SOC 13-1161 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in Winchester, VA-WV?
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 Winchester, VA-WV is $66,920. The 10th percentile is $38,830 and the 90th percentile is $116,340. Employment is 330.
Median annual wage
$66,920
- 10th percentile
- $38,830
- 25th percentile
- $49,780
- Median
- $66,920
- 75th percentile
- $93,180
- 90th percentile
- $116,340
- Mean
- $73,670
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $38,830 and the 90th percentile is $116,340. The difference is $77,510, which is 115.8% 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 $49,780 to the 75th at $93,180, covers $43,400.
The mean annual wage is $73,670, which sits above the median of $66,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Winchester, VA-WV median is 15% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,383, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 13.1% lower than the Virginia median of $76,980.
Winchester, VA-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $69,383 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
39 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 11th of 40 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).).
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $64,470 and employment of 370. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,461, against $69,383 here.
- Harrisonburg, VA is 57 miles away, with a median of $61,950 and employment of 290. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,285, against $69,383 here.
- Chambersburg, PA is 60 miles away, with a median of $65,900 and employment of 180. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,631, against $69,383 here.
Employment share
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.49% of wage-and-salary employment in Winchester, VA-WV (330 of 67,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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 Winchester, VA-WV · 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 Winchester, VA-WV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Winchester, VA-WV is $66,920. The 10th percentile is $38,830 and the 90th percentile is $116,340. Employment is 330.
How does that compare with the national median for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
The local median is 15% lower than the national median of $78,760.
What is Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists pay in Winchester, VA-WV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $66,920 is $69,383. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Winchester, VA-WV compare with nearby metros for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $64,470. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 11th of 40 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.