Side-by-side distribution
Physicist
$185,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.7%
- Live roles
- 232
Statistician
$127,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.6%
- Live roles
- 158
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Medical Physicist (Palm Springs, CA)
Senior Medical Physicist Radiation Therapy
Radiation Physicist - Cabarrus Levine Cancer
Medical Physicist Oncology Senior - Levine Cancer Proton & Advanced Radiation Center
Med Physicist Oncology Sr
Physicist - Radiation Oncology
Medical Physicist - per diem
Medical Physicist - per diem
Medical Physicist
Medical Physicist
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Principal Statistician, Early Development (Director Level)
Principal Biostatistician FSP, RWE
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Phase 2 and 3
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Medical Affairs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (Associate Director Level)
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician (Clinical Validation)
Senior Principal Statistician, Biometrics
Statistician and Mathematician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials
|
$164,000 | 18 |
|
Siemens Healthineers
|
$205,063 | 16 |
|
Advocate Health
|
$252,148 | 6 |
|
Albany Medical Center
|
$256,344 | 3 |
| AD AdventHealth | $231,248 | 3 |
IonQ
|
$165,000 | 3 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,450 | 3 |
| BU Brown University Health | $249,954 | 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 |
Physicist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Physicist is $185,250 per year (typically $142,500–$226,554), versus $127,000 for Statistician ($97,143–$171,353). That puts Physicist about 46% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Physicist 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.