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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) |
7 |
$48,714 |
$3,500 |
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$52,214 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
14 |
$50,500 |
$2,929 |
$3,000 |
$56,429 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
10 |
$49,800 |
$3,600 |
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$53,400 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
3 |
$41,667 |
$2,500 |
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$44,167 |
| South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
7 |
$54,714 |
$4,000 |
$1,000 |
$59,714 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
6 |
$53,333 |
$1,750 |
$4,500 |
$59,583 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
7 |
$51,143 |
$3,250 |
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$54,393 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
7 |
$69,286 |
$6,800 |
$5,500 |
$81,586 |
| Canada |
6 |
$47,167 |
$2,000 |
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$49,167 |
| Mexico |
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| Central and South America |
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| Eastern Europe |
1 |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$4,000 |
| Western Europe |
3 |
$40,667 |
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$40,667 |
| Asia |
2 |
$61,000 |
$13,000 |
$12,000 |
$86,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
73 |
$51,301 |
$4,038 |
$5,444 |
$60,783 |
| < $1 Million US dollars |
9 |
$36,667 |
$3,000 |
$1,000 |
$40,667 |
| $1M - $3M |
13 |
$49,615 |
$2,938 |
$10,000 |
$62,553 |
| $3M - $6M |
8 |
$54,875 |
$4,000 |
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$58,875 |
| $6M - $10M |
7 |
$53,714 |
$2,667 |
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$56,381 |
| $10M - $50M |
13 |
$57,077 |
$4,818 |
$5,750 |
$67,645 |
| $50M - $100M |
12 |
$49,917 |
$2,667 |
$4,000 |
$56,583 |
| $100M - $300M |
4 |
$56,250 |
$6,000 |
$1,000 |
$63,250 |
| $300M - $500M |
2 |
$71,500 |
$6,500 |
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$78,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
1 |
$62,000 |
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$62,000 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
1 |
$72,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$92,000 |
| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
3 |
$44,333 |
$5,000 |
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$49,333 |
| 3 - 5 |
9 |
$51,222 |
$3,417 |
$10,000 |
$64,639 |
| 6 - 10 |
2 |
$38,000 |
$5,000 |
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$43,000 |
| 11 - 15 |
9 |
$45,444 |
$2,333 |
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$47,778 |
| 16 - 25 |
7 |
$55,571 |
$3,500 |
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$59,071 |
| >25 |
40 |
$54,125 |
$4,458 |
$4,875 |
$63,458 |
| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| < 1 year |
5 |
$42,200 |
$1,000 |
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$43,200 |
| 1 - 2 |
24 |
$44,750 |
$3,042 |
$1,000 |
$48,792 |
| 3 - 5 |
24 |
$52,417 |
$4,000 |
$4,600 |
$61,017 |
| 6 - 10 |
14 |
$63,929 |
$5,556 |
$14,000 |
$83,484 |
| 11 - 15 |
2 |
$55,000 |
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$55,000 |
| 16 - 25 |
1 |
$85,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$105,000 |
| >25 |
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| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| 0% |
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| < 15% |
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| 15% - 25% |
1 |
$86,000 |
$12,000 |
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$98,000 |
| 26% - 50% |
10 |
$54,600 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$64,600 |
| 51% - 75% |
15 |
$52,067 |
$5,800 |
$8,500 |
$66,367 |
| > 75% |
44 |
$50,455 |
$3,100 |
$4,500 |
$58,055 |
| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| 0 (None) |
53 |
$50,642 |
$3,404 |
$4,000 |
$58,045 |
| 1 - 2 |
12 |
$55,000 |
$3,556 |
$7,000 |
$65,556 |
| 3 - 5 |
3 |
$59,667 |
$8,000 |
$1,000 |
$68,667 |
| 6 - 10 |
2 |
$55,000 |
$11,000 |
$14,000 |
$80,000 |
| > 10 |
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| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| High-school graduate |
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| College graduate |
37 |
$49,432 |
$3,684 |
$4,000 |
$57,117 |
| Masters program graduate |
29 |
$55,276 |
$4,605 |
$6,167 |
$66,048 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
4 |
$50,250 |
$1,000 |
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$51,250 |
| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| Yes |
10 |
$56,200 |
$7,000 |
$10,000 |
$73,200 |
| No |
60 |
$51,183 |
$3,729 |
$4,143 |
$59,055 |
| Average |
70 |
$51,900 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,409 |
| Male |
36 |
$54,056 |
$4,368 |
$4,667 |
$63,091 |
| Female |
33 |
$49,242 |
$3,775 |
$7,000 |
$60,017 |
| Average |
69 |
$51,754 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,262 |
| < 25 |
10 |
$38,500 |
$2,600 |
$1,000 |
$42,100 |
| 25 - 30 |
34 |
$50,324 |
$3,447 |
$5,000 |
$58,771 |
| 31 - 35 |
13 |
$58,308 |
$5,875 |
$14,000 |
$78,183 |
| 36 - 45 |
9 |
$56,889 |
$5,000 |
$4,000 |
$65,889 |
| 46 - 55 |
2 |
$81,500 |
$6,000 |
$10,000 |
$97,500 |
| 56 - 65 |
1 |
$42,000 |
$1,000 |
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$43,000 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
69 |
$51,754 |
$4,064 |
$5,444 |
$61,262 |
