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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Salary in Massachusetts

The median annual wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Massachusetts is $101,810 ($48.95 per hour) +29.3% vs. the national median of $78,760. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$101,810
Mean annual wage
$108,600
Median hourly wage
$48.95
Employment in MA
39,710

39,710 employed · 10.9 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Massachusetts

Wage distribution for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Massachusetts (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$58,090$27.93
25th percentile$77,220$37.12
Median (50th)$101,810$48.95
75th percentile$133,460$64.16
90th percentile$166,970$80.28

What this salary is worth in Massachusetts

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$96,268

Massachusetts prices are 105.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
20.8%

Median gross rent in Massachusetts: $1,762/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,545/mo

Est. affordable home price
$371,396

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Massachusetts is $562,100 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.