Statistical Assistants · SOC 43-9111

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Statistical Assistantss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for statistical assistants. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 20 of 20 metro areas

Statistical Assistants: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$80,360	70	0.2
2	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$73,660	40	0.1
3	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$70,570	140	0.1
4	St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,190	60	0.0
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$63,660	170	0.1
6	Omaha, NE-IA	$60,380	80	0.2
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,690	90	0.0
8	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$57,830	70	0.0
9	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$51,220	40	0.2
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$49,660	150	0.1
11	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,980	50	0.1
12	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,780	Not published	Not published
13	Pittsburgh, PA	$47,740	50	0.0
14	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,950	60	0.0
15	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,520	Not published	Not published
16	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,660	320	0.5
17	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$44,540	40	0.1
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,930	Not published	Not published
19	Knoxville, TN	$37,970	70	0.2
20	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$27,490	230	0.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Statistical Assistants overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.