H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Economists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #3
Occupation B
Economists
SOC 19-3011Rank #65

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherEconomists
Median wage$89,352$95,088
P25 wage$74,672$75,000
P75 wage$115,901$130,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$41,229$55,000
Total filings661,88613,416
Wage samples660,79913,360
Rank#3#65

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Occupations, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$76k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$76k
FY2015$77k
FY2016$79k
FY2017$82k
FY2018$85k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$98k
FY2022$102k
FY2023$105k
FY2024$106k
FY2025$115k
FY2026$120k
Economists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$85k
FY2011$81k
FY2012$80k
FY2013$80k
FY2014$80k
FY2015$82k
FY2016$85k
FY2017$84k
FY2018$89k
FY2019$94k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$102k
FY2022$110k
FY2023$114k
FY2024$120k
FY2025$120k
FY2026$150k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA106,836$109,554
  • 2TX80,431$90,000
  • 3NJ44,405$90,002
  • 4NY35,627$94,349
  • 5WA33,465$108,098

Top 5 hiring states — Economists

  • 1NY2,749$105,000
  • 2CA1,939$101,140
  • 3DC1,040$126,202
  • 4MA1,005$100,000
  • 5TX854$91,044

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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