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Note: The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online in May 2011 among Quirk’s subscribers. We received 1,776 usable surveys from provider-side researchers (market research companies) and achieved an interval of 2.2 at the 95 percent confidence level. (Not all respondents answered all questions.)
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Research analyst salary by:
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$53,500 |
$26,000 |
$79,500 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$50,300 |
$2,000 |
$52,300 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$51,333 |
$900 |
$52,233 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$55,333 |
$3,500 |
$58,833 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$54,667 |
$14,700 |
$69,367 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$53,273 |
$1,778 |
$55,051 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$65,000 |
$6,000 |
$71,000 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$51,889 |
$3,000 |
$54,889 |
| Canada |
$57,000 |
$6,000 |
$63,000 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
$33,000 |
$2,000 |
$35,000 |
| Europe |
$35,500 |
$1,333 |
$36,833 |
| Asia |
$15,250 |
$1,500 |
$16,750 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
$71,000 |
$500 |
$71,500 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
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| < $1Million US dollars |
$44,429 |
$2,143 |
$46,571 |
| $1M - $3M |
$50,417 |
$6,900 |
$57,317 |
| $3M - $6M |
$48,500 |
$1,813 |
$50,313 |
| $6M - $10M |
$49,500 |
$2,750 |
$52,250 |
| $10M - $50M |
$48,444 |
$1,944 |
$50,389 |
| $50M - $100M |
$51,800 |
$4,667 |
$56,467 |
| $100M - $300M |
$43,333 |
$15,000 |
$58,333 |
| $300M - $500M |
$59,500 |
$600 |
$60,100 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$46,000 |
$3,000 |
$49,000 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$52,000 |
$1,000 |
$53,000 |
| Average |
$49,348 |
$4,208 |
$53,556 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
$53,000 |
$4,000 |
$57,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$33,000 |
$3,000 |
$36,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$53,111 |
$1,875 |
$54,986 |
| 11 - 15 |
$50,182 |
$2,375 |
$52,557 |
| 16 - 25 |
$47,833 |
$10,800 |
$58,633 |
| >25 |
$49,135 |
$4,103 |
$53,239 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| < 1 year |
$40,500 |
$1,500 |
$42,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$45,882 |
$5,033 |
$50,916 |
| 3 - 5 |
$47,714 |
$4,278 |
$51,992 |
| 6 - 10 |
$58,300 |
$3,667 |
$61,967 |
| 11 - 15 |
$56,333 |
$1,000 |
$57,333 |
| 16 - 25 |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| >25 |
$60,000 |
$0 |
$60,000 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| 0% |
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| < 15% |
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| 15% - 25% |
$46,500 |
$1,500 |
$48,000 |
| 26% - 50% |
$49,667 |
$1,800 |
$51,467 |
| 51% - 75% |
$49,583 |
$1,792 |
$51,375 |
| > 75% |
$49,531 |
$5,284 |
$54,814 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| 0 (None) |
$51,667 |
$4,435 |
$56,101 |
| 1 - 2 |
$39,000 |
$2,500 |
$41,500 |
| 3 - 5 |
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| 6 - 10 |
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| > 10 |
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| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| High-school graduate |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| College graduate |
$45,088 |
$2,450 |
$47,538 |
| Masters program graduate |
$52,688 |
$6,761 |
$59,448 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$62,000 |
$0 |
$62,000 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| Yes |
$60,000 |
$2,500 |
$62,500 |
| No |
$48,460 |
$4,212 |
$52,672 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| Male |
$47,273 |
$3,808 |
$51,080 |
| Female |
$51,472 |
$4,333 |
$55,806 |
| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
| < 25 |
$40,500 |
$1,136 |
$41,636 |
| 25 - 30 |
$47,852 |
$4,643 |
$52,495 |
| 31 - 35 |
$52,565 |
$5,895 |
$58,460 |
| 36 - 45 |
$63,800 |
$1,750 |
$65,550 |
| 46 - 55 |
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| 56 - 65 |
$53,500 |
$0 |
$53,500 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
$49,464 |
$4,089 |
$53,553 |
