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Project 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.)
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Project manager salary by:
| Advertising/Public Relations |
$60,000 |
$9,750 |
$69,750 |
| Agriculture |
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| Automotive |
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| Banking/Financial |
$84,000 |
$5,000 |
$89,000 |
| Building Materials/Products |
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| Computer Hardware/Software |
$43,500 |
$1,000 |
$44,500 |
| Construction/Housing |
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| Consulting |
$65,000 |
$2,000 |
$67,000 |
| Consumer Goods |
$52,500 |
$1,000 |
$53,500 |
| Education |
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| Entertainment |
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| Food/Beverage |
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| Government |
$60,000 |
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$60,000 |
| Health Care/Pharmaceuticals |
$66,000 |
$5,000 |
$71,000 |
| Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) |
$64,500 |
$0 |
$64,500 |
| Insurance |
$98,000 |
$18,000 |
$116,000 |
| Manufacturing |
$68,000 |
$0 |
$68,000 |
| Media/Publishing/Information |
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| Non-Profits |
$56,000 |
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$56,000 |
| Retail |
$63,000 |
$60,000 |
$123,000 |
| Technology/IT/Web |
$85,000 |
$7,000 |
$92,000 |
| Telecommunications |
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| Transportation |
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| Travel |
$67,500 |
$1,000 |
$68,500 |
| Utilities/Energy |
$64,333 |
$5,667 |
$70,000 |
| Other |
$45,000 |
$2,000 |
$47,000 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
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| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$66,571 |
$7,143 |
$73,714 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$71,000 |
$16,250 |
$87,250 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$51,500 |
$1,000 |
$52,500 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$67,875 |
$3,667 |
$71,542 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
$60,000 |
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$60,000 |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$76,750 |
$7,333 |
$84,083 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$52,000 |
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$52,000 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
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| Canada |
$50,000 |
$2,000 |
$52,000 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
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| Europe |
$15,000 |
$2,000 |
$17,000 |
| Asia |
$20,000 |
$2,000 |
$22,000 |
| Middle East |
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| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
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| $1Million US dollars |
$37,500 |
$2,000 |
$39,500 |
| $1M - $3M |
$50,000 |
$2,000 |
$52,000 |
| $3M - $6M |
$54,667 |
$1,000 |
$55,667 |
| $6M - $10M |
$43,667 |
$11,667 |
$55,333 |
| $10M - $50M |
$65,500 |
$5,000 |
$70,500 |
| $50M - $100M |
$76,500 |
$0 |
$76,500 |
| $100M - $300M |
$57,000 |
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$57,000 |
| $300M - $500M |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$58,400 |
$2,600 |
$61,000 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$80,111 |
$12,000 |
$92,111 |
| Average |
$63,586 |
$6,680 |
$70,266 |
| 0 |
$51,500 |
$8,500 |
$60,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$65,167 |
$6,000 |
$71,167 |
| 3 - 5 |
$71,400 |
$1,250 |
$72,650 |
| 6 - 10 |
$69,600 |
$14,000 |
$83,600 |
| 11 - 15 |
$65,667 |
$3,000 |
$68,667 |
| 16 - 25 |
$75,000 |
$3,000 |
$78,000 |
| >25 |
$55,750 |
$5,500 |
$61,250 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| 1 year |
$60,000 |
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$60,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$45,750 |
$2,000 |
$47,750 |
| 3 - 5 |
$60,667 |
$6,750 |
$67,417 |
| 6 - 10 |
$64,750 |
$3,000 |
$67,750 |
| 11 - 15 |
$72,500 |
$17,000 |
$89,500 |
| 16 - 25 |
$45,000 |
$2,000 |
$47,000 |
| >25 |
$86,000 |
$6,000 |
$92,000 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| 0% |
$45,333 |
$16,000 |
$61,333 |
| 15% |
$61,571 |
$3,250 |
$64,821 |
| 15% - 25% |
$65,000 |
$1,667 |
$66,667 |
| 26% - 50% |
$52,000 |
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$52,000 |
| 51% - 75% |
$78,000 |
$6,600 |
$84,600 |
| > 75% |
$63,273 |
$7,636 |
$70,909 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| 0 (None) |
$69,412 |
$6,571 |
$75,983 |
| 1 - 2 |
$62,000 |
$8,500 |
$70,500 |
| 3 - 5 |
$40,000 |
$2,500 |
$42,500 |
| 6 - 10 |
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| > 10 |
$20,000 |
$2,000 |
$22,000 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| High-school graduate |
$45,000 |
$2,000 |
$47,000 |
| College graduate |
$61,875 |
$9,077 |
$70,952 |
| Masters program graduate |
$69,167 |
$4,500 |
$73,667 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$35,000 |
$2,000 |
$37,000 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| Yes |
$51,500 |
$10,000 |
$61,500 |
| No |
$65,154 |
$6,048 |
$71,201 |
| Average |
$63,333 |
$6,680 |
$70,013 |
| Male |
$62,143 |
$3,857 |
$66,000 |
| Female |
$65,000 |
$8,118 |
$73,118 |
| Average |
$64,310 |
$6,875 |
$71,185 |
| 25 |
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| 25 - 30 |
$59,400 |
$5,375 |
$64,775 |
| 31 - 35 |
$46,400 |
$3,000 |
$49,400 |
| 36 - 45 |
$65,833 |
$14,400 |
$80,233 |
| 46 - 55 |
$76,000 |
$4,000 |
$80,000 |
| 56 - 65 |
$94,000 |
$9,000 |
$103,000 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
$64,310 |
$6,875 |
$71,185 |
