Side-by-side distribution
Physicist
$168,450
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.3%
- Live roles
- 38
Statistician
$165,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.3%
- Live roles
- 39
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Quantum Sensor Physicist
Staff Quantum Physicist
Quantum Physicist (Quantum Computing)
Computational Physicist
Divertor Plasma Physicist (Scientist/Sr. Scientist/Manager)
PhD Physicist
Optical Physicist
Senior Physicist, Quantum Memory R&D
Quantum Physicist, Integrated Photonics
Computational Plasma Physicist – Transport Modeling
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Statistician
Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician/Senior Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician/Senior Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (FTE or Contract)
Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Infleqtion
|
$211,000 | 3 |
|
Thea Energy
|
$138,750 | 2 |
|
Fuse
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Atomcomputing
|
$172,500 | 1 |
|
micro1
|
$166,400 | 1 |
|
Dodmg
|
$158,325 | 1 |
|
IonQ
|
$154,418 | 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 |
|
Precision for Medicine
|
$195,150 | 1 |
| ES eClinical Solutions | $195,000 | 1 |
Physicist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $211,000 | 3 |
Physicist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Physicist is $168,450 per year (typically $157,706–$174,375), versus $165,700 for Statistician ($98,625–$195,038). That puts Physicist about 2% 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.