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Survey Statistician salary

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Susan Barton

Average survey statistician salary

$59,294

$28.51 hourly rate

Entry-level survey statistician salary
$26,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a survey statistician make?

The average survey statistician salary in the United States is $59,294. Survey statistician salaries typically range between $26,000 and $133,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for survey statisticians is $28.51 per hour.

Survey statistician salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Survey statisticians earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Survey Statistician earn more?

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District of Columbia$77,260
Atlanta, GA$49,814
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International Rescue Committee$104,938
RTI International Metals$51,022

Survey Statistician Salaries By Experience Level

Survey Statistician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a survey statistician typically falls between $59,294 and $90,829.
zippia
$59,294yearly
glassdoor[1]
$84,797yearly
comparably[2]
$71,298yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$90,829yearly

Average survey statistician salary by state

The highest-paying states for survey statisticians are Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Alaska. The lowest average survey statistician salary states are North Dakota, Alabama, and Iowa.

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Highest paying states for survey statisticians

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Massachusetts$81,451$39.16
2Maryland$77,346$37.19
3New Jersey$80,118$38.52
4District of Columbia$77,110$37.07
5Connecticut$77,301$37.16
6Rhode Island$74,472$35.80
7California$77,404$37.21
8New York$76,057$36.57
9Alaska$77,778$37.39
10Delaware$70,612$33.95
11Vermont$75,643$36.37
12North Carolina$63,938$30.74
13Virginia$63,082$30.33
14Pennsylvania$64,529$31.02
15Washington$61,169$29.41
16Illinois$60,017$28.85
17West Virginia$61,330$29.49
18New Hampshire$64,061$30.80
19Hawaii$58,796$28.27
20Arizona$63,246$30.41
21Kansas$60,156$28.92
22Texas$52,156$25.07
23Oregon$50,950$24.50
24Montana$49,792$23.94
25Ohio$52,247$25.12
26Indiana$56,657$27.24
27Minnesota$52,207$25.10
28South Dakota$50,049$24.06
29Georgia$50,009$24.04
30Michigan$49,851$23.97
31New Mexico$47,782$22.97
32Wisconsin$49,318$23.71
33Nevada$47,337$22.76
34Colorado$47,271$22.73
35Arkansas$48,156$23.15
36Utah$43,096$20.72
37Maine$42,005$20.19
38Florida$47,113$22.65
39North Dakota$39,818$19.14
40Kentucky$44,226$21.26
41Tennessee$44,412$21.35
42Mississippi$44,427$21.36
43Wyoming$30,465$14.65
44Louisiana$43,855$21.08
45Missouri$42,105$20.24
46Idaho$31,426$15.11
47Nebraska$40,134$19.30
48Iowa$33,340$16.03
49South Carolina$40,918$19.67
50Alabama$36,813$17.70
51Oklahoma$30,587$14.71

Highest paying cities for survey statisticians

The highest-paying cities for survey statisticians are Washington, DC, Rockville, MD, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington, DC$77,260$37.14
2Rockville, MD$76,819$36.93
3New York, NY$76,339$36.70
4Arlington, VA$66,626$32.03
5Durham, NC$66,225$31.84
6Chicago, IL$60,484$29.08
7Toledo, OH$53,367$25.66
8Atlanta, GA$49,814$23.95

Survey Statistician salary details

A survey statistician's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $133,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Survey Statistician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a survey statistician's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$133,000$11,083$64
75th Percentile$90,000$7,500$43
Average$59,294$4,941$29
25th Percentile$38,000$3,167$18
10th Percentile$26,000$2,167$13

Highest paying survey statistician jobs

The highest paying types of survey statisticians are principal biostatistician, data scientist, and statistical consultant.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Operations Research Analyst$74,424$6,202$35.78154,380
Data Scientist$106,104$8,842$51.01106,973
Principal Biostatistician$120,026$10,002$57.7057,041
Research Biostatistician$88,264$7,355$42.4363,150
Mathematical Statistician$62,612$5,218$30.1018,100
Statistician$84,726$7,061$40.7317,782

How would you rate the starting salaries for Survey Statisticians, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Susan Barton

Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University -- Hawaii

With a bachelor's degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, the starting salary and various types of career prospects are very good.

With more advanced degrees in mathematics, the starting salary is even better. In the 2019 USA Today/Wall 24/7 report for top careers, for both salary and job satisfaction, six of the top 10 are closely related to mathematics and applied mathematics (#2 Mathematician, #3 University Professor, #5 Statistician, #7 Data Scientist, #9 Operations Research Analyst --uses math to help companies solve problems and operate more efficiently, and #10 Actuary). Each of these careers has a predicted growth rate that exceeds 22% through 2026.
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Once hired, salary increases and advances in one's career have a lot to do with demonstrating ability, talent, dependability, successfully taking on new assignments, and fitting a need within the company. You need to show you are a valuable asset to your employer throughout your career.

Which companies pay survey statisticians the most?

Survey statistician salaries at International Rescue Committee and ICF are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average survey statistician salary at companies like Centers For Disease Control And Prevention and Westat are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1International Rescue Committee$104,938$50.45
2ICF$96,117$46.21
3Centers For Disease Control And Prevention$87,710$42.17
4Westat$85,539$41.12
5U.S. Census Bureau$80,728$38.81
6Leidos$79,120$38.04
7KSB America Corporation$60,659$29.16
8NORC at the University of Chicago$59,142$28.43
9Fors Marsh Group$58,307$28.03
10RTI International Metals$51,022$24.53

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$57,000$55,600$54,200$52,800$51,400$50,000
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Survey Statistician salary by industry

The average survey statistician salary varies across industries:

  • The average survey statistician salary in the professional industry is $87,354, the highest of any industry.
  • The average survey statistician salary in the finance industry is $78,471.
  • Survey statisticians in the education industry earn an average salary of $60,761, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for survey statisticians

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Professional$87,354$42.00
2Government$78,471$37.73
3Manufacturing$61,002$29.33
4Education$60,761$29.21

High Paying Survey Statistician Jobs

Survey Statistician salary trends

The average survey statistician salary has risen by $11,818 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average survey statistician earned $47,476 annually, but today, they earn $59,294 a year. That works out to a 15% change in pay for survey statisticians over the last decade.

Compare survey statistician salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average survey statistician salary over time

Compare survey statistician salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Survey Statistician salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$59,300$28.51+1.2%
    2024$58,600$28.16+3.7%
    2023$56,400$27.12+4.2%
    2022$54,000$25.97+4.2%
    2021$51,700$24.87+0.5%

    Recently added survey statistician salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
    Department of CommerceSurvey StatisticianSuitland, MD12/12/2024$117,962
    CensusSurvey StatisticianSuitland, MD10/24/2024$139,395
    CensusSupervisory Survey StatisticianIone, OR10/24/2024$51,807
    Department of CommerceSupervisory Survey StatisticianWashington, DC10/15/2024$51,807
    CensusSurvey StatisticianSuitland, MD09/26/2024$117,962
    Department of CommerceSurvey StatisticianSuitland, MD09/20/2024$82,764
    CensusSurvey StatisticianSuitland, MD09/16/2024$117,962
    The University of ToledoSurvey Statistician and InstructorToledo, OH08/05/2024$71,953
    Department of CommerceSupervisory Survey StatisticianOak Brook, IL07/26/2024$51,807
    Department of CommerceSupervisory Survey StatisticianPhiladelphia, PA07/26/2024$51,807

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