Highest-paying Cities for Statisticians

The top 100 highest paying cities for statisticians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of statisticians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $177,470, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is the highest paying city for statisticians. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $163,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of statisticians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Statisticians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$177,470	$86,010	150
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$163,310	$115,840	420
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$158,550	$84,030	930
4	Wilmington, North Carolina	$125,700	$74,590	60
5	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$124,730	$69,090	440
6	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$124,010	$77,880	730
7	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$122,990	$64,550	380
8	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$120,040	$72,240	820
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$117,500	$78,890	4,290
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$116,390	$66,500	1,350
11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$113,340	$61,270	70
12	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$112,880	$69,920	370
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$111,730	$75,240	750
14	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$111,100	$55,830	160
15	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$110,910	$67,780	830
16	Springfield, Massachusetts	$109,520	$67,450	90
17	Fresno, California	$109,500	$73,070	30
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$109,460	$67,480	350
19	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$109,390	$74,940	470
20	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$108,380	$79,570	70
21	Wilmington, New Jersey	$108,030	$79,700	130
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$107,940	$80,000	2,320
23	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$107,920	$61,530	40
24	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$107,840	$37,250	70
25	Syracuse, New York	$106,510	$64,550	30
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$106,010	$76,260	1,190
27	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$105,970	$71,530	110
28	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$105,820	$66,210	180
29	Rochester, New York	$105,020	$66,470	60
30	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$103,820	$48,120	80
31	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$103,520	$75,070	n/a
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$103,070	$77,050	150
33	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,590	$73,740	30
34	New Haven, Connecticut	$101,460	$65,760	130
35	Knoxville, Tennessee	$101,430	$60,670	150
36	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$101,320	$53,970	110
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$100,980	$63,620	3,860
38	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$99,670	$71,290	310
39	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$98,530	$67,830	140
40	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$98,440	$56,200	1,010
41	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$98,300	$49,480	40
42	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$97,880	$72,820	90
43	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$96,250	$60,340	70
44	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$96,220	$62,400	n/a
45	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$95,880	$50,800	180
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$95,460	$56,830	2,290
47	Anchorage, Alaska	$95,270	$66,080	30
48	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$94,960	$63,160	50
49	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$94,890	$60,030	120
50	Kansas City, Missouri	$94,880	$44,920	120
51	Framingham, Massachusetts	$93,690	$67,310	110
52	Olympia, Washington	$93,450	$62,510	40
53	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$93,400	$59,880	780
54	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$93,170	$71,810	40
55	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$91,630	$60,090	40
56	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$91,620	$63,710	30
57	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$91,510	$53,460	140
58	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$91,200	$43,190	n/a
59	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$90,460	$52,770	120
60	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$90,150	$52,830	40
61	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$89,890	$50,780	80
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$89,850	$60,030	280
63	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$88,910	$54,120	280
64	St Louis, Missouri	$88,900	$50,380	190
65	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$88,190	$59,850	50
66	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$87,620	$55,330	160
67	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$87,410	$52,250	130
68	Tucson, Arizona	$87,190	$31,030	130
69	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$86,610	$59,160	250
70	Spokane, Washington	$86,210	$60,960	40
71	Redding, California	$85,850	$57,200	n/a
72	Charlottesville, Virginia	$85,690	$66,130	40
73	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$85,540	$68,260	140
74	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$85,430	$55,190	450
75	Jacksonville, Florida	$85,280	$45,950	40
76	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$85,170	$59,200	970
77	Worcester, Massachusetts	$85,030	$65,190	100
78	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$84,900	$52,430	360
79	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$84,840	$49,810	850
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$84,590	$64,210	80
81	Madison, Wisconsin	$84,540	$60,310	60
82	Boulder, Colorado	$84,290	$60,600	110
83	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$83,730	$60,790	60
84	Dayton, Ohio	$83,610	$58,360	40
85	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$83,320	$56,610	110
86	Salem, Oregon	$83,200	$62,480	170
87	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$82,760	$55,300	800
88	Johnson City, Tennessee	$82,680	$52,140	40
89	Salt Lake City, Utah	$81,670	$50,110	280
90	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$81,590	$52,870	600
91	Corvallis, Oregon	$81,150	$49,270	40
92	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$81,130	$58,750	80
93	Lincoln, Nebraska	$81,110	$48,080	80
94	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$80,040	$50,960	110
95	Akron, Ohio	$79,800	$57,070	40
96	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$79,740	$55,070	480
97	Iowa City, Iowa	$79,350	$40,760	40
98	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$79,200	$29,670	40
99	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$79,010	$48,900	950
100	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$78,810	$48,730	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for statisticians.