What are the main factors that influence a Market Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Market Associate's salary?

A Market Associate's salary grows with experience: a Market Associate (0-1 years)earns $45,523, a Marketing Assistant II (1-3 years)earns $50,574, a Marketing Assistant III (3-5 years)earns $56,438, a Marketing Assistant IV (5-7 years)earns $62,938,

What are the highest paying states for a Market Associate?

Market Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Market Associate roles are District of Columbia $50,729, California $50,536, Massachusetts $49,863. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Market Associate roles make?

Salaries for Market Associate level roles vary by specialization: Associate Director Market Development: $198,612; Associate Market Manager: $127,114; Market Research Associate: $127,114; Perishable Market Associate: $106,956; Market Success Associate: $100,536.

How do different companies affect a Market Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Market Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Market Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Market Associate make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Market Associate in the United States is $45,817 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Market Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,730
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,150 to $49,436
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,902

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Market Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,436	$4,120	$951	$24
Average	$45,817	$3,818	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$41,150	$3,429	$791	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Market Associate Salaries

A Market Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Market Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Market Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,729.
California: $50,536.
Massachusetts: $49,863.

District of Columbia $50,729 California $50,536 Massachusetts $49,863 Washington $49,680 New Jersey $49,661 Alaska $49,597 Connecticut $48,965 New York $48,708

Hawaii $47,888 Rhode Island $47,503 Maryland $47,242 Minnesota $46,885 Colorado $46,747 Illinois $46,702 Oregon $46,527 Delaware $46,399

New Hampshire $46,318 Virginia $46,138 Pennsylvania $45,611 Nevada $45,345 North Dakota $45,258 Michigan $45,121 Wisconsin $45,070 Vermont $44,970

Texas $44,690 Maine $44,672 Arizona $44,644 Ohio $44,612 Georgia $44,191 Indiana $43,980 Wyoming $43,939 Utah $43,875

Iowa $43,847 Kansas $43,627 Louisiana $43,563 North Carolina $43,540 Missouri $43,531 Florida $43,352 Montana $43,256 Nebraska $43,164

Kentucky $43,114 South Carolina $42,931 Tennessee $42,816 Idaho $42,770 New Mexico $42,436 Oklahoma $42,363 Alabama $42,092 South Dakota $41,639

Arkansas $41,391 West Virginia $41,258 Mississippi $40,860

Top Paying Cities for Market Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $57,789
San Francisco: $57,221
Oakland: $55,952

