15 Series · SOC 15-2041
Statisticians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $105,650
- Median / year
- +2.3%
- 2024→2025
- $174,050
- Top 10% earn
- +8.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 29,030
- Estimated US jobs
Statisticians earn a median of $105,650 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $105,650, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $64,000 (10th percentile) to $174,050 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 29,030 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($140,670).
The pay verdict
Statisticians earn a median of $105,650, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 87% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #11 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.5% by 2034.
- $105,650
- Median annual wage
- Top 13%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #11 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 2.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $140,670. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Statisticians moved from $91,160 in May 2019 to $105,650 in May 2025 (+15.9%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Statisticians sits -8.6 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Statisticians (SOC 15-2041) has a national median of $105,650 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $64,000 to $174,050, and the published mean is $115,700. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 29,030 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 46 state or territory areas and 88 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $103,300 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $105,650 in May 2025, a rise of $2,350 (+2.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 2,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Master's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Computer and Mathematical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $140,670, which is +33% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $202,840. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$105,650
per year
Median Hourly
$50.79/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$115,700
average
Employment
29,030
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Statisticians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$105,650 Top 13% higher than 87% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 (this entry) | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$105,650 · 87th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Statisticians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Software Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.8%, Median annual wage $135980
- Computer User Suppor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $61860
- Computer Systems Ana…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $105850
- Computer Occupations…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.2%, Median annual wage $116580
- Network and Computer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $99130
- Data Scientists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 33.5%, Median annual wage $120230
- Information Security…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 28.5%, Median annual wage $129180
- Software Quality Ass…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10%, Median annual wage $104300
- Computer Network Arc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.9%, Median annual wage $134050
- Computer Network Sup…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $76220
- Web and Digital Inte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $104000
- Operations Research …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.5%, Median annual wage $88940
- Computer Programmers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6%, Median annual wage $100390
- Web Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.5%, Median annual wage $92650
- Database Administrat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $104620
- Database Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $139500
- Computer and Informa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 19.7%, Median annual wage $140300
- Statisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $105650
- Actuaries: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.8%, Median annual wage $130000
- Mathematical Science…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $81490
- Mathematicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $126710
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+8.5%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
2,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+2,700
32,200 (2024) → 34,900 (2034)
Typical Education
Master's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Computer and Mathematical Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.2/100
Danger Index
1/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Statisticians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
- ▸ Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
- ▸ Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
- ▸ Determine whether statistical methods are appropriate, based on user needs or research questions of interest.
- ▸ Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
- ▸ Develop and test experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods.
- ▸ Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research.
- ▸ Present statistical and nonstatistical results, using charts, bullets, and graphs, in meetings or conferences to audiences such as clients, peers, and students.
- ▸ Design research projects that apply valid scientific techniques, and use information obtained from baselines or historical data to structure uncompromised and efficient analyses.
- ▸ Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics, biology, and engineering.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Statisticians pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $80,110 |
| 2016 | $80,500 |
| 2017 | $84,060 |
| 2018 | $87,780 |
| 2019 | $91,160 |
| 2020 | $92,270 |
| 2021 | $95,570 |
| 2022 | $98,920 |
| 2023 | $104,110 |
| 2024 | $103,300 |
| 2025 | $105,650 |
2015 median
$80,110
2025 median
$105,650
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$14,490 (+15.9%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+2.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $80,110 | First banked release | 29,870 |
| May 2016 | $80,500 | +0.5% | 33,440 |
| May 2017 | $84,060 | +4.4% | 36,540 |
| May 2018 | $87,780 | +4.4% | 39,920 |
| May 2019 | $91,160 | Classification break | 39,090 |
| May 2020 | $92,270 | +1.2% | 38,860 |
| May 2021 | $95,570 | +3.6% | 31,370 |
| May 2022 | $98,920 | +3.5% | 30,780 |
| May 2023 | $104,110 | +5.2% | 29,950 |
| May 2024 | $103,300 | -0.8% | 29,800 |
| May 2025 | $105,650 | +2.3% | 29,030 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $80,110 in May 2015 to $105,650 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 39,090 in May 2019 to 29,030 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $140,670 | +33% above national |
| 2 | New York | $136,020 | +29% above national |
| 3 | California | $135,960 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Maryland | $132,620 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $119,760 | +13% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $118,280 | +12% above national |
| 7 | North Carolina | $115,690 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Georgia | $115,150 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Virginia | $114,920 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Kentucky | $112,520 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Kansas | $111,780 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $109,660 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Delaware | $109,570 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Indiana | $109,300 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Florida | $108,040 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $107,150 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Arkansas | $105,720 | same as national |
| 18 | Washington | $105,650 | same as national |
| 19 | Texas | $102,960 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Connecticut | $102,860 | 3% below national |
