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Economist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 160 certified H-1B applications for Economist roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $157,500.

Median salary offered
$157,500
Middle half earn
$123,600 to $190,000
Top 10% earn over
$220,000
Certified filings
160

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System20$170,000$165,000 – $181,250
Compass Lexecon LLC16$172,500$150,000 – $197,500
Bates White, LLC12$220,000$220,000 – $225,000
Keystone Strategy LLC11$189,966$185,920 – $198,765
Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC6$115,000$111,250 – $115,000
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago4$200,000$187,500 – $203,250
Indeed, Inc.3$129,667$127,834 – $129,667
Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC3$155,000$155,000 – $155,000
RCF Economic & Financial Consulting, Inc.3$68,348$68,348 – $68,785
New York Independent System Operator3$121,441$119,106 – $121,803
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston3$194,100$194,100 – $194,100
Air Performance LLC3$77,605$77,605 – $84,729
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco3$177,400$165,379 – $178,598
Alterna Securities, Inc.2$128,482$120,692 – $136,271
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC2$123,600$123,600 – $123,600
Stout Risius Ross, LLC2$147,000$147,000 – $147,000
Secretariat Advisors LLC2$236,500$236,500 – $236,500
Scale AI, Inc.2$170,000$170,000 – $170,000
Environmental Defense Fund Inc.2$105,557$101,278 – $109,836
Serendipitous Dream Inc.2$145,870$145,870 – $145,870
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City2$171,100$170,000 – $172,200
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis2$192,900$192,450 – $193,350
PSL Foundation2$62,816$61,797 – $63,835
Wayfair LLC2$198,620$196,435 – $200,806
SPX Capital Management LLC2$136,989$136,989 – $136,989
Two Sigma Investments, LP2$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
American General Life Insurance Company1$134,000$134,000 – $134,000
Agentic Sciences, Inc.1$148,658$148,658 – $148,658
A2F Consulting LLC1$107,520$107,520 – $107,520
Advanced ChemBlocks Inc1$88,400$88,400 – $88,400
Coyotarts, LLC1$126,000$126,000 – $126,000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1$114,409$114,409 – $114,409
China Mobile International (USA) Inc.1$74,112$74,112 – $74,112
CIBC World Markets Corp.1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Cboe Global Markets Inc1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Bloomberg L.P.1$127,192$127,192 – $127,192
Benner-Nawman, Inc.1$78,154$78,154 – $78,154
American Institutes for Research1$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
Laurits R. Christensen Associates, Inc.1$148,000$148,000 – $148,000
KND Consulting LLC1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Global Part Corp1$86,000$86,000 – $86,000
Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.1$75,000$75,000 – $75,000
GIC Real Estate, Inc.1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
ESL Vision LLC1$79,602$79,602 – $79,602
Equity Methods, LLC1$100,000$100,000 – $100,000
Forum Ventures Management, LLC1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
California Independent System Operator Corporation1$137,404$137,404 – $137,404
Buzzbloom Technology Inc1$105,000$105,000 – $105,000
Brooks & DeRensis, P.C.1$69,160$69,160 – $69,160
Ode Ventures LLC1$101,000$101,000 – $101,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Washington, DC42$187,500$165,000 – $220,000
New York, NY13$150,000$136,989 – $190,000
Boston, MA11$194,100$192,033 – $200,878
San Francisco, CA10$170,000$156,268 – $179,196
Chicago, IL10$147,500$86,916 – $191,250
Houston, TX5$144,061$112,902 – $144,800
Indianapolis, IN5$115,000$110,000 – $115,000
Los Angeles, CA5$175,000$170,000 – $175,000
Arlington, VA4$127,834$125,750 – $129,667
Greenwich, CT3$155,000$155,000 – $155,000
Hartford, AL3$77,605$77,605 – $84,729
Rensselaer, NY3$121,441$119,106 – $121,803
Kansas City, MO2$171,100$170,000 – $172,200
Cambridge, MA2$123,600$123,600 – $123,600
St. Louis, MO2$192,900$192,450 – $193,350
Washington, D.C., DC2$187,500$178,750 – $196,250
San Diego, CA2$147,000$147,000 – $147,000
Seattle, WA2$192,125$191,062 – $193,188
Oakland, CA2$155,000$152,500 – $157,500
Irvine, CA2$145,870$145,870 – $145,870

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I30$89,700
Level II55$136,989
Level III42$170,000
Level IV32$207,875

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202310$145,870
202445$175,000
202563$148,000
202642$149,329