Side-by-side distribution
Mathematician
$162,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.3%
- Live roles
- 17
Postdoc
$75,475
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.1%
- Live roles
- 338
Highest-paying jobs
Statistician and Mathematician, Senior
Statistician and Mathematician
Statistician and Mathematician, Senior
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)
Mathematician Manager
Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Mathematician)
Highest-paying jobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)
Physics Expert (Postdoc / Junior professor)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Real-Time Generative AI for Automotive XR
Clinical Sciences FY27 Postdoctoral Fellow – Open Pool
Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow (Cognitive Science of Language)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Protein Engineering for Biocatalysis
PostDoc – Machine Learning
Postdoctoral Researcher – Quantum Devices and Experiments (NST)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 3 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Aristocrat
|
$150,000 | 1 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$142,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$65,000 | 24 |
| UO University of Queensland | $99,516 | 12 |
| NO Novartis | $82,550 | 11 |
University of British Columbia
|
$62,500 | 11 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $60,000 | 11 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $70,875 | 9 |
Roche
|
$103,250 | 8 |
| CS Colorado State University | $66,250 | 8 |
Postdoc salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $103,250 | 11 |
| New York | $74,787 | 9 |
| Boston | $72,754 | 13 |
| Austin | $63,480 | 9 |
Mathematician vs Postdoc: which pays more?
The median for Mathematician is $162,000 per year (typically $150,000–$162,000), versus $75,475 for Postdoc ($63,480–$95,000). That puts Mathematician about 115% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mathematician and Postdoc 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.