Statistician salary in San Diego, CA

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, San Diego, Carlsbad, Ca 92011, Oceanside.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$127,424
Middle 50%$112.2k–$148.6k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $128,627
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,119 and $258,254.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,400
25th$112,154
50th (median)$127,424
75th$148,623
90th$164,488

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $100,648 (48 filings) FY2021: median $101,296 (62 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (82 filings) FY2023: median $101,130 (33 filings) FY2024: median $127,608 (33 filings) FY2025: median $115,723 (32 filings) FY2026: median $139,738 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 48 filings FY20 FY2021: 62 filings FY21 FY2022: 82 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 82
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$100,648$92,029$110,00048
FY2021$101,296$83,346$129,60062
FY2022$100,000$78,187$130,00082
FY2023$101,130$83,000$119,20033
FY2024$127,608$82,500$150,00033
FY2025$115,723$107,000$147,16832
FY2026$139,738$121,472$148,31714

Cost of living

San Diego's median Statistician salary of $127,424 is worth about $113,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Diego = 111.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the San Diego, CA area earned a median of $131,860 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,424, 3% 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
The University of Southern Californiatoo few4
Neurocrine Biosciencestoo few3
4Pexonictoo few2
CVS Healthtoo few2
Codefiedtoo few2
Edwards Lifesciencestoo few2
LexisNexis Risk Solutions FLtoo few2
PVR Technologiestoo few2
TechData Service Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $112,500 11
Senior · Level III $128,960 19
Expert · Level IV $157,150 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$78,104$112,50011
Senior · Level III$112,154$128,96019
Expert · Level IV$141,856$157,15010

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.