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Average Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists Salary in Alabama

Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists in Alabama earn a median annual salary of $55,390, which is -28.0% compared to the national median. There are 8,780 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Alabama (state).

$55,390
Alabama median annual wage
$27/hour median
-28.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,950
8,780
Local employment
4.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.75
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$33,790
25th
$44,660
Median
$55,390
75th
$79,030
90th
$114,110

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Alabama, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$62,360
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 84.6%
Rents: 61.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Delaware$98,650Compare3,220
Washington$94,300Compare26,030
Massachusetts$93,430Compare37,320
California$92,770Compare108,460
New York$91,840Compare75,100
New Jersey$85,190Compare22,970

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Alabama

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, Pathologists$238,0200.39
Dentists, All Other Specialists$229,8200.40
Orthodontists$222,0101.91
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$204,5700.30
Pediatricians, General$202,3300.57
Family Medicine Physicians$198,9300.26
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$181,490N/A
Nurse Anesthetists$179,1602.07

Alabama has salary data for 713 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, Pathologists.

Historical series

Trend for Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists in Alabama

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists are projected to change by +6.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 87,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.