Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Associate -Economist
Occupation profile for Associate -Economist covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $185,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $185,000
- Total filings
- 25
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $127,500–$236,250
- Top employer
- Econic Partners US LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $119,000 | $107,000 | $126,581 |
| FY2025 | 9 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $178,750 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 11 | $185,000 | $127,500 | $236,250 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Econic Partners US LLC15 filings
- TPG GLOBAL, LLC3 filings
- Secretariat Advisors LLC2 filings
- Qatalyst Partners LP1 filings
- Radian Guaranty, Inc.1 filings
- Refinitiv Global Markets Inc1 filings
- Secretariat Economists1 filings
- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis1 filings
Top cities
- Washington7 filings
- Oakland4 filings
- San Francisco4 filings
- Chicago4 filings
- Washington, D.C.2 filings
- Boston2 filings
- St. Louis1 filings
- Wayne1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 19-3011 | $100,714 | $133,266 | $165,818 | $198,370 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-3011 | $89,482 | $117,416 | $145,350 | $173,285 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-3011 | $76,690 | $109,242 | $141,814 | $174,366 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 13-2099 | $69,514 | $86,819 | $104,125 | $121,430 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-3011 | $81,411 | $109,117 | $136,822 | $164,528 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-3011 | $91,645 | $120,432 | $149,198 | $177,986 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 19-3011 | $81,827 | $119,080 | $156,312 | $193,565 |