State wages ยท Cost of living
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay by state
The highest published median is in Delaware, at $98,650. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $98,840. North Carolina has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($76,950).
National median
$76,950
Highest state median
$98,650
Delaware
Best adjusted pay
$98,840
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $56,190Higher: $98,840Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $98,650 | +28.2% | 99.808 | $98,840 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $93,430 | +21.4% | 105.757 | $88,340 | 2 |
| Washington | $94,300 | +22.5% | 107.013 | $88,120 | 3 |
| New York | $91,840 | +19.4% | 107.921 | $85,100 | 4 |
| California | $92,770 | +20.6% | 110.72 | $83,790 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $81,460 | +5.9% | 98.621 | $82,600 | 6 |
| North Carolina | $77,360 | +0.5% | 94.326 | $82,010 | 7 |
| Oregon | $82,600 | +7.3% | 103.361 | $79,910 | 8 |
| Virginia | $79,840 | +3.8% | 101.104 | $78,970 | 9 |
| Georgia | $75,490 | -1.9% | 96.293 | $78,400 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $85,190 | +10.7% | 108.805 | $78,300 | 11 |
| Colorado | $80,670 | +4.8% | 103.052 | $78,280 | 12 |
| Iowa | $67,300 | -12.5% | 87.762 | $76,680 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | $77,630 | +0.9% | 102.28 | $75,900 | 14 |
| Vermont | $74,340 | -3.4% | 97.958 | $75,890 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | $83,340 | +8.3% | 109.901 | $75,830 | 16 |
| Florida | $77,490 | +0.7% | 103.414 | $74,930 | 17 |
| Maine | $72,690 | -5.5% | 97.05 | $74,900 | 18 |
| Arkansas | $64,830 | -15.8% | 86.937 | $74,570 | 19 |
| Ohio | $67,850 | -11.8% | 92.774 | $73,130 | 20 |
| Illinois | $72,840 | -5.3% | 99.958 | $72,870 | 21 |
| Connecticut | $75,320 | -2.1% | 103.61 | $72,700 | 22 |
| Michigan | $68,120 | -11.5% | 96.217 | $70,800 | 23 |
| Missouri | $64,280 | -16.5% | 90.817 | $70,780 | 24 |
| Montana | $66,840 | -13.1% | 94.645 | $70,620 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $66,110 | -14.1% | 93.749 | $70,520 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $64,720 | -15.9% | 91.87 | $70,450 | 27 |
| Maryland | $73,560 | -4.4% | 104.959 | $70,080 | 28 |
| North Dakota | $62,230 | -19.1% | 88.959 | $69,950 | 29 |
| South Dakota | $61,720 | -19.8% | 88.586 | $69,670 | 30 |
| Kansas | $62,230 | -19.1% | 90.068 | $69,090 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | $65,000 | -15.5% | 94.095 | $69,080 | 32 |
| Indiana | $63,380 | -17.6% | 93.329 | $67,910 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | $59,330 | -22.9% | 87.843 | $67,540 | 34 |
| Texas | $64,900 | -15.7% | 97.057 | $66,870 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,190 | -15.3% | 97.572 | $66,810 | 36 |
| Arizona | $66,750 | -13.3% | 100.677 | $66,300 | 37 |
| Mississippi | $57,520 | -25.3% | 86.953 | $66,150 | 38 |
| Kentucky | $59,420 | -22.8% | 90.159 | $65,910 | 39 |
| Utah | $64,900 | -15.7% | 98.864 | $65,650 | 40 |
| New Mexico | $60,200 | -21.8% | 92.212 | $65,280 | 41 |
| Louisiana | $57,300 | -25.5% | 88.207 | $64,960 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | $67,590 | -12.2% | 104.165 | $64,890 | 43 |
| Nevada | $62,590 | -18.7% | 99.979 | $62,600 | 44 |
| Alabama | $55,390 | -28.0% | 88.823 | $62,360 | 45 |
| Idaho | $59,010 | -23.3% | 95.494 | $61,790 | 46 |
| Nebraska | $55,630 | -27.7% | 90.103 | $61,740 | 47 |
| Wyoming | $57,040 | -25.9% | 92.691 | $61,540 | 48 |
| Alaska | $62,960 | -18.2% | 102.359 | $61,510 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $65,870 | -14.4% | 109.951 | $59,910 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.