Have you tried applying for a statistics role in any research agencies such as Nielsen, TNS-RI, Synovate?

You would stand a better chance working with these agencies as they are specialized in research and a statistician is harder to come by. Not all researchers know statistics like how you did your studies on. You can play a big role in certain additional analysis which is always value adding to any research report.

I can't say more about the income, but I do know that once you are established in the field for at least 2 years, you will be really wanted by any research agencies out there and you will have higher opportunity to work abroad.