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Statistics jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
3,373 open data & AI postings at 1,449 companies mention Statistics, or 25.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
25.7%share of data & AI postings
1,449companies hiring
$192Kmedian pay, US (n=1199)
—week over week (needs more history)
Statistics pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | $116K | 12 |
| Entry / junior | — | 8 |
| Mid (II) | $152K | 23 |
| Senior | $187K | 350 |
| Staff / lead | $230K | 213 |
| Principal | $221K | 44 |
| Manager | $182K | 71 |
| Director+ | $238K | 83 |
| Level not stated | $172K | 395 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Statistics
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 1,109 | 72.2% |
| AI Engineer | 562 | 14.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 552 | 27.9% |
| Data Analyst | 474 | 42.0% |
| Data & AI leadership | 240 | 22.6% |
| Data Engineer | 153 | 8.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 138 | 31.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 39 | 10.5% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 29 | 13.1% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 27 | 18.0% |
| Data Architect | 25 | 6.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 25 | 8.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Statistics patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.