How much does a stats assistant make?
Answer: A typical stats assistant in the United States makes $50,330 a year (median, May 2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Line up 100 people; this is the one in the middle (median). about 5,000 people work in this job. About the same as the US-wide typical pay ($50,980).
If 100 people had this job
Lowest at bottom-left, highest at top-rightHover over a person to see their yearly pay
Stats assistant pay in the United States (May 2025, median and spread)
| Lower earner (10th from bottom) | Typical person (median) | Higher earner (10th from top) | People in this job |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35,990 | $50,330 | $81,990 | about 5,000 |
Why does pay differ?
In the United States, experience, useful credentials, specialized or harder tasks, employer or industry, and location can all affect pay. Overtime or night and weekend shifts may add pay where offered.
What if you lived in a different state?
Pay varies a lot by state in the USTop 5 and bottom 3 states, typical (median) yearly pay.
What does a stats assistant do?
Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.
What's a typical day like?
They check survey forms and other records for mistakes, enter and analyze data with statistical formulas, and update databases. Then they make charts or reports to explain results and may help share them.
How to get this job
U.S. assistants typically need a bachelor's degree; study math and statistics, then apply. BLS lists no related experience or extra on-the-job training as typical requirements; many start after college, often in their early twenties.
Usually a bachelor's degree (preparation level 4 of 5)
Good for people who like keeping things organized and figuring things out.
Did you know?
They check whether surveys were filled out in pen instead of pencil, and may set aside forms that can't be used.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (bls.gov); descriptions and related jobs from O*NET 31.0. Figures as of May 2025, full-time yearly pay (hourly × 2,080 hours). bls.gov/oes · O*NET OnLine
Pages used for the text
- www.bls.gov/emp/tables/education-and-training-by-occupation.htm
- www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-9111.00
- www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/wage-differences.htm
- www.bls.gov/opub/hom/glossary.htm
- nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/tables/dt12_471.asp
Data: US BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY