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What mathematicians make
Median
$126,710
Bottom tenth
$69,240
Top tenth
$195,190
The national median is $126,710 a year, the bottom tenth earn $69,240 or less and the top tenth $195,190 or more, in the 2025 survey. Read that with care: O*NET OnLine (the Department of Labor's occupation database) counts only about 2,200 people in the country with this exact job title in 2025, and most of them have a master's degree or a doctorate.