Statistician salary in Durham, NC

Based on 80 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chapel Hill, Morrisville.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$112,965
Middle 50%$101k–$129.1k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $128,627
Filings80FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,054 and $206,951.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,306
25th$101,000
50th (median)$112,965
75th$129,072
90th$150,930

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $93,162 (73 filings) FY2021: median $90,472 (51 filings) FY2022: median $99,000 (60 filings) FY2023: median $100,672 (35 filings) FY2024: median $103,784 (40 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (47 filings) FY2026: median $112,965 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 73 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 60 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 40 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 73
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$93,162$81,661$110,52673
FY2021$90,472$79,215$115,11951
FY2022$99,000$85,579$120,50060
FY2023$100,672$83,303$118,78735
FY2024$103,784$86,213$124,75840
FY2025$110,000$100,470$138,91847
FY2026$112,965$101,000$128,76333

Cost of living

Durham's median Statistician salary of $112,965 is worth about $115,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $103,290 in May 2025 (600 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,965, 9% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Duke University$91,05919
Fortrea$125,69418
QMS Capital Managementtoo few5
Flatiron Healthtoo few4
Fortrea Inc. f/k/a LabCorp Drug Developmenttoo few4
Duke University Health Systemtoo few3
United Therapeuticstoo few3
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hilltoo few3
American Board of Pediatricstoo few2
Iqviatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,396 22
Mid-level · Level II $109,562 30
Senior · Level III $127,161 20
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$58,157$90,39622
Mid-level · Level II$101,566$109,56230
Senior · Level III$120,848$127,16120

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.