Senior Market Research Analyst salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, East Windsor, Ewing, Hamilton, Hamilton Township.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$115,196
Middle 50%$92.3k–$164k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $93,600
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,728 and $219,081.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,728
25th$92,250
50th (median)$115,196
75th$163,992
90th$204,095

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2021: median $100,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $120,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $137,500 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 3 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 11
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–––5
FY2021$100,000$96,351$111,38510
FY2022$120,000$98,930$147,57811
FY2023–––5
FY2024$137,500$102,500$169,76910
FY2025–––3
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Trenton's median senior Market Research Analyst salary of $115,196 is worth about $111,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $82,110 in May 2025 (1,140 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,196, 40% 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
PharmaACEtoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $109,690 27
Senior · Level III $115,196 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$55,910$60,00012
Mid-level · Level II$73,819$109,69027
Senior · Level III$91,728$115,19610

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.