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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$88,489$94,924
P25 wage$74,464$75,000
P75 wage$115,000$129,485
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,536$54,485
Total filings644,07512,851
Wage samples643,00412,796
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$122k
Economists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$85k
FY2011$81k
FY2012$81k
FY2013$80k
FY2014$80k
FY2015$82k
FY2016$85k
FY2017$85k
FY2018$89k
FY2019$95k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$102k
FY2022$110k
FY2023$114k
FY2024$120k
FY2025$120k
FY2026$150k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA104,012$108,524
  • 2TX77,429$88,400
  • 3NJ43,265$90,002
  • 4NY34,620$93,569
  • 5WA32,527$106,434

Top 5 hiring states — Economists

  • 1NY2,601$102,482
  • 2CA1,853$100,000
  • 3DC1,003$125,000
  • 4MA950$95,763
  • 5TX813$90,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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