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Forrester Salaries

How much do people at Forrester get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Forrester is $101,996, or $49 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $91,310, or $43 per hour.

At Forrester, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $260,000 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $44,600 annually. Average Forrester salaries by department include: Design at $105,451, Admin at $52,091, IT at $107,121, and Customer Support at $76,022. Half of Forrester salaries are above $91,310.

41 employees at Forrester rank their Compensation in the Bottom 45% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 127 ratings) while 39 employees at Forrester rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 43 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Forrester employees include job titles like Director of Product, Principal Designer, Senior Marketing Manager, and Data Analyst. Comparably data has a total of 12 salary records from Forrester employees.

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$101,996*
Average Compensation
$91,310*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Forrester Salary Averages By Department

Forrester Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$133,897 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$163,758 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$84,434 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$105,451 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$71,096 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$52,091 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$85,182 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$76,639 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$76,022 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$154,745 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$107,121 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$135,813 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$169,728 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$240,000
Avg. Salary
$90k
$109k
$175k
$200k
$240k
$245k
Group Product Manager
$174,702*
Est. Salary
$90k
$109k
$175k
$200k
$240k
$245k
Senior Product Manager
$145,211*
Est. Salary
$90k
$109k
$175k
$200k
$240k
$245k
Product Manager
$109,787*
Est. Salary
$90k
$109k
$175k
$200k
$240k
$245k
Jr Product Manager
$78,130*
Est. Salary
$90k
$109k
$175k
$200k
$240k
$245k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$214,963*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Group Engineering Manager
$196,730*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Principal Engineer
$148,494*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Lead Engineer
$140,917*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Engineering Manager
$161,412*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Data Scientist
$105,632*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Senior Developer
$135,334*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
DevOps
$117,697*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Developer
$99,014*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Mobile Developer
$102,167*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Sales Engineer
$139,043*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Senior QA
$107,467*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
QA
$76,017*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k
Jr Developer
$79,177*
Est. Salary
$73k
$108k
$139k
$207k
$251k
$300k
$340k

Marketing Department (12)

Director of Marketing
$179,088*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Senior Marketing Manager
$172,500
Avg. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Marketing Manager
$87,751*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
SEM Manager
$75,106*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Social Media Manager
$70,182*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Email Marketer
$77,900*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Content Manager
$81,228*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Community Manager
$76,224*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Data Analyst
$155,000
Avg. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Business Analyst
$74,030*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Copywriter
$77,975*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k
Marketing Associate
$60,699*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$76k
$130k
$184k
$250k
$255k

Design Department (8)

Creative Director
$184,693*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Principal Designer
$150,000
Avg. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Senior Designer
$121,479*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$129,751*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
UI/UX Designer
$93,974*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Designer
$87,876*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Web/Visual Designer
$73,244*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k
Graphic Designer
$57,244*
Est. Salary
$63k
$91k
$170k
$242k
$329k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$171,340*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$97k
$146k
$162k
$195k
Business Analyst
$74,030*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$97k
$146k
$162k
$195k
Operations Manager
$91,310*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$97k
$146k
$162k
$195k
Office Manager
$64,316*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$97k
$146k
$162k
$195k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$64,574*
Est. Salary
$42k
$60k
$64k
$70k
Admin Assistant
$44,600*
Est. Salary
$42k
$60k
$64k
$70k

Business Development Department (3)

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$116,750*
Est. Salary
$49k
$66k
$74k
$107k
$140k
$147k
$170k
Senior Accountant
$83,562*
Est. Salary
$49k
$66k
$74k
$107k
$140k
$147k
$170k
Accountant
$66,896*
Est. Salary
$49k
$66k
$74k
$107k
$140k
$147k
$170k
Business Analyst
$74,030*
Est. Salary
$49k
$66k
$74k
$107k
$140k
$147k
$170k
Financial Analyst
$91,611*
Est. Salary
$49k
$66k
$74k
$107k
$140k
$147k
$170k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$95,466*
Est. Salary
$44k
$50k
$62k
$71k
$100k
$135k
Technical Support
$70,303*
Est. Salary
$44k
$50k
$62k
$71k
$100k
$135k
CS Rep
$45,828*
Est. Salary
$44k
$50k
$62k
$71k
$100k
$135k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$161,366*
Est. Salary
$41k
$95k
$134k
$161k
$274k
HR Manager
$129,614*
Est. Salary
$41k
$95k
$134k
$161k
$274k
Recruiter
$92,983*
Est. Salary
$41k
$95k
$134k
$161k
$274k

IT Department (6)

Director of Security
$185,000
Avg. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k
IT Manager
$118,953*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k
Project Manager
$110,346*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k
SysAdmin
$105,936*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k
IT Support Engineer
$101,419*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k
Desktop Support
$60,903*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$100k
$142k
$160k
$185k
$218k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$167,810*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$147k
$167k
$229k
$293k
Corporate Counsel
$155,212*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$147k
$167k
$229k
$293k
Paralegal
$65,738*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$147k
$167k
$229k
$293k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$260,000
Avg. Salary
$51k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$420k
Sales Manager
$155,400*
Est. Salary
$51k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$420k
Sales Engineer
$139,043*
Est. Salary
$51k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$420k
Sales Rep
$165,000
Avg. Salary
$51k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$420k
Sales Associate
$214,000
Avg. Salary
$51k
$150k
$220k
$300k
$420k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Executive Salaries at Forrester

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Chief Research and Product Officer
$380k
$960k
Chief Consulting Officer
$242k
$929k
Chief Financial Officer
$380k
$949k
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