San Jose, CA $57,789

San Francisco, CA $57,221

Oakland, CA $55,952

New York, NY $53,098

Queens Village, NY $52,754

Paramus, NJ $52,387

Passaic, NJ $52,342

Bergenfield, NJ $52,296

Stamford, CT $52,227

Huntington, NY $52,181

Newark, NJ $51,883

Bridgeport, CT $51,792

New Brunswick, NJ $51,641

Vallejo, CA $51,544

Middlesex, NJ $51,517

Somerset, NJ $51,476

Petaluma, CA $51,370

Santa Cruz, CA $51,192

Boston, MA $51,100

Monterey, CA $50,871

Fairbanks, AK $50,839

Los Angeles, CA $50,752

Washington, DC $50,729

Seattle, WA $50,646

Santa Rosa, CA $50,637

Juneau, AK $50,504

Orange, CA $50,353

Anchorage, AK $50,271

Anaheim, CA $50,239

Santa Ana, CA $50,170

Nassau, NY $50,142

Long Beach, CA $50,124

Danbury, CT $50,110

Santa Maria, CA $49,955

Everett, WA $49,945

Bremerton, WA $49,721

Trenton, NJ $49,634

Sacramento, CA $49,615

San Diego, CA $49,593

Brockton, MA $49,574

Tacoma, WA $49,556

Santa Barbara, CA $49,492

Lowell, MA $49,309

New Suffolk, NY $49,290

Nashua, NH $49,235

Lompoc, CA $49,162

Ventura, CA $49,116

Stockton, CA $49,102

New Haven, CT $49,011

Atlantic City, NJ $48,892

Hartford, CT $48,791

Modesto, CA $48,768

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,667

New Britain, CT $48,644

Kennewick, WA $48,580

Olympia, WA $48,580

New London, CT $48,571

Norwich, CT $48,557

Lawrence, MA $48,534

Bakersfield, CA $48,406

New Bedford, MA $48,342

Riverside, CA $48,342

Richland, WA $48,296

Portsmouth, NH $48,259

Vineland, NJ $48,250

San Bernardino, CA $48,213

Boulder, CO $48,085

Worcester, MA $48,049

Portland, OR $48,007

Saint Paul, MN $47,952

Minneapolis, MN $47,952

Philadelphia, PA $47,888

Honolulu, HI $47,645

Springfield, MA $47,485

Providence, RI $47,480

Chicago, IL $47,348

Bellingham, WA $47,293

Baltimore, MD $47,242

Chico, CA $47,128

Wilmington, DE $47,050

Pittsfield, MA $47,004

Manchester, NH $46,917

Spokane, WA $46,715

Denver, CO $46,711

Albany, NY $46,495

Troy, NY $46,477

Schenectady, NY $46,381

Burlington, VT $46,280

Portland, ME $46,120

Salem, OR $46,083

Yakima, WA $46,074

Ann Arbor, MI $46,060

Rochester, MN $45,932

Reno, NV $45,909

Fresno, CA $45,909

Milwaukee, WI $45,868

Detroit, MI $45,822

Allentown, PA $45,808

Carson City, NV $45,803

Houston, TX $45,735

Colorado Springs, CO $45,730

Syracuse, NY $45,707

Eugene, OR $45,620

Gary, IN $45,565

Bismarck, ND $45,565

Galveston, TX $45,565

Springfield, OR $45,529

Medford, OR $45,419

Fort Collins, CO $45,400

Austin, TX $45,364

Mesa, AZ $45,267

Phoenix, AZ $45,258

Dallas, TX $45,245

Reading, PA $45,217

Saint Cloud, MN $45,199

Concord, NH $45,157

Madison, WI $45,139

Utica, NY $45,015

Raleigh, NC $44,979

Las Vegas, NV $44,974

Rochester, NY $44,942

Des Moines, IA $44,938

Atlanta, GA $44,864

Battle Creek, MI $44,850

Salt Lake City, UT $44,837

Lancaster, PA $44,768

Champaign, IL $44,759

Harrisburg, PA $44,704

Durham, NC $44,663

Kansas City, MO $44,658

Kansas City, KS $44,649

Fort Worth, TX $44,644

Boca Raton, FL $44,626

Cleveland, OH $44,621

Columbus, OH $44,612

Pittsburgh, PA $44,608

Richmond, VA $44,589

Indianapolis, IN $44,580

Cincinnati, OH $44,521

Petersburg, VA $44,452

Lansing, MI $44,351

Billings, MT $44,351

Huntsville, AL $44,351

Lebanon, PA $44,347

Pueblo, CO $44,342

Dayton, OH $44,342

Appleton, WI $44,328

Buffalo, NY $44,310

Racine, WI $44,287

Charlotte, NC $44,282

Saint Louis, MO $44,269

Springfield, IL $44,250

York, PA $44,241

Elkhart, IN $44,241

Gastonia, NC $44,237

Benton Harbor, MI $44,237

Beaumont, TX $44,209

Lorain, OH $44,200

Toledo, OH $44,182

Binghamton, NY $44,159

Rock Hill, SC $44,154

Rockford, IL $44,131

Elyria, OH $44,108

Fargo, ND $44,108

Flagstaff, AZ $44,076

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,049

Miami, FL $44,021

Duluth, MN $43,948

Bangor, ME $43,888

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,838

Louisville, KY $43,815

Grand Rapids, MI $43,806

Hialeah, FL $43,801

Casper, WY $43,737

Scranton, PA $43,682

New Orleans, LA $43,668

Virginia Beach, VA $43,664

Akron, OH $43,641

Peoria, IL $43,581

Sarasota, FL $43,572

Green Bay, WI $43,540

Baton Rouge, LA $43,517

Charleston, SC $43,508

Nashville, TN $43,494

Jamestown, NY $43,485

Davenport, IA $43,485

Tucson, AZ $43,462

Cheyenne, WY $43,448

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,435

Tampa, FL $43,426

Omaha, NE $43,416

Evansville, IN $43,398

Port Arthur, TX $43,398

Bradenton, FL $43,380

Santa Fe, NM $43,297

Orlando, FL $43,251

Clearwater, FL $43,201

La Crosse, WI $43,105

Canton, OH $43,105

Grand Forks, ND $43,091

Tulsa, OK $43,077

Albuquerque, NM $43,077

Newport News, VA $43,073

High Point, NC $43,059

Ogden, UT $43,041

