Side-by-side distribution
Mathematician
$156,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 9
Postdoc
$72,754
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 58.9%
- Live roles
- 392
Highest-paying jobs
Statistician and Mathematician
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)
Mathematician Manager
Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation Graduate Researcher Program, Applied Mathematician Intern
Highest-paying jobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Human Aware Interaction Learning
Clinical Sciences FY27 Postdoctoral Fellow – Open Pool
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Soil Security for Cotton Farming Systems
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow - Health Policy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher in Microwave and Antenna Engineering for CubeSat Applications
PostDoc – Machine Learning
Postdoctoral Researcher - AI for Earth System Sciences
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MS Morgan Stanley | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
|
Aristocrat
|
$150,000 | 1 |
| BO Boeing | $84,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NU Northeastern University | $72,754 | 39 |
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$65,000 | 27 |
| CS Colorado State University | $65,500 | 16 |
University of British Columbia
|
$58,750 | 14 |
Cleveland Clinic
|
$63,480 | 12 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $60,000 | 12 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $76,465 | 11 |
| UO University of Queensland | $99,516 | 10 |
Postdoc salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $103,250 | 10 |
| New York | $78,000 | 12 |
| Boston | $72,754 | 48 |
| Austin | $62,131 | 8 |
Mathematician vs Postdoc: which pays more?
The median for Mathematician is $156,000 per year (typically $133,500–$165,250), versus $72,754 for Postdoc ($64,000–$82,600). That puts Mathematician about 114% 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.