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The market research salary and compensation survey was conducted online from June 5 to June 23, 2017 among Quirk’s subscribers. In total we received 2,637 responses. We received 858 usable surveys from client-side researchers (corporate market research) and 1,422 usable surveys from provider-side researchers (market research company employees). An interval (margin of error) of 1.9 at the 95 percent confidence level was achieved. (Not all respondents answered all questions.)

 


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Market research salaries by job title

Facility manager salary by:


Region in which located


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
North East (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)  
  
  
  
  
  
Mid Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
1
$100,000
$21,000
$0
$0
$121,000
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
1
$76,000
$7,000
$0
$0
$83,000
West N. Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
1
$42,000
$3,000
$0
$0
$45,000
S. Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
2
$49,500
$5,000
$0
$500
$55,000
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)











West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)











Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
1
$95,000
$0
$0
$0
$95,000
Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)











Canada











Mexico











Central and South America











Eastern Europe











Western Europe











Asia











Middle East











Africa











Australia/New Zealand











Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Annual revenue/sales of organization


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
< $1 Million US dollars
1
$47,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$57,000
$1M - $3M
1
$42,000
$3,000
$0
$0
$45,000
$3M - $6M











$6M - $10M
1
$100,000
$21,000
$0
$0
$121,000
$10M - $50M
2
$85,500
$3,500
$0
$0
$89,000
$50M - $100M











$100M - $300M











$300M - $500M
1
$52,000
$0
$0
$1,000
$53,000
$500M - $1 Billion











>$1 Billion US dollars











Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Number of full-time equivalent market researchers on staff


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
0











1 - 2











3 - 5
1
$47,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$57,000
6 - 10











11 - 15
1
$95,000
$0
$0
$0
$95,000
16  - 25
1
$100,000
$21,000
$0
$0
$121,000
>25
3
$56,667
$3,333
$0
$333
$60,333
Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Number of years of experience in marketing research


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
< 1 year











1 - 2











3 - 5











6 - 10
3
$90,333
$9,333
$0
$0
$99,667
11 - 15
1
$47,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$57,000
16  - 25
1
$42,000
$3,000
$0
$0
$45,000
>25
1
$52,000
$0
$0
$1,000
$53,000
Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Years at current job


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
< 1 year
2
$73,500
$0
$0
$500
$74,000
1 - 2











3 - 5
2
$59,000
$5,000
$0
$0
$64,000
6 - 10
2
$73,500
$15,500
$0
$0
$89,000
11 - 15











16  - 25











>25











Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Number of employees supervised


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
0 (None)











1 - 2











3 - 5
2
$85,500
$3,500
$0
$0
$89,000
6 - 10
1
$47,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$57,000
> 10
3
$64,667
$8,000
$0
$333
$73,000
Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Highest degree achieved


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
High-school graduate
2
$44,500
$6,500
$0
$0
$51,000
College graduate
3
$76,000
$9,333
$0
$333
$85,667
Masters program graduate
1
$95,000
$0
$0
$0
$95,000
Ph.D. graduate











Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Gender


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
Male
2
$76,000
$10,500
$0
$500
$87,000
Female
4
$65,000
$5,000
$0
$0
$70,000
Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667













Age


Count
Base
Bonus
Div.*
Other*
Total
< 25











25 - 30











31 - 35
4
$71,000
$8,500
$0
$0
$79,500
36 - 45











46 - 55
1
$76,000
$7,000
$0
$0
$83,000
56 - 65
1
$52,000
$0
$0
$1,000
$53,000
66+











Mean
6
$68,667
$6,833
$0
$167
$75,667


*Bonus was defined as bonus or commission for 2016 in US dollars.

*Dividends were defined as compensation in the form of dividends, stock options or profit sharing in US dollars for 2016.

*Other was defined as annual value of other compensation (company car, health club membership, mobile phone etc.) in US dollars.