Statisticians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $116K, rent takes 26.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,820/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new statisticians typically earn — is $71K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,245/month. At HUD’s $1,820/month FMR, rent would take 43% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $116K locally vs. $106K nationally, a 9% difference.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pays $116K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s +9%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 100.06), the purchasing-power equivalent is $116K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $115,590 a year, that works out to about $56 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $70,750, and experienced statisticians can clear $166,800. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,984/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,820/month, which eats 26.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell has a Regional Price Parity of 100.06 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median statisticians salary is worth about $115,521 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.