Biostatistician
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
3 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Biostatistician. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Collaborates with clinical investigators to determine study design, contributes to protocol development, writes statistical analysis plans, performs statistical analysis and inference and writes and presents reports summarizing findings including publications in peer-reviewed journals. Develops systems for monitoring the quality of clinical data. Ensures high-quality statistical support is provided for clinical trials, registries and basic research through the use of advanced statistical skills and knowledge of clinical research. Maintains expertise in state-of-the-art data manipulation and statistical methodology. Graduate degree in biostatistics or statistics with clinical research experience Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods and applications in clinical research. Competent in SAS programming language.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering Biostatistician
Biostatistician salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Biostatistician pay?
- 3 surveys publish Biostatistician benchmarks, including data from ERI Economic Research Institute, CUPA-HR. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Biostatistician pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Biostatistician varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Biostatistician?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Biostatistician ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Biostatistician pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.