| 21 | Michigan | $102,710 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $102,620 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $98,230 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Ohio | $98,190 | 7% below national |
| 25 | Massachusetts | $96,710 | 8% below national |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $96,080 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $93,830 | 11% below national |
| 28 | Oregon | $93,620 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $89,540 | 15% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $88,610 | 16% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $85,680 | 19% below national |
| 32 | West Virginia | $84,660 | 20% below national |
| 33 | New Mexico | $84,330 | 20% below national |
| 34 | Nebraska | $83,480 | 21% below national |
| 35 | Vermont | $82,210 | 22% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $80,150 | 24% below national |
| 37 | Nevada | $79,750 | 25% below national |
| 38 | Arizona | $79,640 | 25% below national |
| 39 | Hawaii | $76,780 | 27% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $76,400 | 28% below national |
| 41 | Louisiana | $76,400 | 28% below national |
| 42 | North Dakota | $75,890 | 28% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $66,330 | 37% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $65,450 | 38% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $64,670 | 39% below national |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $49,730 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $202,840 | +92% above national |
| 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $152,880 | +45% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $144,990 | +37% above national |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $137,510 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $136,660 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $134,330 | +27% above national |
| 7 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $131,860 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Rochester, NY | $131,140 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $128,070 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $126,350 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $122,430 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $122,180 | +16% above national |
| 13 | New Haven, CT | $121,830 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $117,870 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $116,440 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $116,200 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $116,130 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $115,590 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Jacksonville, FL | $114,700 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Charlottesville, VA | $112,870 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $112,540 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $111,780 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $111,690 | +6% above national |
| 24 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $109,550 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $108,820 | +3% above national |
| 26 | Madison, WI | $107,860 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $107,680 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $105,820 | same as national |
| 29 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $105,720 | same as national |
| 30 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $105,670 | same as national |
| 31 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $105,650 | same as national |
| 32 | Ann Arbor, MI | $105,200 | same as national |
| 33 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $104,330 | 1% below national |
| 34 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $104,240 | 1% below national |
| 35 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,090 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $104,060 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $103,290 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $103,260 | 2% below national |
| 39 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $102,320 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $102,070 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $101,870 | 4% below national |
| 42 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $101,500 | 4% below national |
| 43 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $100,620 | 5% below national |
| 44 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $98,450 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $97,470 | 8% below national |
| 46 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $95,320 | 10% below national |
| 47 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $94,490 | 11% below national |
| 48 | State College, PA | $93,830 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $93,620 | 11% below national |
| 50 | Salem, OR | $93,620 | 11% below national |
| 51 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $92,230 | 13% below national |
| 52 | Lincoln, NE | $91,560 | 13% below national |
| 53 | Worcester, MA | $91,210 | 14% below national |
| 54 | Colorado Springs, CO | $90,670 | 14% below national |
| 55 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $89,130 | 16% below national |
| 56 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $88,710 | 16% below national |
| 57 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $87,930 | 17% below national |
| 58 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $86,430 | 18% below national |
| 59 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $86,230 | 18% below national |
| 60 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $85,860 | 19% below national |
| 61 | Lancaster, PA | $85,850 | 19% below national |
| 62 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $84,700 | 20% below national |
| 63 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $84,610 | 20% below national |
| 64 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $84,570 | 20% below national |
| 65 | Oklahoma City, OK | $82,990 | 21% below national |
| 66 | Richmond, VA | $81,620 | 23% below national |
| 67 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,950 | 23% below national |
| 68 | Tucson, AZ | $80,530 | 24% below national |
| 69 | Birmingham, AL | $80,240 | 24% below national |
| 70 | Albuquerque, NM | $79,750 | 25% below national |
| 71 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $78,690 | 26% below national |
| 72 | Cleveland, OH | $78,520 | 26% below national |
| 73 | Columbus, OH | $78,040 | 26% below national |
| 74 | Omaha, NE-IA | $77,590 | 27% below national |
| 75 | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,230 | 29% below national |
| 76 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $73,830 | 30% below national |
| 77 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $68,060 | 36% below national |
| 78 | Columbia, SC | $67,630 | 36% below national |
| 79 | Montgomery, AL | $65,720 | 38% below national |
| 80 | Jackson, MS | $63,980 | 39% below national |
| 81 | Jefferson City, MO | $59,590 | 44% below national |
| 82 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $58,840 | 44% below national |
| 83 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $56,610 | 46% below national |
| 84 | Charleston, WV | $55,340 | 48% below national |
| 85 | Tallahassee, FL | $54,600 | 48% below national |
| 86 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $50,070 | 53% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 15 (Computer and Mathematical Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
Computer Network Support Specialists
SOC 15-1231
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
Showing 5 of 20 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Computer and Mathematical Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($105,650 here) and reported employment (29,030 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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What to do with this data
How to use Statisticians pay figures in a real decision
- The 75th-percentile wage is about $141,490/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $140,670/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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