SOC 13-1161 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Lawton, OK?
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 Lawton, OK is $62,590. The 10th percentile is $32,690 and the 90th percentile is $130,640. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$62,590
- 10th percentile
- $32,690
- 25th percentile
- $43,470
- Median
- $62,590
- 75th percentile
- $84,850
- 90th percentile
- $130,640
- Mean
- $72,940
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $32,690 and the 90th percentile is $130,640. The difference is $97,950, which is 156.5% 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 $43,470 to the 75th at $84,850, covers $41,380.
The mean annual wage is $72,940, which sits above the median of $62,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lawton, OK median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,829, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1% higher than the Oklahoma median of $61,940.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawton, OK is 85.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $72,829 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Lawton, OK ranks 4th of 8 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).).
- Wichita Falls, TX is 52 miles away, with a median of $47,840 and employment of 120. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,445, against $72,829 here.
- Oklahoma City, OK is 81 miles away, with a median of $63,160 and employment of 3,130. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,861, against $72,829 here.
- Sherman-Denison, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $59,950 and employment of 130. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,932, against $72,829 here.
Employment share
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawton, OK (120 of 42,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Lawton, OK · Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Lawton, OK?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Lawton, OK is $62,590. The 10th percentile is $32,690 and the 90th percentile is $130,640. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
The local median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $78,760.
What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Lawton, OK after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawton, OK is 85.941, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,590 is $72,829. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lawton, OK compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
Wichita Falls, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $47,840. Lawton, OK ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.