Side-by-side distribution
Physicist
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.1%
- Live roles
- 37
Statistician
$147,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.3%
- Live roles
- 30
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Quantum Physicist
Staff Quantum Sensor Physicist
Clinical Medical Physicist
Quantum Physicist
Divertor Plasma Physicist (Scientist/Sr. Scientist/Manager)
Clinical Affairs Specialist - Physicist / Dosimetrist
Health Physicist
Senior Physicist - Resilience Engineering & Operations
Experimental Physicist (Accelerator)
Accelerator Physicist
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Lead/Staff Biostatistician (Analytical Validation)
Principal, Biostatistician
Lead/Staff Biostatistician (Analytical Validation)
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Safety Statistician, III – Risk & Safety Analysis
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Infleqtion
|
$211,000 | 3 |
|
Thea Energy
|
$130,000 | 3 |
|
Acceleron Fusion
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
IonQ
|
$129,946 | 2 |
|
Luminis Health
|
$199,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$158,000 | 1 |
|
Radformation
|
$155,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Natera
|
$164,975 | 4 |
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 4 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$225,000 | 1 |
| FR Freenome | $202,000 | 1 |
|
Ataraxis AI
|
$200,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
|
Roivant Sciences
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Torc Robotics
|
$160,500 | 1 |
Physicist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $211,000 | 3 |
Physicist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Physicist is $155,000 per year (typically $130,000–$170,500), versus $147,250 for Statistician ($77,500–$175,000). That puts Physicist about 5% 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.