Corpus Christi, TX $43,004

Laramie, WY $42,977

Norfolk, VA $42,977

Rock Island, IL $42,949

Saginaw, MI $42,940

Jacksonville, FL $42,935

Salisbury, NC $42,926

Memphis, TN $42,917

Moline, IL $42,894

Fort Myers, FL $42,880

Waterloo, IA $42,821

Spartanburg, SC $42,775

Lincoln, NE $42,752

Fort Wayne, IN $42,743

Birmingham, AL $42,693

Cedar Falls, IA $42,683

Provo, UT $42,679

Springfield, OH $42,674

San Antonio, TX $42,665

Greensboro, NC $42,647

South Bend, IN $42,642

Winston Salem, NC $42,638

Boise, ID $42,624

Savannah, GA $42,592

Muskegon, MI $42,509

Lima, OH $42,454

Lake Charles, LA $42,436

Anderson, IN $42,427

Lexington, KY $42,413

Augusta, GA $42,399

Greenville, SC $42,399

Wichita, KS $42,358

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,358

Columbia, SC $42,317

Bloomington, IN $42,202

Roanoke, VA $42,175

Asheville, NC $42,115

Knoxville, TN $42,037

Shreveport, LA $42,033

Wilmington, NC $41,973

Frankfort, KY $41,886

Oklahoma City, OK $41,854

Chillicothe, OH $41,836

Longview, TX $41,831

Topeka, KS $41,817

Mobile, AL $41,749

Terre Haute, IN $41,730

Erie, PA $41,726

Altoona, PA $41,703

Melbourne, FL $41,689

Amarillo, TX $41,671

Killeen, TX $41,657

Fayetteville, AR $41,620

Sioux Falls, SD $41,588

Chattanooga, TN $41,561

Idaho Falls, ID $41,556

Gainesville, FL $41,460

Portsmouth, OH $41,437

Little Rock, AR $41,428

Lynchburg, VA $41,428

Youngstown, OH $41,410

Lafayette, LA $41,410

Temple, TX $41,391

Daytona Beach, FL $41,382

Clarksville, TN $41,378

Pensacola, FL $41,373

Hopkinsville, KY $41,236

Charleston, WV $41,231

Florence, SC $41,208

Sioux City, IA $41,181

Macon, GA $41,048

Tallahassee, FL $41,043

Fayetteville, NC $41,034

Wichita Falls, TX $41,025

Waco, TX $41,025

Pine Bluff, AR $41,006

Vincennes, IN $40,919

Lubbock, TX $40,901

Great Falls, MT $40,874

Alamogordo, NM $40,869

Abilene, TX $40,832

Rapid City, SD $40,773

Monroe, LA $40,773

Albany, GA $40,745

Huntington, WV $40,741

Jackson, MS $40,736

Greenville, MS $40,732

Parkersburg, WV $40,686

Montgomery, AL $40,677

Johnstown, PA $40,667

Springfield, MO $40,631

Biloxi, MS $40,608

Sumter, SC $40,512

Columbus, GA $40,507

Twin Falls, ID $40,480

Pascagoula, MS $40,420

Kingsport, TN $40,301

Gulfport, MS $40,287

Alexandria, LA $40,136

Fort Smith, AR $40,021

El Paso, TX $39,898

Helena, MT $39,838

Las Cruces, NM $39,691

Harlingen, TX $39,563

Pocatello, ID $39,522

Florence, AL $39,508

Brownsville, TX $39,499

Dothan, AL $39,426

Mcallen, TX $39,403

Columbus, MS $39,064

Altus, OK $38,853

Lawton, OK $38,766

Pierre, SD $38,601

What Skills Can Increase a Market Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 4.8% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
CRM (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Customer relationship management (CRM) is a technology for managing all your company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.68% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Presentation	4.8%
CRM	2.08%
PowerPoint	1.68%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Market Associate's salary.

Marketing Plans: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Marketing Plans	$51,315	12%
Insight	$51,315	12%
Analysis	$50,399	10%
Project Management	$50,399	10%
Market Research	$49,941	9%
Google Analytics	$49,941	9%

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How Education impacts a Market Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Market Associates enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Market Associate with a Associate's Degree is between $46,398 and $50,248).

Market Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Market Associate

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 6.0%

Associates 6.8%

Bachelors 78.8%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	6.0%
Associates	6.8%
Bachelors	78.8%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Market Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Market Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$41,150

Average $45,817/year

$49,436

$3,429

Average $3,818/month

$4,120

$791

Average $881/week

$951

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,436	$4,120	$951	$24
Average	$45,817	$3,818	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$41,150	$3,429	$791	$20

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Salary Trends for Market Associate

Salaries for a Market Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,748 in 2023 to around $48,860 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Market Associate salary trends, .

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2024

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