Statisticians · SOC 15-2041

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Statisticianss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for statisticians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (5 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 25 of 86 metro areas

Statisticians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$202,840	320	0.3
2	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$152,880	210	0.3
3	Boulder, CO	$144,990	100	0.5
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$137,510	1,460	0.2
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$136,660	3,220	1.0
6	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$134,330	90	0.5
7	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$131,860	210	0.1
8	Rochester, NY	$131,140	40	0.1
9	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$128,070	70	0.3
10	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$126,350	100	0.1
11	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$122,430	130	0.0
12	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$122,180	380	0.1
13	New Haven, CT	$121,830	110	0.4
14	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$117,870	140	0.1
15	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$116,440	30	0.1
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$116,200	580	0.1
17	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$116,130	70	0.0
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$115,590	390	0.1
19	Jacksonville, FL	$114,700	60	0.1
20	Charlottesville, VA	$112,870	30	0.3
21	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$112,540	80	0.1
22	Kansas City, MO-KS	$111,780	100	0.1
23	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$111,690	90	0.1
24	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$109,550	60	0.5
25	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$108,820	420	0.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Statisticians 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.