Economists Salary by City (2026)

Name: Economists Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

57 metro areas · National average: $115,071 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Economists salaries across 57 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Ann Arbor, MI	$183,190	$120,410	$77,760	$237,640
New York, NY	$182,320	$168,850	$80,240	N/A
Washington, DC	$160,290	$157,980	$84,400	$223,810
Boston, MA	$151,950	$111,320	$66,760	N/A
San Francisco, CA	$148,970	$134,410	$78,090	$220,670
Seattle, WA	$146,040	$129,280	$70,560	$232,520
Houston, TX	$144,370	$131,160	$74,990	$222,700
Richmond, VA	$143,270	$118,610	$68,590	N/A
Atlanta, GA	$143,060	$127,220	$84,320	$222,120
Anchorage, AK	$140,800	$124,590	$67,720	$213,110
Cleveland, OH	$138,160	$121,740	$57,960	N/A
Chicago, IL	$135,790	$123,140	$68,120	$225,440
Los Angeles, CA	$130,270	$118,190	$69,720	$214,060
Cincinnati, OH	$129,370	$117,750	$62,460	$218,330
Philadelphia, PA	$128,400	$121,820	$65,980	$200,000
Charlotte, NC	$127,810	$100,610	$50,620	$220,000
Baton Rouge, LA	$126,930	$101,830	$59,180	N/A
Tampa, FL	$126,470	$101,270	$56,850	$209,410
Baltimore, MD	$124,720	$125,630	$71,690	$181,210
Kansas City, MO	$124,200	$115,520	$76,130	$182,690
Riverside, CA	$123,830	$104,970	$71,260	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	$123,060	$114,960	$83,350	$163,030
Miami, FL	$120,600	$104,960	$66,120	$191,880
Virginia Beach, VA	$120,360	$124,780	$65,380	$187,350
Pittsburgh, PA	$119,030	$116,880	$75,000	$175,090
Dallas, TX	$116,300	$97,610	$65,120	$197,610
Minneapolis, MN	$116,160	$108,230	$77,450	$163,340
Denver, CO	$115,100	$112,990	$66,660	$175,780
Nashville, TN	$114,850	$111,830	$71,030	$144,730
San Diego, CA	$114,140	$102,220	$50,310	$180,920
Salem, OR	$112,300	$113,350	$70,320	$136,990
Portland, OR	$112,230	$116,880	$78,420	$149,770
Raleigh, NC	$111,910	$97,600	$75,690	$178,670
Indianapolis, IN	$111,730	$114,070	$54,350	$162,980
Durham, NC	$110,630	$108,020	$55,120	$179,620
Des Moines, IA	$108,620	$113,860	$61,450	$151,810
San Antonio, TX	$105,320	$102,840	$66,290	$178,980
Phoenix, AZ	$102,750	$104,010	$67,240	$130,330
Austin, TX	$102,730	$82,390	$55,570	$199,690
Olympia, WA	$101,530	$95,170	$82,050	$127,670
Albany, NY	$101,250	$94,520	$54,920	$157,810
Lansing, MI	$99,160	$78,670	$62,030	$143,090
Hartford, CT	$99,010	$92,460	$72,910	$133,250
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$97,500	$76,250	$57,970	$165,980
Albuquerque, NM	$96,900	$93,640	$69,120	$126,890
Orlando, FL	$96,530	$89,020	$54,540	$158,850
Sacramento, CA	$94,680	$92,270	$62,090	$124,990
Las Vegas, NV	$89,300	$84,540	$67,440	$109,090
Trenton, NJ	$84,750	$83,990	$54,900	$117,760
Madison, WI	$82,790	$78,020	$50,960	$120,640
Harrisburg, PA	$82,450	$80,600	$53,000	$118,800
Little Rock, AR	$81,860	$72,200	$52,720	$104,330
Tallahassee, FL	$78,960	$68,390	$58,090	$119,120
Milwaukee, WI	$76,320	$76,930	$50,450	$115,170
Lincoln, NE	$66,810	$53,930	$43,880	$87,510
San Juan, PR	$66,510	$68,180	$40,970	$82,510
Greenville, SC	$64,720	$51,300	$50,390	$113,630