Side-by-side distribution
Researcher
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36%
- Live roles
- 1,107
Statistician
$147,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.3%
- Live roles
- 30
Highest-paying jobs
Researcher, Training - London
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Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)
Researcher, Automated Red Teaming
Researcher, Misalignment Research
Researcher, Synthetic RL
Researcher, Alignment CoT Monitorability
Researcher, Frontier Biological and Chemical Risks
Researcher, Alignment Training
Researcher, Alignment Oversight
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Safety Statistician, III – Risk & Safety Analysis
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Statistician
Senior Statistician
Statistician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$370,000 | 14 |
STR
|
$194,500 | 14 |
Egon Zehnder
|
$90,000 | 13 |
Two Six Technologies
|
$169,561 | 10 |
GiveWell
|
$308,000 | 9 |
Stevens Capital Management LP
|
$225,000 | 9 |
Arc Institute
|
$80,000 | 9 |
IMC
|
$275,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 4 |
|
Natera
|
$154,625 | 2 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$225,000 | 1 |
| FR Freenome | $202,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
|
Roivant Sciences
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Torc Robotics
|
$160,500 | 1 |
|
General Matter
|
$97,500 | 1 |
Researcher salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $237,500 | 9 |
| New York | $200,000 | 98 |
| San Francisco | $200,000 | 65 |
| London | $200,000 | 17 |
| Chicago | $183,750 | 48 |
| Austin | $161,175 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $154,500 | 9 |
| Seattle | $114,400 | 5 |
| Boston | $110,000 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $109,750 | 6 |
Statistician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $77,500 | 5 |
Researcher vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Researcher is $160,000 per year (typically $102,366–$220,098), versus $147,250 for Statistician ($77,500–$175,000). That puts Researcher about 9% 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.