Side-by-side distribution
Researcher
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.6%
- Live roles
- 1,075
Statistician
$162,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.4%
- Live roles
- 35
Highest-paying jobs
Researcher, Training
Researcher, Training - London
Researcher, Alignment CoT Monitorability
Researcher, Alignment Interpretability
Researcher, Multimodal Safety
Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training
Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System Mitigations
Researcher, Agent Safety, Training and Evaluations
Researcher, Safety Oversight
Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Statistician
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (FTE or Contract)
Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Biostatistician
Bayesian Statistician – Risk & Safety Analysis
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$440,000 | 15 |
Arc Institute
|
$80,000 | 13 |
Two Six Technologies
|
$233,043 | 10 |
GiveWell
|
$308,000 | 9 |
Stevens Capital Management LP
|
$225,000 | 9 |
Point72
|
$162,500 | 9 |
IMC
|
$275,000 | 8 |
Distyl AI
|
$200,000 | 7 |
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 |
| ES eClinical Solutions | $195,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
|
Roivant Sciences
|
$175,000 | 1 |
Researcher salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $250,000 | 23 |
| Singapore | $250,000 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $210,500 | 70 |
| New York | $200,000 | 104 |
| Chicago | $200,000 | 36 |
| Austin | $190,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | $139,500 | 5 |
| Boston | $135,000 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $131,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $41,504 | 5 |
Researcher vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Researcher is $175,000 per year (typically $102,500–$225,000), versus $162,750 for Statistician ($97,875–$186,400). That puts Researcher about 8% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Researcher 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.