Statistical Assistants Salary and Pay
How much do Statistical Assistants make?
Median pay for Statistical Assistants is $51,440 a year ($24.73); the mean is $55,470. The occupation employed 5,900 people in May 2024, and its middle band runs from $45,970 to $63,620.
The complete pay picture for Statistical Assistants: 5,900 jobs nationally, a median of $51,440, and the state and metro tables that show where that median is beaten and where it is not.
Updated November 5, 2026
Salary converter for this occupation
Every level in the picker is a published BLS figure for Statistical Assistants, not a national average. Annual-to-hourly conversions divide by 2,080 hours, the survey's full-time year; top-coded levels use $239,200, the floor BLS prints, so the true figure is higher.
The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,050 | $18.29 |
| 25th percentile | $45,970 | $22.10 |
| Median (50th) | $51,440 | $24.73 |
| 75th percentile | $63,620 | $30.59 |
| 90th percentile | $79,410 | $38.18 |
Read the ladder vertically: each row is the wage of the Statistical Assistants worker at that point in the distribution, so $63,620 at the 75th percentile means three quarters of the occupation earns less. Figures BLS cannot publish appear as n/p, and its top code prints as $239,200+.
Employment and concentration
With 5,900 jobs nationally, Statistical Assistants make up 0.00% of U.S. employment as BLS measured it in May 2024. The map is uneven: Tennessee alone holds 1,010 of those jobs, the top three states hold 41.2%, and the deepest concentration sits in Tennessee (location quotient 8.04, where 1.00 is the national average). A quotient above 2 usually signals a local industry cluster rather than evenly spread demand.
Pay inside the occupation is wide: $41,360 separates the ends of its ladder. The 90th percentile ($79,410) is 2.1 times the 10th percentile ($38,050), a gap of $41,360 a year. The mean of $55,470 sitting above the median of $51,440 tells you the top end pulls the average up: most workers cluster below the mean, and the high tail is thin.
Pay by state
Iowa posts the highest median annual wage in the state table at $82,000, and Tennessee the largest headcount. The full table, sorted by employment:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1,010 | 0.3 | 8.04 | $52,260 | $51,150 |
| Michigan | 930 | 0.2 | 5.52 | $50,400 | $48,210 |
| New York | 490 | 0.1 | 1.35 | $66,530 | $64,190 |
| Indiana | 390 | 0.1 | 3.17 | $45,630 | $44,780 |
| North Carolina | 320 | 0.1 | 1.73 | $47,400 | $45,990 |
| Pennsylvania | 320 | 0.1 | 1.38 | $48,260 | $47,840 |
| California | 220 | 0.0 | 0.31 | $75,430 | $78,040 |
| Washington | 210 | 0.1 | 1.56 | $50,760 | $48,180 |
| Nebraska | 200 | 0.2 | 5.24 | $56,430 | $57,890 |
| Arizona | 160 | 0.0 | 1.27 | $53,290 | $55,000 |
| Massachusetts | 150 | 0.0 | 1.05 | $67,100 | $68,530 |
| Missouri | 150 | 0.1 | 1.31 | $59,000 | $55,580 |
| New Jersey | 140 | 0.0 | 0.84 | $72,050 | $71,140 |
| Iowa | 120 | 0.1 | 2.08 | $78,540 | $82,000 |
| Maryland | 110 | 0.0 | 1.03 | $58,530 | $58,850 |
| Texas | 110 | 0.0 | 0.20 | $59,800 | $61,000 |
| Kentucky | 90 | 0.0 | 1.20 | $46,900 | $43,620 |
| Hawaii | 80 | 0.1 | 3.39 | $48,270 | $38,320 |
| Florida | 70 | 0.0 | 0.19 | $58,890 | $58,820 |
| Illinois | 70 | 0.0 | 0.29 | $59,640 | $61,430 |
| Ohio | 70 | 0.0 | 0.33 | $61,120 | $50,820 |
| Maine | 50 | 0.1 | 2.10 | $51,650 | $46,650 |
| Utah | 50 | 0.0 | 0.72 | $55,950 | $51,430 |
| Oklahoma | 40 | 0.0 | 0.55 | $46,550 | $49,700 |
| Virginia | 40 | 0.0 | 0.24 | $54,540 | $52,000 |
| Wisconsin | 40 | 0.0 | 0.37 | n/p | n/p |
| Idaho | n/p | n/p | n/p | $53,920 | $54,710 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Statistical Assistants stands number 743 by employment and number 502 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the group median wage is $47,850 across 54 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 8% more than its group median, and it supplies 0.0% of the group's 18,218,060 jobs. In 14 of the 26 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $51,440, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the largest metro employer with 450 jobs, 7.6% of the national total. The first table ranks metros by employment; the second ranks them by mean pay among metros with at least 500 jobs in the occupation, because a three-person metro can top a pay table by accident.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 450 | $45,280 | $43,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 420 | $71,790 | $71,030 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 280 | $49,780 | $46,400 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 180 | $30,150 | $28,670 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 180 | n/p | n/p |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 130 | $66,940 | $68,530 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 130 | $47,000 | $50,560 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 110 | $53,600 | $58,500 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 100 | $79,730 | $82,000 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 100 | $54,050 | $56,090 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
As a household number, $51,440 a year is $4,287 a month gross, $1,978 every two weeks, $989 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($45,970) to the 75th ($63,620) is worth $17,650 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. The next step from a gross figure is a net one: run the $4,287 monthly figure through the paycheck calculator applies your state's taxes, the salary calculator compares two offers in any unit, and the raise vs inflation calculator tells you whether a nominal raise is a real one.
To place a real offer: a salary of $56,584 would sit between the median ($51,440) and the 75th percentile ($63,620), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $45,970, is $5,470 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average salary for Statistical Assistants?
BLS publishes both centers: the mean annual wage is $55,470 and the median is $51,440 (May 2024). The median is usually the better answer to what a typical worker makes, because the mean is pulled by the highest earners.
Where do Statistical Assistants earn the most?
At state level, Iowa posts the highest median at $82,000. At metro level, BLS publishes no metro estimates for this occupation.
How many Statistical Assistants jobs are there?
5,900 nationally in May 2024. The biggest metro employer is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN with 450 jobs.
Is $51,440 a good salary for Statistical Assistants?
It is the exact middle of the occupation: half of the 5,900 counted workers earn more, half earn less. Against the occupation's own ladder, an offer above $63,620 is a top-quartile offer and one below $45,970 is a bottom-quartile one.