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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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Group head/manager salary by:
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$96,000 |
$7,500 |
$103,500 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$82,625 |
$11,625 |
$94,250 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$84,615 |
$3,769 |
$88,385 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$96,667 |
$2,667 |
$99,333 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$88,833 |
$833 |
$89,667 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
$150,000 |
$50,000 |
$200,000 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$88,800 |
$8,200 |
$97,000 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$67,500 |
$8,000 |
$75,500 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$90,800 |
$7,750 |
$98,550 |
| Canada |
$86,000 |
$5,667 |
$91,667 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
$50,000 |
$5,000 |
$55,000 |
| Europe |
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| Asia |
$49,000 |
$1,667 |
$50,667 |
| Middle East |
$80,667 |
$1,333 |
$82,000 |
| Africa |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$50,000 |
| Australia/New Zealand |
$130,000 |
$0 |
$130,000 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
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| < $1Million US dollars |
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| $1M - $3M |
$66,200 |
$1,250 |
$67,450 |
| $3M - $6M |
$92,000 |
$6,125 |
$98,125 |
| $6M - $10M |
$92,125 |
$22,429 |
$114,554 |
| $10M - $50M |
$80,929 |
$3,231 |
$84,159 |
| $50M - $100M |
$80,667 |
$4,000 |
$84,667 |
| $100M - $300M |
$88,800 |
$3,600 |
$92,400 |
| $300M - $500M |
$60,000 |
$3,000 |
$63,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$84,600 |
$3,000 |
$87,600 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$80,000 |
$500 |
$80,500 |
| Average |
$82,807 |
$6,038 |
$88,845 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
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| 3 - 5 |
$90,000 |
$10,000 |
$100,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$81,667 |
$25,000 |
$106,667 |
| 11 - 15 |
$73,286 |
$3,750 |
$77,036 |
| 16 - 25 |
$88,167 |
$8,000 |
$96,167 |
| >25 |
$84,750 |
$4,814 |
$89,564 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| < 1 year |
$110,000 |
$0 |
$110,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
|
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| 3 - 5 |
$74,500 |
$14,750 |
$89,250 |
| 6 - 10 |
$77,526 |
$4,000 |
$81,526 |
| 11 - 15 |
$84,952 |
$7,300 |
$92,252 |
| 16 - 25 |
$92,700 |
$7,100 |
$99,800 |
| >25 |
$91,250 |
$1,750 |
$93,000 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| 0% |
$79,500 |
$2,750 |
$82,250 |
| < 15% |
$107,286 |
$12,286 |
$119,571 |
| 15% - 25% |
$67,500 |
$2,333 |
$69,833 |
| 26% - 50% |
$78,556 |
$1,889 |
$80,444 |
| 51% - 75% |
$78,353 |
$9,688 |
$88,040 |
| > 75% |
$86,400 |
$4,389 |
$90,789 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| 0 (None) |
$101,750 |
$1,750 |
$103,500 |
| 1 - 2 |
$72,000 |
$2,444 |
$74,444 |
| 3 - 5 |
$83,483 |
$4,259 |
$87,742 |
| 6 - 10 |
$84,545 |
$12,545 |
$97,091 |
| > 10 |
$89,714 |
$12,167 |
$101,881 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| High-school graduate |
$55,000 |
$7,000 |
$62,000 |
| College graduate |
$81,000 |
$4,407 |
$85,407 |
| Masters program graduate |
$86,179 |
$8,037 |
$94,216 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$117,000 |
$6,000 |
$123,000 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| Yes |
$91,000 |
$4,571 |
$95,571 |
| No |
$82,604 |
$6,460 |
$89,064 |
| Average |
$83,705 |
$6,228 |
$89,933 |
| Male |
$87,600 |
$6,273 |
$93,873 |
| Female |
$81,576 |
$5,656 |
$87,232 |
| Average |
$84,172 |
$5,907 |
$90,080 |
| < 25 |
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| 25 - 30 |
$65,750 |
$2,500 |
$68,250 |
| 31 - 35 |
$85,200 |
$12,643 |
$97,843 |
| 36 - 45 |
$89,200 |
$4,842 |
$94,042 |
| 46 - 55 |
$89,154 |
$1,923 |
$91,077 |
| 56 - 65 |
$67,500 |
$5,000 |
$72,500 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
$84,172 |
$5,907 |
$90,080 |
