Side-by-side distribution
Chemist
$140,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30%
- Live roles
- 30
Statistician
$162,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.4%
- Live roles
- 35
Highest-paying jobs
Medicinal Chemist
Senior Materials Chemist
Computational Chemist (Machine Learning) I / II
Computational Chemist - GPU Acceleration
Computational Synthetic Chemist
Mass Spectrometry Chemist
7.1. R&D Analytical Chemist
Analytical Chemist I
Product Safety Chemist (Part-Time)
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Statistician
Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician/Senior Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (FTE or Contract)
Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Biostatistician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Inductive Bio
|
$230,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$218,000 | 1 |
|
Aralez Bio
|
$172,500 | 1 |
|
PsiQuantum
|
$165,100 | 1 |
|
Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.
|
$140,000 | 1 |
|
General Matter
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
Phoenix Tailings
|
$80,000 | 1 |
|
Pegasus Laboratories, Inc.
|
$70,200 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 4 |
|
micro1
|
$166,400 | 3 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$225,000 | 1 |
| FR Freenome | $202,000 | 1 |
|
Ataraxis AI
|
$200,000 | 1 |
|
Precision Medicine Group
|
$195,150 | 1 |
| ES eClinical Solutions | $195,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
Chemist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Chemist is $140,000 per year (typically $80,000–$172,500), versus $162,750 for Statistician ($97,875–$186,400). That puts Statistician about 16% 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.