United States
Survey Researchers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$63,380
Survey Researchers in the United States earn a median of $63,380 a year, about $30.47 an hour.
Median
$63,380
per year
Hourly
$30.47
as published
Mean
$73,470
pulled up by top earners
Workers
7,720
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $77,180 | +22% |
| Georgia | State | $48,800 | -23% |
| Texas | State | $36,950 | -42% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $96,710 | +53% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $78,950 | +25% |
| Maryland | State | $90,190 | +42% |
| New York | State | $82,550 | +30% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $87,290 | +38% |
| North Carolina | State | $76,990 | +21% |
| Illinois | State | $92,520 | +46% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $98,510 | +55% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $31,370 | -51% |
| Nebraska | State | $61,960 | -2% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $83,000 | +31% |
| Missouri | State | $51,680 | -18% |
| Iowa | State | $77,830 | +23% |
| Kansas | State | $60,380 | -5% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Metro | $88,570 | +40% |
| Washington | State | $64,160 | +1% |
| Tennessee | State | $55,950 | -12% |
| District of Columbia | State | $96,670 | +53% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $64,160 | +1% |
| Connecticut | State | $66,220 | +4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $61,100 | -4% |
| Virginia | State | $54,550 | -14% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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