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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Salary in Washington

The median annual wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Washington is $95,120 ($45.73 per hour) +20.8% vs. the national median of $78,760. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$95,120
Mean annual wage
$107,970
Median hourly wage
$45.73
Employment in WA
24,460

24,460 employed · 6.9 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Washington

Wage distribution for market research analysts and marketing specialists in Washington (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$52,000$25.00
25th percentile$67,590$32.50
Median (50th)$95,120$45.73
75th percentile$139,560$67.10
90th percentile$174,040$83.68

What this salary is worth in Washington

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$88,886

Washington prices are 107.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
22.2%

Median gross rent in Washington: $1,760/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,378/mo

Est. affordable home price
$346,992

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 Washington is $564,600 (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.