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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Research Administrator/Coordinator  

Administrator/coordinator salary at a market research company

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.) 

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 


Administrator/coordinator salary by:

Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) $75,000 $1,000 $76,000
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) $73,667 $5,500 $79,167
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)           
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)             
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $48,000 $0 $48,000
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)             
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) $70,000 $3,000 $73,000
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $45,000 $0 $45,000
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $91,333 $1,000 $92,333
Canada $64,000 $9,000 $73,000
Mexico/Central and South America $10,000 $2,000 $12,000
Europe            
Asia            
Middle East $40,000 $0 $40,000
Africa            
Australia/New Zealand         
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
   
Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
< $1Million US dollars $10,000 $2,000 $12,000
$1M - $3M $47,667 $0 $47,667
$3M - $6M $75,000 $1,000 $76,000
$6M - $10M        
$10M - $50M $67,143 $5,833 $72,976
$50M - $100M      
$100M - $300M $87,333 $5,000 $92,333
$300M - $500M $70,000 $3,000 $73,000
$500M - $1 Billion           
>$1 Billion US dollars       
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
     
Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0               
1 - 2                
3 - 5 $25,000 $1,000 $26,000
6 - 10 $45,000 $0 $45,000
11 - 15 $48,000 $3,000 $51,000
16  - 25 $96,000 $0 $96,000
>25 $70,417 $4,778 $75,194
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
     
Number of  years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
< 1 year $63,500 $1,000 $64,500
1 - 2                       
3 - 5 $79,000 $2,250 $81,250
6 - 10 $45,000 $0 $45,000
11 - 15 $53,000 $5,667 $58,667
16  - 25 $65,667 $6,667 $72,333
>25 $132,000 $0 $132,000
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
   
Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0% $73,833 $2,000 $75,833
< 15% $71,000 $15,000 $86,000
15% - 25%           
26% - 50% $71,000 $1,000 $72,000
51% - 75% $60,000  $0 $60,000
> 75% $56,143 $3,500 $59,643
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
   
Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $56,000 $1,000 $57,000
1 - 2 $70,000 $4,800 $74,800
3 - 5 $51,000 $4,000 $55,000
6 - 10             
> 10 $84,000 $5,000 $89,000
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
     
Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate $55,750 $5,333 $61,083
College graduate $60,909 $2,000 $62,909
Masters program graduate $95,667 $5,333 $101,000
Ph.D. graduate           
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
   
Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes $108,500 $6,000 $114,500
No $60,188 $3,000 $63,188
Average $65,556 $3,429 $68,984
 
Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $65,667 $4,000 $69,667
Female $57,818 $2,875 $60,693
Average $60,588 $3,308 $63,896
   
Age Base Bonus Total
< 25           
25 - 30 $60,000 $1,500 $61,500
31 - 35 $47,500 $7,000 $54,500
36 - 45 $49,167 $1,750 $50,917
46 - 55 $66,500 $15,000 $81,500
56 - 65 $132,000 $0 $132,000
66+ $75,000 $1,000 $76,000
Average $60,588 $3,308 $63,896