SOC 13-1161 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Fresno, CA is $62,880. The 10th percentile is $35,580 and the 90th percentile is $120,270. Employment is 1,350.

Median annual wage

$62,880

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$47,700
Median
$62,880
75th percentile
$90,580
90th percentile
$120,270
Mean
$73,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $35,580 and the 90th percentile is $120,270. The difference is $84,690, which is 134.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,700 to the 75th at $90,580, covers $42,880.

The mean annual wage is $73,030, which sits above the median of $62,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,552, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.6% lower than the California median of $94,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $61,552 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Fresno, CA ranks 18th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $70,720 and employment of 80. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,598, against $61,552 here.
  • Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $65,640 and employment of 170. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,792, against $61,552 here.
  • Visalia, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $66,330 and employment of 340. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,446, against $61,552 here.

Employment share

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (1,350 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Fresno, CA is $62,880. The 10th percentile is $35,580 and the 90th percentile is $120,270. Employment is 1,350.

How does that compare with the national median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?

The local median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $78,760.

What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,880 is $61,552. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $70,720. Fresno, CA ranks 18th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.