Economist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 479 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Economist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $146,078 (median $150,000), with reported wages ranging from $42,286 to $1,429,956 across 161 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Economist: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM; COMPASS LEXECON LLC; BATES WHITE, LLC; FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO; FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY. Most filings in: DC, NY, CA.