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What mathematicians make

Typical

$106,000

Starting analyst

$65,000

Senior or in finance

$161,000

Job Bank's national median is $51 an hour, about $106,000 a year full time. Job Bank counts mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries together in one group, so the figure covers all three. Pure research jobs at universities sit lower than the banks and technology firms.