H1B Report
Salary comparison

Economists vs Computer Occupations, All Other

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
Economists
SOC 19-3011Rank #63
Occupation B
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricEconomistsComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$110,000$101,920
P25 wage$85,000$80,434
P75 wage$145,870$132,829
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$60,870$52,395
Total filings5,422289,708
Wage samples5,414289,384
Rank#63#2

Median wage by year

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

Economists
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top 5 hiring states — Economists

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

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
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