Economist Salary

Updated: 24 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$50K	AU$100K	AU$150K
Salary	AU$46,432 - AU$107,060
Bonus	AU$0.99 - AU$15,319
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	AU$46,908 - AU$111,812
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 24 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 80

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Consultancy	AU$44,233 - AU$117,551
Government	AU$46,940 - AU$115,109
Business Research, Analysis & Advisory Services	AU$44,678 - AU$119,766
Engineering Consulting	AU$46,146 - AU$121,457
Financial Services	AU$45,931 - AU$124,864

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Key Statistics for Economist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 41%			Male 59%
Salary:	AU$50,942 - AU$79,820			AU$51,387 - AU$83,000

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

49%

5-9 years

36%

10-19 years

20 years or more

Top Degrees

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Bachelor's Degree	AU$50,000 - AU$76,424
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Economics	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Economics	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics	Not enough data
Master of Arts (MA), Economics	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 14%		Dental: 8%
	Vision: 3%		None: 84%

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1. Melbourne, Victoria

2. Sydney, New South Wales

3. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

4. Perth, Western Australia

5. Brisbane, Queensland

Economist Job Description

People with the job title Economist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Economists

Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services. May collect and process economic and statistical data using econometric and sampling techniques.