Doctorate (PhD), Economics Degree Salary

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Updated: 18 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Economics Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	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. )	$0	$90K	$180K
Economist	$58,723 - $159,347
Associate Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$58,728 - $125,711
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$58,213 - $176,169
Economist, Corporate	$86,087 - $130,000
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$67,352 - $100,000
Senior Economist	$93,338 - $142,431
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 18 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 158

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Economics Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus	$88,750 - $120,000

Popular Cities

Salary Range


Washington, District of Columbia	$62,288 - $215,000
New York, New York	$83,845 - $253,419
Boston, Massachusetts	$84,000 - $137,569
Madison, Wisconsin	$95,000 - $253,500
San Francisco, California	$90,000 - $196,000

Gender

	Female 27%			Male 73%
Salary:	$69,556 - $110,351			$83,614 - $142,017

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