State comparison · 2025
Market Research Analysts salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Market Research Analysts in Massachusetts earn a median of $101,810. In Mississippi, $56,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.8% — not 79.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.7%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+47.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Market Research Analysts
- Median
- $101,810
- p25
- $77,220
- p75
- $133,460
- p10
- $58,090
- p90
- $166,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -81%
Mississippi
Market Research Analysts
- Median
- $56,640
- p25
- $42,840
- p75
- $73,980
- p10
- $30,780
- p90
- $95,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.