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Highest-paying States for Statistical Assistants

The highest-paying states for statistical assistants (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 statistical assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,890, New Jersey is the highest paying state for statistical assistants. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $71,890). 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 statistical assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Statistical Assistants (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Jersey	$77,890	$52,240	270
2	Connecticut	$71,890	$49,890	100
3	Iowa	$67,740	$43,040	100
4	Kansas	$64,070	$46,200	50
5	Ohio	$62,930	$48,860	60
6	District of Columbia	$61,090	$47,240	340
7	Minnesota	$60,530	$37,390	50
8	Massachusetts	$60,360	$46,630	350
9	Wisconsin	$60,150	$43,640	130
10	Arkansas	$58,370	$40,450	30
11	Montana	$58,180	$51,580	40
12	California	$57,460	$41,520	340
13	Louisiana	$57,000	$38,340	50
14	Illinois	$56,910	$39,230	80
15	New York	$55,980	$40,280	680
16	Georgia	$54,610	$38,340	230
17	Maryland	$54,480	$42,850	100
18	Michigan	$53,700	$38,530	90
19	Colorado	$53,360	$44,230	70
20	Rhode Island	$52,160	$42,020	40
21	Missouri	$52,150	$38,120	140
22	Virginia	$51,530	$40,700	50
23	Nevada	$51,320	$40,510	470
24	Washington	$51,260	$37,710	190
25	Pennsylvania	$51,170	$39,330	290
26	Nebraska	$50,210	$28,670	210
27	Maine	$49,690	$36,670	60
28	Oregon	$48,930	$25,940	30
29	West Virginia	$48,880	$42,130	150
30	Tennessee	$48,360	$28,240	1,690
31	Arizona	$48,200	$35,180	40
32	Texas	$48,170	$20,590	100
33	Kentucky	$48,050	$29,820	30
34	Hawaii	$47,960	$37,510	40
35	Utah	$46,320	$30,850	80
36	North Carolina	$43,000	$33,680	320
37	Alaska	$41,740	$34,560	30
38	South Carolina	$41,170	$34,060	40
39	Oklahoma	$40,660	$37,770	50
40	New Mexico	$39,380	$32,740	30
41	Indiana	$38,770	$34,130	550
42	New Hampshire	$38,530	$30,000	50
43	Alabama	$37,480	$32,430	50
44	Florida	$36,810	$35,460	280
45	Puerto Rico	$31,270	$20,690	200
46	Mississippi	$22,870	$21,800	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of statistical assistants in those states is not available at this time.