Entry-level Statistician salary in New York, NY

Based on 222 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Somerset, Rahway, Tarrytown, East Hanover.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$80.9k–$106.9k
vs. all levels here−38%comparison median $144,373
Filings222FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,025 and $238,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,894
25th$80,855
50th (median)$90,000
75th$106,925
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $75,000 (307 filings) FY2021: median $75,000 (240 filings) FY2022: median $80,904 (260 filings) FY2023: median $79,653 (130 filings) FY2024: median $78,894 (123 filings) FY2025: median $87,550 (133 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (89 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 307 filings FY20 FY2021: 240 filings FY21 FY2022: 260 filings FY22 FY2023: 130 filings FY23 FY2024: 123 filings FY24 FY2025: 133 filings FY25 FY2026: 89 filings FY26 307
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$75,000$70,034$85,000307
FY2021$75,000$72,634$85,000240
FY2022$80,904$72,501$97,113260
FY2023$79,653$73,008$94,375130
FY2024$78,894$73,008$93,390123
FY2025$87,550$78,900$101,978133
FY2026$95,000$85,000$118,96589

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Statistician salary of $90,000 is worth about $80,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the New York, NY area earned a median of $137,510 in May 2025 (1,460 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 35% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Two Sigma Investments$220,00013
R&G$78,89410
EYtoo few9
DeltaMed Solutionstoo few9
Tigermed-BDMtoo few9
JN Data Resolutiontoo few8
TechData Service Companytoo few7
EXLtoo few5
Albert Einstein College of Medicinetoo few5
Eli Lilly and Companytoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,000 222
Mid-level · Level II $128,370 463
Senior · Level III $159,846 284
Expert · Level IV $200,000 193

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$78,894$90,000222
Mid-level · Level II$110,822$128,370463
Senior · Level III$142,771$159,846284
Expert · Level IV$174,699$200,000193

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.