Highest-paying Cities for Survey Researchers

The top 100 highest paying cities for survey researchers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of survey researchers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $103,230, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is the highest paying city for survey researchers. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $87,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of survey researchers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Survey Researchers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$103,230	$63,270	170
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$87,840	$56,840	760
3	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$83,500	$58,640	660
4	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$81,210	$30,030	130
5	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$80,420	$61,300	180
6	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$76,190	$54,660	140
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$75,550	$40,000	200
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$75,330	$44,680	130
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$74,130	$35,720	100
10	Tucson, Arizona	$73,380	$42,990	50
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,060	$42,590	250
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$71,520	$39,180	190
13	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$71,390	$33,090	70
14	Rochester, New York	$71,390	$35,320	50
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$70,970	$49,970	270
16	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$68,100	$32,320	100
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$67,700	$50,110	330
18	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$67,180	$36,140	60
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$67,150	$40,170	440
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$66,260	$42,860	500
21	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$66,140	$46,130	50
22	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$66,100	$25,750	110
23	Kansas City, Missouri	$64,850	$49,390	60
24	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$64,040	$30,450	40
25	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$63,770	$49,960	90
26	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$63,650	$49,560	40
27	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$62,830	$41,920	40
28	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$62,330	$46,960	60
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$61,650	$38,350	230
30	Boulder, Colorado	$61,360	$38,890	50
31	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$61,130	$36,820	110
32	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$61,120	$47,990	50
33	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$60,770	$27,650	410
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$60,700	$33,910	560
35	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$60,590	$43,540	60
36	Lincoln, Nebraska	$60,110	$28,130	70
37	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$60,100	$42,210	30
38	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$59,670	$32,780	140
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$59,200	$22,600	670
40	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$58,700	$43,710	40
41	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$58,440	$31,950	190
42	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$58,360	$48,200	30
43	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$57,920	$38,410	50
44	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$57,550	$41,390	50
45	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$56,770	$29,660	50
46	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$56,740	$33,280	210
47	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$56,230	$29,700	40
48	Provo-Orem, Utah	$56,040	$26,830	120
49	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$55,870	$31,480	130
50	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$55,580	$34,690	n/a
51	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$55,270	$30,120	80
52	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$54,990	$29,030	n/a
53	Wilmington, New Jersey	$54,860	$35,950	60
54	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$54,720	$22,810	120
55	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$53,980	$30,490	50
56	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$53,750	$38,500	170
57	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$53,020	$27,720	70
58	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$51,890	$50,990	80
59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$51,640	$40,960	670
60	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$51,550	$36,840	40
61	St Louis, Missouri	$50,880	$32,790	130
62	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$50,580	$22,880	40
63	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$50,540	$27,020	n/a
64	Evansville, Kentucky	$50,480	$39,160	30
65	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$50,400	$31,980	120
66	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$49,850	$40,920	300
67	Worcester, Massachusetts	$49,550	$41,700	n/a
68	Charlottesville, Virginia	$49,270	$34,280	40
69	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,800	$48,690	70
70	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$48,710	$40,610	30
71	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$48,070	$33,060	50
72	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$47,780	$32,490	50
73	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$47,530	$33,890	290
74	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$47,520	$22,730	n/a
75	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,420	$34,150	40
76	Columbus, Ohio	$47,230	$36,880	40
77	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$47,070	$27,660	740
78	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,040	$34,970	130
79	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$46,980	$37,800	n/a
80	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$46,790	$32,280	60
81	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,660	$22,190	60
82	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$46,060	$36,030	n/a
83	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$43,560	$32,690	60
84	Salt Lake City, Utah	$43,370	$20,490	140
85	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$43,200	$23,580	40
86	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$42,150	$29,790	n/a
87	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$42,110	$17,770	40
88	Topeka, Kansas	$41,900	$31,010	90
89	Charleston, West Virginia	$41,840	$26,760	30
90	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$40,820	$40,820	40
91	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$40,740	$19,560	40
92	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$40,450	$24,960	260
93	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$39,180	$32,120	n/a
94	Springfield, Massachusetts	$39,010	$20,810	80
95	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$38,930	$29,910	210
96	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$37,870	$28,390	40
97	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$37,290	$32,550	40
98	Richmond, Virginia	$36,990	$29,430	n/a
99	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$36,680	$29,240	40
100	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$36,630	$32,840	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for survey researchers.