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Market Research Jobs > Salary by Job Title > Marketing Manager 

Marketing manager salary - corporate side of market research

Note: The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online in May 2011 among Quirk’s subscribers. We received 1,312 usable surveys from client-side researchers (corporate market research) and achieved an interval of 2.6 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 


Marketing manager salary by:

Industry Base Bonus Total
Advertising/Public Relations $65,000 $0 $65,000
Agriculture      
Automotive $110,000 $0 $110,000
Banking/Financial $59,333 $12,667 $72,000
Building Materials/Products      
Computer Hardware/Software      
Construction/Housing      
Consulting      
Consumer Goods $69,000 $3,000 $72,000
Education      
Entertainment      
Food/Beverage      
Government $109,000 $0 $109,000
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals      
Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.)      
Insurance      
Manufacturing $95,286 $10,143 $105,429
Media/Publishing/Information      
Non-Profits $50,000 $2,000 $52,000
Retail $70,000 $6,000 $76,000
Technology/IT/Web $121,000 $20,000 $141,000
Telecommunications $130,000 $30,000 $160,000
Transportation      
Travel      
Utilities/Energy      
Other      
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Region in which employee is located Base Bonus Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) $112,500 $0 $112,500
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) $127,500 $30,000 $157,500
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) $75,500 $4,750 $80,250
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) $65,000 $5,500 $70,500
South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $83,500 $667 $84,167
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)      
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) $114,000 $20,000 $134,000
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $95,500 $13,000 $108,500
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $70,000 $5,000 $75,000
Canada      
Mexico/Central and South America $37,000 $31,000 $68,000
Europe      
Asia $60,000 $3,000 $63,000
Middle East      
Africa      
Australia/New Zealand      
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Annual revenues/sales of organization Base Bonus Total
$1Million US dollars      
$1M - $3M      
$3M - $6M $70,000 $0 $70,000
$6M - $10M      
$10M - $50M $73,250 $3,250 $76,500
$50M - $100M $74,750 $3,750 $78,500
$100M - $300M $74,333 $17,000 $91,333
$300M - $500M $115,000 $0 $115,000
$500M - $1 Billion $95,250 $3,000 $98,250
>$1 Billion US dollars $108,500 $20,500 $129,000
Average $86,429 $8,238 $94,667


Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff Base Bonus Total
0 $84,333 $5,833 $90,167
1 - 2 $85,889 $2,889 $88,778
3 - 5 $67,500 $3,500 $71,000
6 - 10 $97,500 $15,000 $112,500
11 - 15 $37,000 $31,000 $68,000
16  - 25      
>25 $119,500 $25,000 $144,500
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818



Number of years of experience in marketing research Base Bonus Total
1 year      
1 - 2 $121,000 $20,000 $141,000
3 - 5 $74,000 $3,600 $77,600
6 - 10 $90,800 $4,400 $95,200
11 - 15 $64,400 $9,600 $74,000
16  - 25 $101,000 $12,333 $113,333
>25 $105,000 $11,333 $116,333
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Amount of work time spent conducting, coordinating and analyzing marketing research Base Bonus Total
0%      
15% $93,000 $10,455 $103,455
15% - 25% $90,250 $1,500 $91,750
26% - 50% $81,000 $3,000 $84,000
51% - 75% $37,000 $31,000 $68,000
> 75% $73,667 $6,000 $79,667
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Number of employees supervised Base Bonus Total
0 (None) $77,727 $2,636 $80,364
1 - 2 $96,000 $10,000 $106,000
3 - 5 $101,000 $13,000 $114,000
6 - 10 $37,000 $31,000 $68,000
> 10 $114,000 $20,000 $134,000
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Highest degree achieved Base Bonus Total
High-school graduate      
College graduate $70,400 $4,200 $74,600
Masters program graduate $90,176 $9,294 $99,471
Ph.D. graduate      
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Do you hold a marketing research industry certification? (Riva, Burke, PRC etc.) Base Bonus Total
Yes $83,000 $9,333 $92,333
No $86,105 $7,947 $94,053
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Gender Base Bonus Total
Male $87,857 $10,929 $98,786
Female $81,875 $3,250 $85,125
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818


Age Base Bonus Total
25      
25 - 30 $78,500 $5,000 $83,500
31 - 35 $70,000 $6,000 $76,000
36 - 45 $78,875 $8,000 $86,875
46 - 55 $101,000 $12,714 $113,714
56 - 65 $83,333 $1,333 $84,667
66+      
Average $85,682 $8,136 $93,818