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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Salary in Rhode Island

The median annual wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Rhode Island is $86,240 ($41.46 per hour) +9.5% vs. the national median of $78,760. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$86,240
Mean annual wage
$89,490
Median hourly wage
$41.46
Employment in RI
3,210

3,210 employed · 6.4 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Rhode Island

Wage distribution for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Rhode Island (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$49,020$23.57
25th percentile$63,270$30.42
Median (50th)$86,240$41.46
75th percentile$103,340$49.68
90th percentile$129,540$62.28

What this salary is worth in Rhode Island

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$84,318

Rhode Island prices are 102.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
18.7%

Median gross rent in Rhode Island: $1,342/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,156/mo

Est. affordable home price
$314,598

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 Rhode Island is $404,200 (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.