SOC 13-1161 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Springfield, MA?
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 Springfield, MA is $85,970. The 10th percentile is $48,570 and the 90th percentile is $147,360. Employment is 1,050.
Median annual wage
$85,970
- 10th percentile
- $48,570
- 25th percentile
- $62,430
- Median
- $85,970
- 75th percentile
- $122,510
- 90th percentile
- $147,360
- Mean
- $92,290
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $48,570 and the 90th percentile is $147,360. The difference is $98,790, which is 114.9% 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 $62,430 to the 75th at $122,510, covers $60,080.
The mean annual wage is $92,290, which sits above the median of $85,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Springfield, MA median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,495, which is 13.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 15.6% lower than the Massachusetts median of $101,810.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $89,495 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Springfield, MA ranks 4th of 28 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).).
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $72,550 and employment of 350. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,374, against $89,495 here.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $78,220 and employment of 3,080. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,129, against $89,495 here.
- Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $75,940 and employment of 300. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,848, against $89,495 here.
Employment share
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.52% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (1,050 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 Springfield, MA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Springfield, MA is $85,970. The 10th percentile is $48,570 and the 90th percentile is $147,360. Employment is 1,050.
How does that compare with the national median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
The local median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $78,760.
What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Springfield, MA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,970 is $89,495. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Springfield, MA compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $72,550. Springfield, MA ranks 4th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.