Side-by-side distribution
Chemist
$84,606
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.2%
- Live roles
- 232
Statistician
$127,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.6%
- Live roles
- 158
Highest-paying jobs
Clinical Chemist/Clinical Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Chemist
Medicinal Chemist
Synthetic Chemist
Computational Medicinal Chemist
Senior / Principal Chemist, AI Safety
Process Chemist
DARPA SETA Physical Chemist/Materials Scientist SME
Clinical Chemist
Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Principal Statistician, Early Development (Director Level)
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Medical Affairs
Principal Biostatistician FSP, RWE
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Phase 2 and 3
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (Associate Director Level)
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician (Clinical Validation)
Statistician and Mathematician
Senior Principal Statistician, Biometrics
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Entegris
|
$91,500 | 6 |
Republic Services
|
$72,020 | 5 |
Abbott
|
$59,488 | 5 |
Cardinal Health
|
$78,260 | 3 |
|
Inductive Bio
|
$230,000 | 2 |
| IT ITW | $109,770 | 2 |
| VT Voyager Technologies, Inc. | $98,750 | 2 |
Church & Dwight
|
$86,050 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IQVIA
|
$202,700 | 5 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$165,200 | 3 |
Edwards Lifesciences
|
$159,000 | 3 |
Advocate Health
|
$106,860 | 3 |
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 3 |
|
Roche
|
$232,050 | 2 |
|
Natera
|
$193,725 | 2 |
| WC Worldwide Clinical Trials | $137,250 | 2 |
Statistician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $219,000 | 3 |
| New York | $156,056 | 4 |
| Boston | $137,113 | 9 |
| Chicago | $93,174 | 3 |
Chemist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Chemist is $84,606 per year (typically $66,101–$127,997), versus $127,000 for Statistician ($97,143–$171,353). That puts Statistician about 50% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chemist and Statistician are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.