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Senior research analyst salary at a market research company
Note: The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online in May 2011 among Quirkâs 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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Senior research analyst salary by:
| North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
$54,000 |
$2,000 |
$56,000 |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) |
$64,200 |
$3,875 |
$68,075 |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
$65,714 |
$2,286 |
$68,000 |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
$69,750 |
$1,750 |
$71,500 |
| South Atlantic (DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
$72,625 |
$7,500 |
$80,125 |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
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| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
$74,667 |
$1,000 |
$75,667 |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) |
$69,250 |
$0 |
$69,250 |
| Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
$77,833 |
$2,667 |
$80,500 |
| Canada |
$51,000 |
$8,000 |
$59,000 |
| Mexico/Central and South America |
$33,333 |
$2,333 |
$35,667 |
| Europe |
$41,273 |
$4,333 |
$45,606 |
| Asia |
$15,429 |
$500 |
$15,929 |
| Middle East |
$46,500 |
$2,500 |
$49,000 |
| Africa |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
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| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
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| < $1Million US dollars |
$39,750 |
$3,563 |
$43,313 |
| $1M - $3M |
$64,429 |
$3,143 |
$67,571 |
| $3M - $6M |
$54,111 |
$1,214 |
$55,325 |
| $6M - $10M |
$59,750 |
$8,286 |
$68,036 |
| $10M - $50M |
$63,733 |
$2,500 |
$66,233 |
| $50M - $100M |
$57,667 |
$1,000 |
$58,667 |
| $100M - $300M |
$57,750 |
$2,000 |
$59,750 |
| $300M - $500M |
$75,000 |
$1,000 |
$76,000 |
| $500M - $1 Billion |
$63,500 |
$2,750 |
$66,250 |
| >$1 Billion US dollars |
$49,167 |
$3,167 |
$52,333 |
| Average |
$57,200 |
$3,220 |
$60,420 |
| 0 |
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| 1 - 2 |
$54,000 |
$0 |
$54,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$48,500 |
$5,875 |
$54,375 |
| 6 - 10 |
$48,500 |
$750 |
$49,250 |
| 11 - 15 |
$74,833 |
$11,600 |
$86,433 |
| 16 - 25 |
$57,000 |
$2,375 |
$59,375 |
| >25 |
$55,488 |
$2,276 |
$57,764 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| < 1 year |
$37,500 |
$500 |
$38,000 |
| 1 - 2 |
$56,667 |
$2,333 |
$59,000 |
| 3 - 5 |
$48,400 |
$2,208 |
$50,608 |
| 6 - 10 |
$54,636 |
$6,000 |
$60,636 |
| 11 - 15 |
$68,857 |
$1,714 |
$70,571 |
| 16 - 25 |
$82,750 |
$2,000 |
$84,750 |
| >25 |
$80,000 |
$333 |
$80,333 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| 0% |
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| < 15% |
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| 15% - 25% |
$53,000 |
$1,000 |
$54,000 |
| 26% - 50% |
$56,667 |
$0 |
$56,667 |
| 51% - 75% |
$46,000 |
$1,864 |
$47,864 |
| > 75% |
$58,865 |
$3,585 |
$62,450 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| 0 (None) |
$62,594 |
$3,362 |
$65,956 |
| 1 - 2 |
$53,040 |
$2,891 |
$55,931 |
| 3 - 5 |
$44,143 |
$1,857 |
$46,000 |
| 6 - 10 |
$78,000 |
$13,000 |
$91,000 |
| > 10 |
$37,000 |
$0 |
$37,000 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| High-school graduate |
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| College graduate |
$61,435 |
$3,952 |
$65,387 |
| Masters program graduate |
$53,028 |
$2,828 |
$55,856 |
| Ph.D. graduate |
$58,500 |
$2,063 |
$60,563 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| Yes |
$59,636 |
$2,944 |
$62,581 |
| No |
$55,964 |
$3,144 |
$59,109 |
| Average |
$56,567 |
$3,115 |
$59,682 |
| Male |
$50,833 |
$4,241 |
$55,074 |
| Female |
$61,857 |
$2,359 |
$64,217 |
| Average |
$56,769 |
$3,220 |
$59,990 |
| < 25 |
$46,000 |
$1,000 |
$47,000 |
| 25 - 30 |
$45,333 |
$2,762 |
$48,095 |
| 31 - 35 |
$55,250 |
$3,306 |
$58,556 |
| 36 - 45 |
$69,000 |
$4,208 |
$73,208 |
| 46 - 55 |
$81,750 |
$6,000 |
$87,750 |
| 56 - 65 |
$74,000 |
$750 |
$74,750 |
| 66+ |
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| Average |
$56,769 |
$3,220 |
$59,990 |
