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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Salary in Pennsylvania

The median annual wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Pennsylvania is $68,760 ($33.06 per hour) -12.7% vs. the national median of $78,760. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$68,760
Mean annual wage
$77,100
Median hourly wage
$33.06
Employment in PA
31,040

31,040 employed · 5.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Pennsylvania

Wage distribution for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Pennsylvania (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,160$16.42
25th percentile$49,790$23.94
Median (50th)$68,760$33.06
75th percentile$96,670$46.48
90th percentile$128,810$61.93

What this salary is worth in Pennsylvania

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$70,471

Pennsylvania prices are 97.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
21.1%

Median gross rent in Pennsylvania: $1,209/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,719/mo

Est. affordable home price
$250,832

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 Pennsylvania is $254,500 (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.