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Hiring a statistical assistant in Newark, NJ

Employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area pay statistical assistants a median of $46,520, with the middle half of the market between $35,990 and $71,850. Newark residents working in office and administrative support occupations report a median of $38,142, which is 18% below what the metro pays for this role.

What does a statistical assistant earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$35,990
Median$46,520
75th percentile$71,850

Half of statistical assistants in this area earn between $35,990 and $71,850. A band set below $35,990 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Newark residents earn

$38,142

Median earnings of Newark residents working in office and administrative support occupations, 15,592 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 18% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Newark rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

  • Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.
  • Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
  • Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.
  • Compile reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.
  • Participate in the publication of data or information.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 43-9111.

Tools and technologies in demand

C#, Oracle Java, Python, R, SAS, Bentley MicroStation, C++, Google Workspace software.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Newark?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 17.4% of Newark adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a thin local pool for a degree-requiring role, so expect to recruit across the metro rather than inside the city. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Newark commute runs 33.2 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 6.1% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Essex County, administrative and support services employs 17,078 and turns over 12.9% a quarter, with 4,231 hires against 4,166 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $4,683 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 56.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about statistical assistants. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a high-churn market, where speed matters more than a perfect fit.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $9,304 to $13,956 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a statistical assistant somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

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Newark is the largest of 2 New Jersey cities in this dataset.