Doctorate (PhD), Economics Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 Jun 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	$58,462 - $123,500
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$58,213 - $176,169
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$60,402 - $148,994
Economist, Corporate	$83,933 - $137,569
Senior Economist	$87,493 - $166,982
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 159

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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	$62,670 - $185,476
New York, New York	$83,327 - $255,321
Boston, Massachusetts	$84,231 - $136,095
San Francisco, California	$90,000 - $196,000
Seattle, Washington	$107,500 - $145,233

Gender

	Female 28%			Male 72%
Salary:	$70,195 - $109,390			$83,062 - $145,032

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