Hiring Mathematicians
Employers across the 7 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage data for pay mathematicians a median of $102,890 to $185,520 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do mathematicians do?
- Address the relationships of quantities, magnitudes, and forms through the use of numbers and symbols.
- Disseminate research by writing reports, publishing papers, or presenting at professional conferences.
- Maintain knowledge in the field by reading professional journals, talking with other mathematicians, and attending professional conferences.
- Apply mathematical theories and techniques to the solution of practical problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields.
- Conduct research to extend mathematical knowledge in traditional areas, such as algebra, geometry, probability, and logic.
- Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation.
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What does it take to become one?
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
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Employers commonly list experience with C#, C++, Python, The MathWorks MATLAB, Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS for this role.
What do mathematicians get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for mathematicians in 7 of the metro areas in this build. The median ranges from $102,890 to $185,520 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $130,970. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 15-2021.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median for mathematicians in this build is $185,520. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $37,104 to $55,656 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can a mathematicians search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a mathematicians search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.
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Where we run mathematicians searches
The fee does not move with the city. The wage band does, so each page prices the role against what that metro actually pays.