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Economist: H-1B salaries
235 labor condition applications used the job title Economist. Median offered base salary $155,000; middle half $120,500–$189,966.
Applications (LCAs)235
Median offered salary$155,000
Middle half of salaries$120,500–$189,966
10th–90th percentile$91,945–$214,200
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | 28 | $170,000 |
| Compass Lexecon LLC | 26 | $157,500 |
| Bates White, LLC | 17 | $220,000 |
| Keystone Strategy LLC | 13 | $189,966 |
| Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC | 7 | $115,000 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | 5 | $194,100 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | 5 | $178,598 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/dhhs | 4 | $94,924 |
| New York Independent System Operator | 4 | $119,106 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | 4 | $165,950 |
| Wayfair LLC | 4 | $186,005 |
| The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | 4 | $196,900 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | 4 | $200,000 |
| Air Performance LLC | 3 | $77,605 |
| Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC | 3 | $155,000 |
| RCF Economic & Financial Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $68,348 |
| Indeed, Inc. | 3 | $129,667 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 2 | $140,000 |
| China Mobile International (USA) Inc. | 2 | $91,323 |
| American Institutes for Research | 2 | $125,000 |
| California Independent System Operator Corporation | 2 | $124,352 |
| A2F Consulting LLC | 2 | $95,510 |
| Serendipitous Dream Inc. | 2 | — |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2 | $190,000 |
| Socorro CPAs & Advisors, LLC | 2 | $119,163 |
| Scale AI, Inc. | 2 | $170,000 |
| Origin Brands, Inc. | 2 | — |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc. | 2 | $105,557 |
| Ode Ventures LLC | 2 | $101,000 |
| Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | 2 | $123,600 |
| PSL Foundation | 2 | $62,816 |
| SPX Capital Management LLC | 2 | $136,989 |
| Alterna Securities, Inc. | 2 | $128,482 |
| Stout Risius Ross, LLC | 2 | $147,000 |
| Heidi Health Corp. | 2 | $92,082 |
| Secretariat Advisors LLC | 2 | $236,500 |
| CIBC, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| Greenmantle LLC | 1 | $165,000 |
| Center of the American Experiment | 1 | $63,000 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | 1 | $204,000 |
| Abei Energy Green, LLC | 1 | $66,500 |
| DVx Ventures, LLC | 1 | — |
| RISI, Inc. | 1 | $83,200 |
| RSM US LLP | 1 | $197,000 |
| The University of Virginia | 1 | $110,000 |
| Center for Economic and Policy Research | 1 | $92,800 |
| Bulltick Financial Services, LLC | 1 | $100,693 |
| Dclimate Inc | 1 | $132,500 |
| Man Investments USA Holdings Inc | 1 | $170,000 |
| Grant Thornton LLP | 1 | $82,600 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ DHHS | 1 | $110,942 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 1 | $104,008 |
| Metro International Trade Services LLC | 1 | $91,000 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 1 | $114,409 |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP | 1 | $150,000 |
| Cbre, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Payden & Rygel | 1 | $175,000 |
| KND Consulting LLC | 1 | $120,000 |
| Metropolitan Insight LLC | 1 | — |
| Utopia Labs Corp | 1 | $165,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $92,082 |
| Level II (qualified) | $138,494 |
| Level III (experienced) | $170,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $205,938 |
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.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 55 | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | 44 | $171,950 |
| FY2025 | 67 | $155,000 |
| FY2026 | 49 | $147,000 |
Cities
- Washington, DC61
- New York, NY26
- Boston, MA17
- San Francisco, CA13
- Chicago, IL12
- Los Angeles, CA9
- Atlanta, GA6
- Houston, TX6
- Indianapolis, IN5
- Rensselaer, NY4
- Kansas City, MO4
- St. Louis, MO4
- Arlington, VA4
- Rockville, MD3
- Oakland, CA3
- Miami, FL3
- Hartford, AL3
- Greenwich, CT3
- Diamond Bar, CA2
- Austin, TX2
- Irvine, CA2
- Seattle, WA2
- Strongsville, OH2
- Cambridge, MA2
- Washington DC, DC2
- San Diego, CA2
- Chamblee, GA1
- Golden Valley, MN1
- Tempe, AZ1
- Burlington, MA1
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).