Salary for Economist Jobs

Updated: 31 Jan 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. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$38,126 - $130,108
Bonus	$795 - $20,426
Profit Sharing	$145.44 - $11,335
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). )	$36,452 - $138,556
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 31 Jan 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 469

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Job Listings for Economist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 12	Pro-Industrial Economist	Information Technology and Innovation Foundation	Washington, District of Columbia
	Economist The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation – a Washington, DC think tank – is seeking to hire an economist to lead a research program on... Indeed
Jan 07	Goldman Sachs - US Economist	Goldman Sachs & Co.	New York, New York
	Goldman Sachs seeks an experienced economist to join its US Economic Research group in New York. The US economic research group is part of Global Economics... Indeed
Jan 19	Senior Economist / Research Manager	Financial Services Company	New York, New York
	In this role, candidates will play an essential with respect to setting public policy as well as developing relationships with senior executives and principle... Indeed
Jan 24	CIG Economist	Bank of America	Charlotte, North Carolina
	Investments Group (CIG) is seeking a skilled Economist/Econometrician to join our team. CIG's primary... and international economists and market experts to... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Economist Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Bureau of Labor Statistics	$42,963 - $95,000
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	$96,882 - $184,804
The World Bank Group	$62,500 - $132,500
Bureau of Economic Analysis	Not enough data
U.S. Department Of Labor	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Business Research, Analysis & Advisory Services	$38,499 - $125,633
Government	$41,897 - $119,697
Financial Services	$38,969 - $122,499
Statistics	$36,096 - $113,121
Consultancy	$38,802 - $122,081

Key Statistics for Economist Jobs

Gender

	Female 26%			Male 74%
Salary:	$50,943 - $95,520			$50,020 - $102,756

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

12%

1-4 years

42%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

14%

20 years or more

10%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Doctorate (PhD)	$60,207 - $173,225
Bachelor's Degree	$30,410 - $98,337
Doctorate (PhD), Economics	$60,148 - $170,911
Master of Arts (MA), Economics	$39,732 - $123,086
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics	$34,253 - $107,446

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 88%		Dental: 65%
	Vision: 45%		None: 10%

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Career Path for Economist Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Economist

Salary Range

$36,452 - $138,556

	Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education $37,445 - $86,484
	Graduate Teaching Assistant $12,196 - $30,264
	Economic Analyst $34,920 - $85,875

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Economist

Salary Range

$36,452 - $138,556

Economist, Corporate
$40,146 - $162,422

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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.