H-1B salary guideSOC 19-3011Rank #65Updated Jun 2026
Economists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Economists (SOC 19-3011). Based on 12,851 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$150,300
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$114,315
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$188,203
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
211
Rank #65 · FY2026
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 | 1,171 | $70,762 | $83,013 | $108,260 |
| Level II | 2,335 | $86,951 | $105,000 | $128,469 |
| Level III | 1,169 | $102,648 | $131,685 | $163,500 |
| Level IV | 750 | $130,000 | $179,683 | $220,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $70,762 | $83,013 | $108,260 |
| Level II | $86,951 | $105,000 | $128,469 |
| Level III | $102,648 | $131,685 | $163,500 |
| Level IV | $130,000 | $179,683 | $220,000 |
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.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
440
Board of Governors of the …
263
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)
254
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
162
LatentView Analytics Corpo…
136
Analysis Group, Inc.
119
McKinsey & Company, Inc. U…
102
Compass Lexecon LLC
100
Federal Express Corporation
88
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
81
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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