H-1B salary guideSOC 19-3011Rank #63Updated May 2026
Economists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Economists (SOC 19-3011). Based on 5,422 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$110,000
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$85,000
lower quartile
P75 wage
$145,870
upper quartile
Filings
5,422
Rank #63
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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,139 | $70,762 | $82,281 | $107,498 |
| Level II | 2,258 | $86,242 | $105,000 | $127,000 |
| Level III | 1,124 | $101,043 | $129,900 | $160,000 |
| Level IV | 698 | $128,162 | $175,000 | $215,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)
253
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
134
Federal Express Corporation
82
Compass Lexecon LLC
47
Wayfair LLC
46
McKinsey & Company, Inc. U…
33
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
33
The Brattle Group
30
TransUnion LLC
29
Econic Partners US LLC
29
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
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