Side-by-side distribution
Researcher
$106,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.5%
- Live roles
- 3,527
Statistician
$127,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.4%
- Live roles
- 159
Highest-paying jobs
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lead, Quant Engineer
Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology (US)
Researcher, Training
Researcher, Training - London
Vice President, Quantitative Researcher, Infrastructure & Real Assets
Principal Machine Learning Researcher (Physical AI)
Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training
Researcher, Safety Training, National Security
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Principal Statistician, Early Development (Director Level)
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Medical Affairs
Principal Biostatistician FSP, RWE
FSP Principal Biostatistician, Phase 2 and 3
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (Associate Director Level)
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician (Clinical Validation)
Statistician and Mathematician
Senior Principal Statistician, Biometrics
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NU Northeastern University | $72,754 | 72 |
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$54,250 | 46 |
| WC Worldwide Clinical Trials | $145,000 | 35 |
|
IQVIA
|
$131,750 | 35 |
ICON plc
|
$124,335 | 27 |
| SJ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $72,515 | 22 |
USC
|
$72,196 | 20 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $70,875 | 20 |
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 |
Researcher vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Researcher is $106,000 per year (typically $72,754–$162,500), versus $127,000 for Statistician ($97,143–$171,353). That puts Statistician about 20% 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.