Senior Market Research Analyst salary in Austin, TX

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$109,600
Middle 50%$90.2k–$143k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $106,808
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,733 and $171,745.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,094
25th$90,225
50th (median)$109,600
75th$143,000
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $112,500 (14 filings) FY2021: median $123,300 (22 filings) FY2022: median $123,600 (21 filings) FY2023: median $102,258 (15 filings) FY2024: median $102,157 (12 filings) FY2025: median $125,950 (20 filings) FY2026: median $104,953 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 22
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$112,500$105,000$123,57514
FY2021$123,300$112,000$129,50822
FY2022$123,600$90,000$136,00021
FY2023$102,258$85,025$132,75615
FY2024$102,157$77,600$142,84912
FY2025$125,950$96,228$143,67520
FY2026$104,953$89,750$136,00016

Cost of living

Austin's median senior Market Research Analyst salary of $109,600 is worth about $111,800 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 $109,600, 36% higher.

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
Amazon$143,00015

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.