Entry-level Market Research Analyst salary in Austin, TX

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Round Rock, Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$59,500
Middle 50%$50k–$82.1k
vs. all levels here−44%comparison median $106,808
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,339 and $125,854.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,339
25th$50,000
50th (median)$59,500
75th$82,100
90th$91,225

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2021: median $49,600 (10 filings) FY2022: median $50,699 (10 filings) FY2024: median $46,800 (11 filings) FY2025: median $50,000 (20 filings) FY2026: median $78,569 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––2
FY2021$49,600$47,724$50,75010
FY2022$50,699$47,925$61,59910
FY2023–––6
FY2024$46,800$43,300$68,28011
FY2025$50,000$48,835$75,17520
FY2026$78,569$55,443$87,92518

Cost of living

Austin's median entry-level Market Research Analyst salary of $59,500 is worth about $60,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $80,460 in May 2025 (8,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $59,500, 26% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Aurora Energy Researchtoo few8
Amazontoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $59,500 38
Mid-level · Level II $78,000 77
Senior · Level III $109,600 36
Expert · Level IV $163,372 84

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$48,339$59,50038
Mid-level · Level II$69,368$78,00077
Senior · Level III$87,589$109,60036
Expert · Level IV$106,808$163,37284

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.