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Title: Market Research Analyst hourly rate in Illinois | Deftridge
Summary: Market Research Analyst pay in Illinois: median wage $36 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $60. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

IL · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Market Research Analyst hourly rate in Illinois

The market median wage for a Market Research Analyst in Illinois is **$35.84 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$60 an hour** on Deftridge, -8% against the United States rate.

**$60/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$35.84/hr** median wage

**$27-49** middle half of wages

**$1,300** a month at 5 hours a week

## Market Research Analyst wage percentiles in Illinois

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $20.51 | $440 | $42,700 |
| 25th | $27.08 | $590 | $56,300 |
| Median | $35.84 | $780 | $74,500 |
| 75th | $48.66 | $1,050 | $101,200 |
| 90th | $65.95 | $1,430 | $137,200 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 35,350 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Illinois in numbers

What sets Illinois apart for a Market Research Analyst, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-6%** median wage against the United States median of $38.14

- **18th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **35,350** people employed in the role in this place

- **$45.54** median wage in the Bloomington metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Market Research Analyst in Illinois by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | $50 | $1,080 |
| Senior | $60 | $1,300 |
| Manager | $70 | $1,520 |

- One-off task **$60**

- Task bundle **$55**

## Market Research Analyst pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Market Research Analyst, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Illinois ranks **18 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $53.35 | $90 |
| Delaware | $50.29 | $85 |
| New York | $47.15 | $80 |
| Georgia | $37.48 | $60 |
| Maine | $37.06 | $60 |
| Florida | $37.01 | $60 |
| Illinois | $35.84 | $60 |
| Connecticut | $34.71 | $55 |
| Maryland | $34.69 | $55 |
| New Hampshire | $34.46 | $55 |

## Metro areas in Illinois

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Bloomington $45.54/hr median wage · range $30-62](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Chicago $37.58/hr median wage · range $29-49](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Peoria $32.94/hr median wage · range $25-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Champaign $31.47/hr median wage · range $25-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Springfield $29.79/hr median wage · range $23-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Rockford $29.40/hr median wage · range $22-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Kankakee $28.45/hr median wage · range $22-37](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

- [Decatur $27.79/hr median wage · range $23-35](https://deftridge.com/rates/market-research-analyst/illinois/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

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