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

How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Laredo, TX?

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 Laredo, TX is $47,220. The 10th percentile is $28,170 and the 90th percentile is $87,780. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$47,220

10th percentile
$28,170
25th percentile
$36,290
Median
$47,220
75th percentile
$68,030
90th percentile
$87,780
Mean
$54,950

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 $28,170 and the 90th percentile is $87,780. The difference is $59,610, which is 126.2% 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 $36,290 to the 75th at $68,030, covers $31,740.

The mean annual wage is $54,950, which sits above the median of $47,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 40% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,303, which is 31.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.9% lower than the Texas median of $72,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $54,303 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Laredo, TX ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $48,350 and employment of 570. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,290, against $54,303 here.
  • Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $55,980 and employment of 380. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,407, against $54,303 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $65,950 and employment of 4,140. That median is 39.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,629, against $54,303 here.

Employment share

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (200 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.32 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 Laredo, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Laredo, TX is $47,220. The 10th percentile is $28,170 and the 90th percentile is $87,780. Employment is 200.

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

The local median is 40% lower than the national median of $78,760.

What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,220 is $54,303. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $48,350. Laredo, TX ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.