Survey Researchers salary
The median pay for survey researchers in the United States is $69,460 a year. About 8,290 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,260
- 25th percentile
- $51,270
- Median percentile
- $69,460
- 75th percentile
- $99,760
- 90th percentile
- $130,860
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $104,220
- District of Columbia $102,390
- Michigan $101,550
- North Carolina $96,560
- New Jersey $95,580
- Wisconsin $92,660
- Colorado $89,870
- Connecticut $88,320
- New York $86,890
- Wyoming $84,360
- Maryland $84,030
- California $83,520
- Iowa $83,170
- Utah $79,090
- Massachusetts $74,890
- Alaska $70,560
- Washington $69,590
- Tennessee $66,900
- Missouri $66,460
- Oregon $64,660
- Nebraska $64,530
- New Mexico $61,380
- Kansas $57,700
- Ohio $57,630
- Oklahoma $57,200
- Illinois $54,080
- Maine $47,330
- Texas $47,330
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $110,540
- Ann Arbor, MI $103,140
- New Haven, CT $98,570
- Washington, DC $97,780
- Charlotte, NC $92,160
- New York, NY $87,620
- Albany, NY $86,890
- Los Angeles, CA $83,520
- Detroit, MI $83,190
- Hartford, CT $78,560
- Denver, CO $77,500
- Boston, MA $74,890
- Charlottesville, VA $74,010
- Richmond, VA $72,610
- Nashville, TN $70,400
- San Diego, CA $69,620
- Seattle, WA $69,590
- Kansas City, MO $69,100
- Omaha, NE $67,780
- Eugene, OR $64,660
- Portland, OR $64,460
- Albuquerque, NM $60,820
- Cincinnati, OH $58,300
- Oklahoma City, OK $57,200
- Chicago, IL $54,080
- St. Louis, MO $49,940
- Houston, TX $48,810
- Dallas, TX $37,500