Statistician salary in Memphis, TN

Based on 119 certified H-1B filings in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Collierville, Germantown.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$86,320
Middle 50%$78.7k–$103.9k
vs. national median−33%comparison median $128,627
Filings119FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,120 and $151,368.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,162
25th$78,655
50th (median)$86,320
75th$103,929
90th$112,417

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $75,330 (55 filings) FY2021: median $79,955 (62 filings) FY2022: median $84,365 (76 filings) FY2023: median $93,356 (32 filings) FY2024: median $88,865 (37 filings) FY2025: median $81,286 (73 filings) FY2026: median $103,523 (46 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 55 filings FY20 FY2021: 62 filings FY21 FY2022: 76 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 73 filings FY25 FY2026: 46 filings FY26 76
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$75,330$74,048$84,44055
FY2021$79,955$66,539$92,38262
FY2022$84,365$70,533$94,12676
FY2023$93,356$85,342$100,53732
FY2024$88,865$85,010$120,08937
FY2025$81,286$78,000$94,39073
FY2026$103,523$90,248$107,54446

Cost of living

Memphis's median Statistician salary of $86,320 is worth about $93,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Memphis = 92.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Memphis, TN area earned a median of $111,690 in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,320, 23% lower.

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
FedEx$98,56168
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital$86,32036
FedEx Dataworkstoo few6
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcaretoo few2
The University of Tennessee Health Science Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $86,320 43
Mid-level · Level II $86,981 36
Senior · Level III $81,286 29
Expert · Level IV $106,538 11

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$56,430$86,32043
Mid-level · Level II$68,162$86,98136
Senior · Level III$81,286$81,28629
Expert · Level IV$94,390$106,53811

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.