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Highest Paying Cities for Statistician (2025)

The median Statistician salary is $202,840 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Raleigh, NC offers the best purchasing power at $153,186 adjusted.

The 54 cities below are ranked by median wage for Statistician, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Statistician relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$103,212

National Median

$202,840

Highest City

$56,610

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$202,840	$119,280, $215,920	195.8	$103,596	320
2	Raleigh, NC	$152,880	$75,420, $210,350	99.8	$153,186	210
3	New York, NY	$137,510	$79,400, $208,700	187.2	$73,456	1,460
4	Washington, DC	$136,660	$97,160, $178,400	152.8	$89,437	3,220
5	San Diego, CA	$131,860	$74,470, $175,430	160.2	$82,310	210
6	Rochester, NY	$131,140	$67,310, $167,780	92.9	$141,163	40
7	Charlotte, NC	$126,350	$66,190, $170,080	96.7	$130,662	100
8	Miami, FL	$122,430	$70,950, $198,390	123.1	$99,456	130
9	Chicago, IL	$122,180	$85,800, $175,270	107.3	$113,868	380
10	Sacramento, CA	$117,870	$79,020, $153,390	124.7	$94,523	140
11	Los Angeles, CA	$116,200	$75,600, $166,070	166	$70,000	580
12	Orlando, FL	$116,130	$46,310, $190,630	103.1	$112,638	70
13	Atlanta, GA	$115,590	$70,750, $166,800	99.2	$116,522	390
14	Jacksonville, FL	$114,700	$69,210, $196,780	95.1	$120,610	60
15	Louisville, KY	$112,540	$88,100, $141,130	90.2	$124,767	80
16	Kansas City, MO	$111,780	$75,030, $151,860	95.4	$117,170	100
17	Memphis, TN	$111,690	$65,000, $171,480	84	$132,964	90
18	Baltimore, MD	$108,820	$72,090, $161,470	114.2	$95,289	420
19	Madison, WI	$107,860	$81,150, $155,880	103.8	$103,911	110
20	Bridgeport, CT	$107,680	$65,310, $138,950	137.5	$78,313	50
21	Philadelphia, PA	$105,820	$66,080, $171,620	118.4	$89,375	920
22	Tampa, FL	$105,670	$69,360, $190,420	99.6	$106,094	110
23	Seattle, WA	$105,650	$82,240, $167,840	149.4	$70,716	2,560
24	Houston, TX	$104,330	$64,480, $165,010	96.5	$108,114	400
25	Buffalo, NY	$104,240	$75,900, $151,920	92.5	$112,692	0
26	Dallas, TX	$104,090	$61,390, $158,940	104.1	$99,990	430
27	Denver, CO	$104,060	$72,290, $147,250	112.8	$92,252	510
28	Milwaukee, WI	$103,260	$71,710, $129,990	97.4	$106,016	70
29	Boston, MA	$102,320	$74,870, $180,460	152.1	$67,272	1,950
30	Austin, TX	$102,070	$48,400, $165,980	103	$99,097	150
31	Cincinnati, OH	$101,500	$63,720, $157,000	91.2	$111,294	250
32	Little Rock, AR	$100,620	$72,500, $161,810	88.2	$114,082	110
33	Hartford, CT	$98,450	$79,990, $176,860	112.6	$87,433	250
34	San Antonio, TX	$95,320	$62,770, $160,630	91.5	$104,175	120
35	Providence, RI	$94,490	$67,120, $134,490	119.4	$79,137	60
36	Portland, OR	$93,620	$54,580, $167,380	130.1	$71,960	390
37	Colorado Springs, CO	$90,670	$67,660, $137,850	104.5	$86,766	30
38	Nashville, TN	$89,130	$68,150, $155,370	100.3	$88,863	320
39	Salt Lake City, UT	$87,930	$62,080, $132,440	101.4	$86,716	270
40	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$86,430	$68,940, $156,130	122.4	$70,613	140
41	Spokane, WA	$86,230	$64,210, $128,670	97.4	$88,532	50
42	Phoenix, AZ	$85,860	$54,690, $162,990	100.7	$85,263	300
43	Indianapolis, IN	$84,570	$36,070, $190,150	90.1	$93,862	130
44	Oklahoma City, OK	$82,990	$64,420, $145,540	86.5	$95,942	40
45	Richmond, VA	$81,620	$52,940, $138,740	102.1	$79,941	160
46	St. Louis, MO	$80,950	$56,010, $132,760	90	$89,944	0
47	Tucson, AZ	$80,530	$64,280, $157,410	95.4	$84,413	60
48	Birmingham, AL	$80,240	$53,330, $100,550	90.4	$88,761	90
49	Albuquerque, NM	$79,750	$52,840, $124,520	94	$84,840	140
50	Columbus, OH	$78,040	$57,270, $147,240	93.1	$83,824	60
51	Omaha, NE	$77,590	$40,890, $120,700	91.8	$84,521	80
52	Pittsburgh, PA	$75,230	$58,240, $137,320	92.3	$81,506	340
53	Des Moines, IA	$58,840	$43,710, $116,850	93.3	$63,065	0
54	Greenville, SC	$56,610	$31,400, $118,550	90.1	$62,830	40

