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Economists in San Francisco, CA: H-1B salaries

153 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $152,579; middle half $113,478–$190,000.

Applications (LCAs)153

Median offered salary$152,579

Middle half of salaries$113,478–$190,000

10th–90th percentile$93,583–$223,500

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$103,164
Level II (qualified)	$165,000
Level III (experienced)	$174,778
Level IV (fully competent)	$197,300

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
The Brattle Group	19	$120,570
Analysis Group, Inc.	18	$110,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc.	14	$165,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	9	$184,000
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco	7	$178,598
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	6	$227,500
Salesforce, Inc.	5	$177,060
TPG Global, LLC	5	$122,000
Avantus LLC	4	$115,575
Scale AI, Inc.	3	$170,000
Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.	3	$90,000
MacroXStudio, Inc.	2	$120,000
DVx Ventures, LLC	2	$190,000
QuantCo, Inc.	2	$225,000
California Public Utilities Commission	2	$91,620
Dodge & Cox	2	$161,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	2	$179,300
Innovius Capital Management, LLC	2	$151,008
ByteDance Inc.	2	$208,000
Open Philanthropy Project	2	$129,836
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	2	$140,500
Adobe Inc.	2	$151,829
Hellman & Friedman LLC	1	$200,000
Hercules Labs Inc.	1	$97,240
Bank of the West	1	$107,549
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	1	$142,300
JPK Capital Management, Inc.	1	$150,000
TikTok Inc.	1	$100,000
Cruise LLC	1	$180,000
Sixth Street Opportunities Partners, LP	1	$150,000
Niantic, Inc.	1	$146,300
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change LLC	1	$126,000
Center for Economic and Policy Research	1	$77,190
Qatalyst Partners LP	1	$200,000
Utopia Labs Corp	1	$165,000
VMG Partners	1	$190,000
Shopify (USA) Inc.	1	$153,358
Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC	1	$140,000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	1	$150,000
Costar Realty Information, Inc.	1	$137,020

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).