Economists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 110 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Economists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
New York, NY-NJ $168,850730
District of Columbia $162,6103,010
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $157,9804,300
Virginia $148,010970
New York $142,300870
Maryland $137,610920

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $124,590—
      Alaska $108,960—
      Alaska $104,90050
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $103,40040
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $72,20030
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $104,010—
      Arizona $96,390—
      Tucson, AZ $79,610—
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $134,410440
      Los Angeles, CA $118,190300
      Riverside, CA $104,97070
      San Diego, CA $102,22050
      California $100,5101,400
      Sacramento, CA $92,270380
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $114,96030
      Denver, CO $112,990140
      Colorado $111,540230
      Boulder, CO $107,87040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $103,200200
      Hartford, CT $92,460130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $157,9804,300
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, FL $136,99030
      Miami, FL $104,960110
      Tampa, FL $101,27070
      Florida $89,250460
      Orlando, FL $89,02070
      Tallahassee, FL $68,39040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $127,220310
      Georgia $127,220340
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $81,74060
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $113,86040
      Iowa $92,75070
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $78,770110
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $123,140470
      Illinois $112,790590
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $114,07040
      Indiana $95,83060
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $115,100110
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,25030
      Kentucky $65,470160
      Central Kentucky $63,29060
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $101,83030
      Louisiana $89,01070
      New Orleans, LA $75,51040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $111,320590
      Massachusetts $103,170770
      Worcester, MA $99,99050
      Amherst Town, MA $94,03040
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $137,610920
      Baltimore, MD $125,630200
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $80,67060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $120,41050
      Detroit, MI $106,350110
      Michigan $94,850280
      Lansing, MI $78,67030
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Minnesota $134,51030
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $108,230150
      Minnesota $107,470210
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $132,63090
      Kansas City, MO-KS $115,520150
      Missouri $115,520210
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $95,99070
      Helena, MT $89,34030
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Carolina $111,770250
      Durham, NC $108,020—
      Charlotte, NC-SC $100,61060
      Raleigh, NC $97,60060
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $66,69090
      Lincoln, NE $53,93070
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $102,350110
      Trenton, NJ $83,99060
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $93,64030
      New Mexico $82,490—
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $84,540—
      Nevada $84,54090
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $168,850730
      New York $142,300870
      Albany, NY $94,52070
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $121,74050
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $117,75050
      Ohio $117,750130
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $108,62030
      Oklahoma $82,330—
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $116,880160
      Salem, OR $113,35050
      Oregon $111,660270
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $162,6103,010
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $121,820230
      Pittsburgh, PA $116,88070
      Pennsylvania $113,300710
      Harrisburg, PA $80,600160
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $68,18080
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $51,980660
      Greenville, SC $51,30050
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $111,830—
      Tennessee $110,320—
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $131,160160
      Texas $106,200620
      San Antonio, TX $102,84060
      Dallas, TX $97,610210
      Austin, TX $82,39070
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $148,010970
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $124,78040
      Richmond, VA $118,610160
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $129,280250
      Washington $116,390470
      Olympia, WA $95,170150
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $78,020140
      Wisconsin $76,940330
      Milwaukee, WI $76,930120