Statisticians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $95K, rent takes 22.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,426/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new statisticians typically earn — is $63K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,766/month. At HUD’s $1,426/month FMR, rent would take 38% 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 — $95K locally vs. $106K nationally, a 10% difference.

San Antonio-New Braunfels pays $95K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s -10%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 94.72), the purchasing-power equivalent is $101K — below the national median.

The median is $95,320 a year, that works out to about $46 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $62,770, and experienced statisticians can clear $160,630. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,287/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,426/month, which eats 22.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

San Antonio-New Braunfels has a Regional Price Parity of 94.72 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median statisticians salary is worth about $100,633 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.