Statistician Salaries

[Marc]

What are companies offering ($) job candidates who are new graduates with a masters degree in statistics?

 

[Jim Wynne]

What are companies offering ($) job candidates who are new graduates with a masters degree in statistics?

See the attached file from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most recent data are from 2006. While it doesn't directly address salaries for new recipients of advanced degrees, it should be assumed that most statistician jobs require one.

From the linked site:

Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of statisticians were $65,720 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $48,480 and $87,850. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,010, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $108,630.
The average annual salary for statisticians in the Federal Government was $85,690 in 2007, while mathematical statisticians averaged $96,121.