Economists salary
The median pay for economists in the United States is $124,720 a year. About 17,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $67,360
- 25th percentile
- $89,330
- Median percentile
- $124,720
- 75th percentile
- $174,720
- 90th percentile
- $238,060
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $167,590
- New Jersey $167,550
- Delaware $159,120
- Maryland $144,680
- Kansas $138,790
- Virginia $137,590
- New York $136,660
- North Carolina $136,150
- Idaho $131,270
- Alabama $129,960
- Georgia $122,570
- Oregon $122,120
- Texas $121,420
- Colorado $121,410
- Ohio $120,000
- California $119,410
- Tennessee $117,650
- Missouri $117,010
- Pennsylvania $115,000
- Alaska $111,040
- Washington $109,300
- Massachusetts $106,380
- Michigan $106,350
- Minnesota $105,120
- Florida $102,430
- Connecticut $101,400
- Iowa $96,310
- Arkansas $91,560
- Maine $91,480
- Nevada $91,340
- Oklahoma $89,980
- Montana $89,340
- New Hampshire $86,130
- Wisconsin $84,000
- Hawaii $83,050
- Indiana $80,750
- Arizona $79,610
- Nebraska $75,880
- Louisiana $73,050
- Kentucky $71,400
By metro area
- New York, NY $176,090
- Washington, DC $156,750
- Baltimore, MD $152,730
- Durham, NC $152,130
- Los Angeles, CA $151,510
- San Francisco, CA $142,400
- Philadelphia, PA $139,530
- Indianapolis, IN $138,260
- Jacksonville, FL $136,990
- St. Louis, MO $132,630
- Ann Arbor, MI $128,960
- Kansas City, MO $128,520
- Seattle, WA $126,420
- Phoenix, AZ $125,160
- Salem, OR $124,190
- Pittsburgh, PA $122,980
- San Diego, CA $122,750
- Atlanta, GA $122,570
- Dallas, TX $122,170
- Denver, CO $121,410
- Fort Collins, CO $121,410
- Cincinnati, OH $120,740
- Miami, FL $118,030
- Riverside, CA $117,920
- Charlotte, NC $117,600
- Nashville, TN $116,990
- Richmond, VA $112,330
- Anchorage, AK $109,480
- Oklahoma City, OK $108,620
- Boston, MA $108,140
- Boulder, CO $107,870
- San Antonio, TX $107,450
- Detroit, MI $106,350
- Cleveland, OH $105,340
- Tampa, FL $103,690
- Virginia Beach, VA $103,600
- Olympia, WA $103,000
- Sacramento, CA $100,410
- Worcester, MA $99,990
- Albany, NY $99,200
- Albuquerque, NM $96,870
- Hartford, CT $96,720
- Des Moines, IA $96,310
- Raleigh, NC $96,030
- Amherst Town, MA $94,030
- Helena, MT $89,340
- Madison, WI $88,770
- Lansing, MI $88,320
- Austin, TX $87,350
- Little Rock, AR $85,000
- Harrisburg, PA $80,010
- Milwaukee, WI $76,900
- New Orleans, LA $75,510
- Baton Rouge, LA $74,580
- Tallahassee, FL $70,430
- Lincoln, NE $70,400