United States
Economists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$115,440
Economists in the United States earn a median of $115,440 a year, about $55.50 an hour.
Median
$115,440
per year
Hourly
$55.50
as published
Mean
$130,910
pulled up by top earners
Workers
15,880
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $157,980 | +37% |
| District of Columbia | State | $162,610 | +41% |
| California | State | $100,510 | -13% |
| Virginia | State | $148,010 | +28% |
| Maryland | State | $137,610 | +19% |
| New York | State | $142,300 | +23% |
| Massachusetts | State | $103,170 | -11% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $168,850 | +46% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $113,300 | -2% |
| South Carolina | State | $51,980 | -55% |
| Texas | State | $106,200 | -8% |
| Illinois | State | $112,790 | -2% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $111,320 | -4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $123,140 | +7% |
| Washington | State | $116,390 | +1% |
| Florida | State | $89,250 | -23% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $134,410 | +16% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $92,270 | -20% |
| Georgia | State | $127,220 | +10% |
| Wisconsin | State | $76,940 | -33% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $127,220 | +10% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $118,190 | +2% |
| Michigan | State | $94,850 | -18% |
| Oregon | State | $111,660 | -3% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $129,280 | +12% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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