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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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Client-side (corporate) market research salary survey results
Provider-side (research company) marketing research salary survey results
Research associate salary by:
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$50,333 |
$15,333 |
$65,667 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$47,200 |
$1,875 |
$49,075 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$40,333 |
$1,833 |
$42,167 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$50,000 |
$2,250 |
$52,250 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$58,000 |
$500 |
$58,500 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
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| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
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| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$44,333 |
$167 |
$44,500 |
| Canada |
$42,000 |
$2,000 |
$44,000 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
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| Europe |
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| Asia |
$10,000 |
$1,000 |
$11,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
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| < $1Million US dollars |
$45,333 |
$333 |
$45,667 |
| $1M - $3M |
$48,500 |
$12,500 |
$61,000 |
| $3M - $6M |
$43,500 |
$1,500 |
$45,000 |
| $6M - $10M |
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| $10M - $50M |
$51,429 |
$1,833 |
$53,262 |
| $50M - $100M |
$43,000 |
$1,000 |
$44,000 |
| $100M - $300M |
$47,667 |
$0 |
$47,667 |
| $300M - $500M |
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| $500M - $1 Billion |
$39,000 |
$3,000 |
$42,000 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$49,000 |
$0 |
$49,000 |
| Average |
$47,240 |
$3,318 |
$50,558 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
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| 3 - 5 |
$51,833 |
$167 |
$52,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$30,333 |
$2,667 |
$33,000 |
| 11 - 15 |
$45,500 |
$2,500 |
$48,000 |
| 16 - 25 |
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| >25 |
$47,647 |
$4,714 |
$52,361 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| < 1 year |
$38,500 |
$300 |
$38,800 |
| 1 - 2 |
$37,875 |
$2,429 |
$40,304 |
| 3 - 5 |
$45,571 |
$1,583 |
$47,155 |
| 6 - 10 |
$52,667 |
$1,667 |
$54,333 |
| 11 - 15 |
$68,500 |
$1,000 |
$69,500 |
| 16 - 25 |
$80,000 |
$0 |
$80,000 |
| >25 |
$75,000 |
$45,000 |
$120,000 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| 0% |
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| < 15% |
$45,500 |
$2,500 |
$48,000 |
| 15% - 25% |
$38,000 |
$0 |
$38,000 |
| 26% - 50% |
$38,500 |
$250 |
$38,750 |
| 51% - 75% |
$59,200 |
$400 |
$59,600 |
| > 75% |
$45,250 |
$5,538 |
$50,788 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| 0 (None) |
$46,542 |
$3,500 |
$50,042 |
| 1 - 2 |
$46,500 |
$1,625 |
$48,125 |
| 3 - 5 |
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| 6 - 10 |
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| > 10 |
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| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| High-school graduate |
$57,000 |
$2,000 |
$59,000 |
| College graduate |
$41,063 |
$1,667 |
$42,729 |
| Masters program graduate |
$53,545 |
$5,889 |
$59,434 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
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| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| Yes |
$33,250 |
$1,750 |
$35,000 |
| No |
$48,750 |
$3,476 |
$52,226 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| Male |
$48,636 |
$1,450 |
$50,086 |
| Female |
$45,176 |
$4,367 |
$49,543 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
| < 25 |
$40,167 |
$1,125 |
$41,292 |
| 25 - 30 |
$42,267 |
$2,036 |
$44,302 |
| 31 - 35 |
$45,333 |
$0 |
$45,333 |
| 36 - 45 |
$80,000 |
$0 |
$80,000 |
| 46 - 55 |
$77,500 |
$22,500 |
$100,000 |
| 56 - 65 |
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| 66+ |
$57,000 |
$2,000 |
$59,000 |
| Average |
$46,536 |
$3,200 |
$49,736 |
