Job market reports · Skill · October 2026

statistical modeling

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

Which roles ask for it

Share of the 211 postings naming statistical modeling that belong to each role. This is the answer to "what would learning this qualify me for".

  1. 1Data Scientist75.4%
  2. 2Data Analyst7.1%
  3. 3Machine Learning Engineer7.1%
  4. 4AI Engineer5.2%
  5. 5Software Engineer3.8%

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 = 118
10th
$138k
25th
$156k
Median
$190k
75th
$229k
90th
$275k

Where those jobs are

Metro share of the postings naming this skill.

  1. 1Remote17.1%
  2. 2New York, NY14.2%
  3. 3San Francisco, CA12.8%
  4. 4Washington, DC4.3%
  5. 5Silicon Valley, CA3.8%
  6. 6Chicago, IL3.3%
  7. 7Seattle, WA3.3%
  8. 8Boston, MA2.4%

How we counted

967,730 live US postings read directly from 82,954 employers’ own careers pages in October 2026 — not from a jobs aggregator, so a role reposted across several sites is counted once. Full methodology, limitations and external checks.