Economist I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 60 certified H-1B applications for Economist I roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $147,000. The typical offer was 44% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $147,000
Middle half earn: $147,000 to $151,500
Top 10% earn over: $160,820
Certified filings: 60

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Amazon.com Services LLC	51	$147,000	0%	$147,000 – $151,500
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.	5	$90,000	−39%	$89,500 – $90,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	4	$147,000	0%	$147,000 – $149,175

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Seattle, WA	33	$147,000	$147,000 – $151,000
Arlington, VA	10	$147,000	$147,000 – $150,225
New York, NY	5	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Fort Worth, TX	5	$90,000	$89,500 – $90,000
Bellevue, WA	3	$147,000	$112,302 – $147,000
San Francisco, CA	2	$181,682	$175,374 – $187,991
Chicago, IL	1	$138,600	$138,600 – $138,600
Irvine, CA	1	$147,000	$147,000 – $147,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	38	$147,000
Level II	21	$150,300
Level III	1	$169,065

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	2	$112,302
2024	10	$114,300
2025	13	$147,000
2026	35	$147,000

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