The highest-paying states for statisticians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of statisticians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $131,960, California is the highest paying state for statisticians. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $117,500). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of statisticians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $131,960 |
$77,780 | 3,030 |
| 2 | Maryland | $117,500 |
$84,540 | 3,240 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $114,980 |
$66,120 | 1,020 |
| 4 | New York | $111,330 |
$64,550 | 1,220 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $109,410 |
$76,580 | 500 |
| 6 | North Carolina | $109,210 |
$68,620 | 1,550 |
| 7 | Georgia | $108,260 |
$67,480 | 420 |
| 8 | Idaho | $106,660 |
$53,080 | 50 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $105,860 |
$63,990 | 710 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $105,570 |
$79,440 | 2,760 |
| 11 | Washington | $104,920 |
$71,220 | 1,410 |
| 12 | Michigan | $103,930 |
$64,930 | 660 |
| 13 | Alaska | $101,120 |
$68,950 | 50 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $99,710 |
$75,460 | 30 |
| 15 | Illinois | $99,670 |
$66,030 | 380 |
| 16 | Delaware | $98,950 |
$63,480 | 80 |
| 17 | Kansas | $94,650 |
$65,890 | 90 |
| 18 | Indiana | $93,430 |
$55,330 | 270 |
| 19 | Virginia | $92,830 |
$53,230 | 980 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $92,090 |
$60,050 | 60 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $88,250 |
$59,530 | 30 |
| 22 | Arizona | $86,110 |
$47,350 | 880 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $85,220 |
$41,690 | 490 |
| 24 | Colorado | $84,740 |
$59,170 | 1,290 |
| 25 | Iowa | $84,240 |
$41,510 | 260 |
| 26 | Minnesota | $83,570 |
$55,300 | 930 |
| 27 | Oregon | $83,200 |
$56,970 | 560 |
| 28 | Texas | $82,090 |
$55,930 | 990 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $81,990 |
$50,030 | 140 |
| 30 | Utah | $81,670 |
$50,110 | 330 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $80,300 |
$51,010 | 1,920 |
| 32 | Ohio | $80,040 |
$50,960 | 430 |
| 33 | Maine | $80,030 |
$54,640 | 80 |
| 34 | Missouri | $79,330 |
$44,920 | 560 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $78,980 |
$52,260 | 1,080 |
| 36 | Vermont | $74,460 |
$56,580 | 120 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $74,080 |
$43,190 | 290 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $73,090 |
$38,000 | 130 |
| 39 | Florida | $72,800 |
$40,720 | 580 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $70,890 |
$34,210 | 110 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $69,170 |
$44,290 | 270 |
| 42 | Alabama | $67,000 |
$49,380 | 180 |
| 43 | Nevada | $66,040 |
$43,180 | 40 |
| 44 | North Dakota | $65,170 |
$53,060 | 50 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $62,730 |
$38,070 | 200 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $62,090 |
$31,530 | 30 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $62,000 |
$45,490 | 90 |
| 48 | Montana | $61,800 |
$48,540 | 40 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $53,060 |
$35,740 | 110 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $51,230 |
$40,490 | 130 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $39,450 |
$25,140 | 250 |