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

How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $61,010. The 10th percentile is $34,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,820. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$61,010

10th percentile
$34,530
25th percentile
$44,050
Median
$61,010
75th percentile
$77,660
90th percentile
$97,820
Mean
$63,560

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 $34,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,820. The difference is $63,290, which is 103.7% 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 $44,050 to the 75th at $77,660, covers $33,610.

The mean annual wage is $63,560, which sits above the median of $61,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,094, which is 21.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Arizona median of $71,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $62,094 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Flagstaff, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $60,530 and employment of 260. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,334, against $62,094 here.
  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $51,560 and employment of 160. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,794, against $62,094 here.
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $74,590 and employment of 12,220. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,196, against $62,094 here.

Employment share

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (250 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $61,010. The 10th percentile is $34,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,820. Employment is 250.

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

The local median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $78,760.

What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,010 is $62,094. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?

Flagstaff, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $60,530. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.