Becoming a Market Research Analyst via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Kaplan University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering marketing courses to train individuals to become top-notch market research managers, marketing designers, marketing specialists, marketers, telemarketers, marketerss, sales and marketing professionals, vice president of marketings, marketing coordinators, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 226,410 people employed as market research analysts alone in America, and their average annual salary is $67,500. Colleges and universities like Kaplan University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Market Research Analyst Salary Information

Category: Market research analysts

Total # Employed in the US 226,410
Average Hourly Wage: $32.45/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16.47 $21.44 $29.61 $40.98 $53.8
Average Yearly Salary $67,500
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$34,260 $44,600 $61,580 $85,230 $111,900
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.4% 4.7% 11.5% 5.6% 47.5% 26.1% 4.2%
Market research analysts — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Missouri $37.25/hr $77,470
Tennessee $35.89/hr $74,640
Connecticut $35.69/hr $74,240
Colorado $35.51/hr $73,860
Nebraska $35.45/hr $73,740
District of Columbia $35.35/hr $73,520
North Dakota $35.14/hr $73,080
Florida $34.68/hr $72,130
Wyoming $34.1/hr $70,940
Oklahoma $34.06/hr $70,850
Delaware $32.22/hr $67,010
North Carolina $32.16/hr $66,900
Montana $31.95/hr $66,470
Alaska $31.22/hr $64,930
Mississippi $30.93/hr $64,330
Maryland $30.37/hr $63,170
Oregon $30.29/hr $63,000
New Hampshire $30.22/hr $62,850
South Carolina $30.21/hr $62,840
California $30.02/hr $62,430
Kansas $29.82/hr $62,020
Alabama $29.28/hr $60,910
New Mexico $29.23/hr $60,800
Idaho $29.22/hr $60,780
Arkansas $29.15/hr $60,630
New York $29.04/hr $60,400
Michigan $29.03/hr $60,380
Pennsylvania $28.8/hr $59,890
Hawaii $28.48/hr $59,250
Utah $28.13/hr $58,500
Virginia $27.78/hr $57,790
Iowa $27.52/hr $57,230
Wisconsin $27.47/hr $57,140
Indiana $27.17/hr $56,510
Maine $26.82/hr $55,780
Kentucky $26.71/hr $55,550
Guam $26.7/hr $55,530
Nevada $26.13/hr $54,340
Louisiana $25.69/hr $53,440
Ohio $25.24/hr $52,500
Puerto Rico $24.83/hr $51,650
South Dakota $24.37/hr $50,690
Washington $24.12/hr $50,170
New Jersey $23.63/hr $49,160
West Virginia $23.2/hr $48,260
Massachusetts $21.25/hr $44,210


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