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Statistician paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Raleigh, NC	$153,186	$152,880	99.8
2	Rochester, NY	$141,163	$131,140	92.9
3	Memphis, TN	$132,964	$111,690	84
4	Charlotte, NC	$130,662	$126,350	96.7
5	Louisville, KY	$124,767	$112,540	90.2
6	Jacksonville, FL	$120,610	$114,700	95.1
7	Kansas City, MO	$117,170	$111,780	95.4
8	Atlanta, GA	$116,522	$115,590	99.2
9	Little Rock, AR	$114,082	$100,620	88.2
10	Chicago, IL	$113,868	$122,180	107.3
11	Buffalo, NY	$112,692	$104,240	92.5
12	Orlando, FL	$112,638	$116,130	103.1
13	Cincinnati, OH	$111,294	$101,500	91.2
14	Houston, TX	$108,114	$104,330	96.5
15	Tampa, FL	$106,094	$105,670	99.6
16	Milwaukee, WI	$106,016	$103,260	97.4
17	San Antonio, TX	$104,175	$95,320	91.5
18	Madison, WI	$103,911	$107,860	103.8
19	San Jose, CA	$103,596	$202,840	195.8
20	Dallas, TX	$99,990	$104,090	104.1
21	Miami, FL	$99,456	$122,430	123.1
22	Austin, TX	$99,097	$102,070	103
23	Oklahoma City, OK	$95,942	$82,990	86.5
24	Baltimore, MD	$95,289	$108,820	114.2
25	Sacramento, CA	$94,523	$117,870	124.7
26	Indianapolis, IN	$93,862	$84,570	90.1
27	Denver, CO	$92,252	$104,060	112.8
28	St. Louis, MO	$89,944	$80,950	90
29	Washington, DC	$89,437	$136,660	152.8
30	Philadelphia, PA	$89,375	$105,820	118.4
31	Nashville, TN	$88,863	$89,130	100.3
32	Birmingham, AL	$88,761	$80,240	90.4
33	Spokane, WA	$88,532	$86,230	97.4
34	Hartford, CT	$87,433	$98,450	112.6
35	Colorado Springs, CO	$86,766	$90,670	104.5
36	Salt Lake City, UT	$86,716	$87,930	101.4
37	Phoenix, AZ	$85,263	$85,860	100.7
38	Albuquerque, NM	$84,840	$79,750	94
39	Omaha, NE	$84,521	$77,590	91.8
40	Tucson, AZ	$84,413	$80,530	95.4
41	Columbus, OH	$83,824	$78,040	93.1
42	San Diego, CA	$82,310	$131,860	160.2
43	Pittsburgh, PA	$81,506	$75,230	92.3
44	Richmond, VA	$79,941	$81,620	102.1
45	Providence, RI	$79,137	$94,490	119.4
46	Bridgeport, CT	$78,313	$107,680	137.5
47	New York, NY	$73,456	$137,510	187.2
48	Portland, OR	$71,960	$93,620	130.1
49	Seattle, WA	$70,716	$105,650	149.4
50	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$70,613	$86,430	122.4
51	Los Angeles, CA	$70,000	$116,200	166
52	Boston, MA	$67,272	$102,320	152.1
53	Des Moines, IA	$63,065	$58,840	93.3
54	Greenville, SC	$62,830	$56,610	90.1

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Statistician salary at $202,840. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Raleigh, NC offers the most purchasing power at $153,186 adjusted.

The national median Statistician salary is $103,212 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $56,610 to $202,840 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.