Job market reports · Skill · September 2026

statistical modeling

247 live US technical postings name statistical modeling in September 2026. Here is which roles ask for it, what those roles pay, and where they are.

Which roles ask for it

Share of the 247 postings naming statistical modeling that belong to each role. This is the answer to "what would learning this qualify me for".

  1. 1Data Scientist72.5%
  2. 2Data Analyst9.3%
  3. 3Machine Learning Engineer7.7%
  4. 4Software Engineer4.5%
  5. 5AI Engineer3.6%
  6. 6Data Engineer1.6%

What postings asking for it pay

Across every role, for the postings that both name this skill and disclose a salary. A skill does not cause a salary — senior roles ask for more of everything — so read this as association, not as a raise.

Disclosed pay where statistical modeling is named
n = 141
10th
$133k
25th
$160k
Median
$190k
75th
$226k
90th
$269k

Where those jobs are

Metro share of the postings naming this skill.

  1. 1Remote13.8%
  2. 2New York, NY13%
  3. 3San Francisco, CA11.7%
  4. 4Silicon Valley, CA4.9%
  5. 5Chicago, IL4.5%
  6. 6Seattle, WA3.2%
  7. 7Washington, DC3.2%
  8. 8Boston, MA2.8%

How we counted

668,970 live US postings read directly from 79,892 employers’ own careers pages in September 2026 — not from a jobs aggregator, so a role reposted across several sites is counted once. Full methodology, limitations and external checks.