H-1B Senior Economist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Economist is $185,000, across 93 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$185,000
Average wage
$184,860
90th percentile
$250,000
Certified LCAs
93
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $64,938
- 25th
- $150,000
- Median
- $185,000
- Average
- $184,860
- 90th
- $250,000
- Highest
- $325,000
Based on 93 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Economist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Lexecon LLC | 27 | $225,000 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | 3 | $220,000 |
| BATES WHITE, LLC | 16 | $211,250 |
| Baker & McKenzie Consulting LLC | 4 | $201,000 |
| Chewy, Inc. | 2 | $189,872 |
| Baker & McKenzie LLC | 1 | $187,000 |
| CBRE, INC. | 3 | $176,800 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 2 | $164,400 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | 3 | $162,700 |
| 2M Research Services, LLC | 3 | $150,000 |
| American Institutes for Research | 9 | $146,616 |
| AIG Employee Services, Inc. | 2 | $114,000 |
| Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC | 2 | $105,000 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE (RTI) INTERNATIONAL | 1 | $100,000 |
| Decision Economics, Inc. | 2 | $69,389 |
Salaries by location
Washington, DC · $215,000Chicago, IL · $225,000Boston, MA · $176,800New York, NY · $215,000San Francisco, CA · $162,700Jersey City, NJ · $114,000Palo Alto, CA · $187,000Austin, TX · $124,442Arlington, VA · $112,820Arlington, TX · $147,500Seattle, WA · $183,200Bellevue, WA · $189,872Decatur, GA · $146,616Durham, NC · $100,000Washington D.C., DC · $157,250