Economists Salary in the US
A economists earns a national median of $124,720 a year (mean $142,130) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #72 of 825.
How much does a economists earn in the US?
A economists in the United States earns a median of $124,720 a year (mean $142,130), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 17,790 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-3011), ranked #72 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$124,720
per year
Mean
$142,130
per year
Employment
17,790
US workers
National rank
#72
of 825 by median
What a economists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a economists (SOC 19-3011) earns a median annual wage of $124,720 and a mean (average) of $142,130. The median is the midpoint — half of economists earn more and half earn less — and is 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a economists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for economists is $124,720, and the mean (average) is $142,130. The median is the midpoint — half of economists earn more and half earn less.
- How does economists pay compare to the US average?
- At $124,720, a economists earns 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many economists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 17,790 economists employed nationally (SOC 19-3011), across all industries.
- Where does this economists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-3011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-3011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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