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 #2
Occupation B
Economists
SOC 19-3011Rank #63

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherEconomists
Median wage$101,920$110,000
P25 wage$80,434$85,000
P75 wage$132,829$145,870
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,395$60,870
Total filings289,7085,422
Wage samples289,3845,414
Rank#2#63

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other
Economists

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 hiring states — Economists

  • 1NY1,146$120,000
  • 2CA815$120,000
  • 3MA467$110,000
  • 4TX389$95,000
  • 5DC386$150,000
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