Expert Market Research Analyst salary in Washington, DC

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Herndon, Rockville, Fairfax, Sterling.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$135,200
Middle 50%$118.3k–$148.9k
vs. all levels here+75%comparison median $77,106
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,906 and $217,570.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,906
25th$118,310
50th (median)$135,200
75th$148,854
90th$197,308

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2021: median $158,733 (11 filings) FY2022: median $132,600 (24 filings) FY2023: median $156,580 (19 filings) FY2024: median $147,797 (16 filings) FY2025: median $142,398 (16 filings) FY2026: median $119,280 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 24
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–––7
FY2021$158,733$119,725$204,45011
FY2022$132,600$106,593$154,41524
FY2023$156,580$120,000$171,00019
FY2024$147,797$123,375$176,01516
FY2025$142,398$110,906$191,36916
FY2026$119,280$118,310$135,40012

Cost of living

Washington's median expert Market Research Analyst salary of $135,200 is worth about $124,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $87,160 in May 2025 (21,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $135,200, 55% 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
Amazontoo few5
Emctoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 111
Mid-level · Level II $77,106 104
Senior · Level III $109,014 41
Expert · Level IV $135,200 28

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$52,437$60,000111
Mid-level · Level II$77,106$77,106104
Senior · Level III$97,698$109,01441
Expert · Level IV$110,906$135,20028

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.