing      
Consulting      
Consumer Goods      
Education $107,000 $5,000 $112,000
Entertainment      
Food/Beverage $115,000 $0 $115,000
Government      
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals $130,000 $0 $130,000
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.)      
Insurance $120,000 $10,000 $130,000
Manufacturing $63,000 $6,000 $69,000
Media/Publishing/Information $99,000 $17,667 $116,667
Non-Profits $70,667 $1,333 $72,000
Retail      
Technology/IT/Web      
Telecommunications $130,000 $11,000 $141,000
Transportation      
Travel      
Utilities/Energy $96,000 $15,000 $111,000
Other $37,000 $13,000 $50,000
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) $101,000 $7,000 $108,000
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)      
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) $67,000 $2,200 $69,200
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)      
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $105,250 $16,250 $121,500
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)      
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) $115,000 $0 $115,000
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $91,333 $6,000 $97,333
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $99,000 $7,000 $106,000
Canada      
Mexico/Central and South America      
Europe      
Asia      
Middle East      
Africa      
Australia/New Zealand      
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars $65,000 $6,000 $71,000
$1M - $3M $60,000 $1,000 $61,000
$3M - $6M      
$6M - $10M      
$10M - $50M $106,000 $1,500 $107,500
$50M - $100M $50,000 $9,500 $59,500
$100M - $300M $115,000 $19,500 $134,500
$300M - $500M $107,000 $5,000 $112,000
$500M - $1 Billion $86,000 $1,333 $87,333
>$1 Billion US dollars $112,000 $9,750 $121,750
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0 $58,200 $4,000 $62,200
1 - 2 $105,250 $9,625 $114,875
3 - 5 $116,000 $7,000 $123,000
6 - 10 $120,000 $10,000 $130,000
11 - 15      
16  - 25      
>25 $60,000 $1,000 $61,000
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year      
1 - 2 $37,000 $13,000 $50,000
3 - 5 $60,000 $1,000 $61,000
6 - 10 $104,333 $9,000 $113,333
11 - 15 $94,333 $5,667 $100,000
16  - 25 $108,200 $9,600 $117,800
>25 $77,750 $4,000 $81,750
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0% $37,000 $13,000 $50,000
15% $91,222 $7,556 $98,778
15% - 25% $91,000 $6,000 $97,000
26% - 50% $96,500 $3,000 $99,500
51% - 75%      
> 75% $130,000 $11,000 $141,000
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $96,500 $8,500 $105,000
1 - 2 $85,500 $5,333 $90,833
3 - 5 $88,200 $11,200 $99,400
6 - 10 $106,000 $5,667 $111,667
> 10 $80,000 $0 $80,000
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate      
College graduate $64,500 $7,167 $71,667
Masters program graduate $105,800 $7,900 $113,700
Ph.D. graduate $100,000 $0 $100,000
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes      
No $90,882 $7,176 $98,059
Average $90,882 $7,176 $98,059


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $95,000 $9,375 $104,375
Female $84,750 $5,250 $90,000
Average $89,875 $7,313 $97,188


Age Base Bonus Total
25      
25 - 30      
31 - 35 $53,333 $6,667 $60,000
36 - 45 $115,667 $6,333 $122,000
46 - 55 $96,800 $11,600 $108,400
56 - 65 $50,000 $500 $50,500
66+      
Average $89,875 $7,313 $97,188