Statistician salary
What a statistician actually earns, from 178 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see statistician pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A statistician earns a blended US median near 110,821 dollars, with the typical middle running from 85,636 dollars to 142,632 dollars. The official OEWS median is 103,300 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 13 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 102,552 dollars to 117,704 dollars. Demand is rated moderate, and 4% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is product analyst, at 17 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open statistician roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Lead/Staff Biostatistician (Analytical Validation)Natera · USARemoteJul 22
- Mathematical StatisticianFood and Drug Administration · College Park, Maryland$122k–$191kJul 21
- Statistician (Data Scientist)Veterans Health Administration · Multiple Locations$106k–$173kJul 20
- Staff Biostatistician (Analytical Validation)Natera · United States$164k–$205kRemoteJul 20
- Principal Statistician Consultant-R&I (Respiratory & Immunology) REMOTE@EU/UKClinChoice · Europe, UKRemoteJul 18
- StatisticianDefense Contract Audit Agency · Multiple Locations$126k–$164kJul 15
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United Kingdom$60,135 – $77,934 · median $69,737
- United States$85,636 – $142,632 · median $110,821
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New Yorkmedian $150,240
- Marylandmedian $128,940
- Californiamedian $127,550
- North Carolinamedian $122,630
- Illinoismedian $116,860
- Indianamedian $113,030
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Quick answers
How much does a statistician make?
The blended US median is about 110,821 dollars, with a typical range from 85,636 dollars to 142,632 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 103,300 dollars.
Is statistician a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 4% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a statistician move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is product analyst, at 17 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-2041. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Statisticians.” Live corpus 178 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.