Statistician earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level statistician earnings begin at:

$76.35 per hour

$158,810 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level statistician earnings begin at:

$47.11 per hour

$97,990 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level statistician earnings begin at:

$31.46 per hour

$65,450 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level statistician earnings begin at:

$15.71 per hour

$32,670 per year

10th percentile

Starting level statistician earnings begin at:

$15.71 per hour

$32,670 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Statistician salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Tennessee $98,230
Ohio $98,190
Massachusetts $96,710
New Hampshire $96,080
Pennsylvania $93,830
Oregon $93,620
Minnesota $92,690
Oklahoma $89,540
Utah $88,610
Maine $85,680
West Virginia $84,660
New Mexico $84,330
Alaska $84,120
Nebraska $83,480
Vermont $82,210
Iowa $80,150
Nevada $79,750
Arizona $79,640
Hawaii $76,780
Alabama $76,400
Louisiana $76,400
North Dakota $75,890
Missouri $66,330
South Carolina $65,450
Mississippi $64,670
Montana $63,720
Puerto Rico $35,610
District of Columbia $140,670
New York $136,020
California $135,960
Maryland $132,620
Illinois $119,760
New Jersey $118,280
North Carolina $115,690
Georgia $115,150
Virginia $114,920
Kentucky $112,520
Kansas $111,780
Colorado $109,660
Delaware $109,570
Indiana $109,300
Florida $108,040
Wisconsin $107,150
Arkansas $105,720
Washington $105,650
Idaho $103,610
Texas $102,960
Connecticut $102,860
Michigan $102,710
Rhode Island $102,620

How much does a Statistician earn?

Statisticians develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. Statisticians may specialize in fields such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics.

Top statistician salaries within industries (according to the BLS):

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers - $110,220
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank - $106,900
Nondepository Credit Intermediation - $101,200
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) - $100,960
Navigational/Measuring/Electromedical & Control Instruments Mfg - $100,920

The highest statistician salary in metropolitan areas (according to the BLS):

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - $138,910
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA - $119,460
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division - $113,250
Raleigh, NC - $111,620
Trenton, NJ - $109,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA - $109,290
New Haven, CT - $107,750
Framingham, MA NECTA Division - $107,150
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ - $106,340
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI - $104,830

How do statistician salaries compare to similar careers?

Statisticians earn about the same as related careers in South Carolina. On average, they make less than stock traders but more than social fundraisers.

Career Median Salary
Stock trader salary $55K
Soil and plant scientist salary $79K
Loan officer salary $63K
Cost estimator salary $70K
Industrial designer salary $77K
Biostatistician salary $65K
Statistician salary $65K
Cartographer salary $72K
Hydrologist salary $66K
Social fundraiser salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)