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Economists in New York, NY: H-1B salaries

591 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in New York, NY. Median offered base salary $166,457; middle half $113,000–$204,000.

Applications (LCAs)591

Median offered salary$166,457

Middle half of salaries$113,000–$204,000

10th–90th percentile$91,259–$240,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$105,000
Level II (qualified)	$158,700
Level III (experienced)	$194,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$230,000

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
National Economic Research Associates, Inc.	51	$105,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc.	49	$210,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	41	$174,300
Analysis Group, Inc.	36	$153,608
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	35	$185,000
The Brattle Group	21	$127,950
Federal Reserve Bank of New York	18	$228,700
Columbia University	14	$72,100
CRA International, Inc.	9	$122,886
Neuberger Berman Group LLC	9	$175,000
CIBC World Markets Corp.	9	$225,000
Keystone Strategy LLC	8	$198,765
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	8	$141,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	8	$190,532
Compass Lexecon LLC	8	$215,000
Bloomberg L.P.	8	$103,542
Oxford Economics USA, Inc.	7	$92,082
Heidi Health Corp.	7	$181,880
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	6	$142,012
Advancy Inc.	6	$117,500
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.	5	$200,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	5	$82,077
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	5	$130,000
Via Transportation, Inc.	5	$95,000
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC	5	$225,000
Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC	5	$250,000
Barclays Capital Inc.	4	$214,000
Harvest Partners, LP	4	$200,000
Duquesne Family Office, LLC	4	$250,000
New York University	3	$83,000
Weill Cornell Medical College	3	$110,000
Fti LLC	3	$190,000
Spring Care, Inc.	3	$198,765
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC	3	$180,000
Duolingo, Inc.	3	$158,700
Teachers College, Columbia University	3	$150,000
Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP	3	$250,000
BDT Capital Partners, LLC	3	$130,000
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	2	$140,000
Environmental Defense Fund Inc.	2	$85,200

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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).