Entry-level Statistician salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$85,873
Middle 50%$80.9k–$101.6k
vs. all levels here−38%comparison median $139,540
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,850 and $136,360.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,850
25th$80,850
50th (median)$85,873
75th$101,575
90th$111,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $74,069 (23 filings) FY2022: median $65,916 (12 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $80,925 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 23
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$74,069$71,943$82,00623
FY2021–––8
FY2022$65,916$65,832$79,32512
FY2023$80,000$75,742$91,70011
FY2024–––7
FY2025$80,925$80,850$95,39110
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Raleigh's median entry-level Statistician salary of $85,873 is worth about $87,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $152,880 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,873, 44% 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
TechData Service Companytoo few3
Tigermed-BDMtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,873 14
Mid-level · Level II $115,000 50
Senior · Level III $140,795 56
Expert · Level IV $160,337 25

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$80,850$85,87314
Mid-level · Level II$114,358$115,00050
Senior · Level III$125,694$140,79556
Expert · Level IV$148,117$160,33725

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.