Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Economists in UNITED STATES


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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $32.38 $42.95 $59.96 $84.00 $114.45
          Yearly $67,360 $89,330 $124,720 $174,720 $238,060
          New York Hourly $39.49 $50.20 $65.70 $108.17 $140.80
          Yearly $82,130 $104,420 $136,660 $224,990 $292,850
          Tennessee Hourly $40.20 $46.24 $56.56 $69.82 $78.21
          Yearly $83,610 $96,170 $117,650 $145,220 $162,670
          New Hampshire Hourly $28.89 $39.40 $41.41 $52.01 $75.53
          Yearly $60,080 $81,950 $86,130 $108,190 $157,110
          Florida Hourly $31.66 $35.04 $49.24 $64.51 $84.09
          Yearly $65,850 $72,880 $102,430 $134,180 $174,900
          Alabama Hourly $35.83 $43.85 $62.48 $73.83 $84.21
          Yearly $74,520 $91,210 $129,960 $153,570 $175,170
          Wisconsin Hourly $25.64 $35.06 $40.39 $53.35 $63.59
          Yearly $53,340 $72,920 $84,000 $110,970 $132,270
          Alaska Hourly $38.51 $43.52 $53.39 $67.83 $67.92
          Yearly $80,110 $90,530 $111,040 $141,090 $141,270
          Virginia Hourly $35.87 $45.15 $66.15 $86.41 $111.73
          Yearly $74,600 $93,920 $137,590 $179,730 $232,410
          Indiana Hourly $22.77 $22.77 $38.82 $69.54 $78.55
          Yearly $47,350 $47,350 $80,750 $144,640 $163,380
          North Carolina Hourly $17.05 $38.36 $65.46 $83.11 $107.82
          Yearly $35,460 $79,790 $136,150 $172,860 $224,270
          California Hourly $35.59 $43.91 $57.41 $79.21 $99.70
          Yearly $74,030 $91,320 $119,410 $164,770 $207,380
          Maine Hourly $33.24 $35.67 $43.98 $55.73 $63.92
          Yearly $69,140 $74,190 $91,480 $115,920 $132,950
          Arkansas Hourly $26.50 $31.45 $44.02 $51.60 $65.86
          Yearly $55,130 $65,420 $91,560 $107,330 $136,990
          Louisiana Hourly $29.18 $31.94 $35.12 $44.98 $65.85
          Yearly $60,680 $66,420 $73,050 $93,550 $136,970
          Arizona Hourly $36.06 $38.20 $38.28 $60.06 $66.82
          Yearly $75,000 $79,450 $79,610 $124,920 $138,990
          Hawaii Hourly $31.91 $34.14 $39.93 $46.34 $57.82
          Yearly $66,370 $71,000 $83,050 $96,390 $120,270
          Georgia Hourly $37.59 $47.49 $58.93 $78.08 $90.06
          Yearly $78,190 $98,790 $122,570 $162,410 $187,330
          Ohio Hourly $33.54 $42.94 $57.69 $79.18 $104.29
          Yearly $69,770 $89,300 $120,000 $164,700 $216,920
          Delaware Hourly $35.91 $49.17 $76.50 $80.49 $102.88
          Yearly $74,690 $102,270 $159,120 $167,430 $214,000
          Michigan Hourly $35.03 $39.44 $51.13 $72.11 $85.66
          Yearly $72,860 $82,030 $106,350 $150,000 $178,170
          Nevada Hourly $34.11 $38.34 $43.92 $54.24 $61.74
          Yearly $70,960 $79,750 $91,340 $112,820 $128,420
          Montana Hourly $33.58 $35.54 $42.95 $50.50 $55.87
          Yearly $69,850 $73,920 $89,340 $105,050 $116,210
          Maryland Hourly $45.05 $56.95 $69.56 $85.95 $93.84
          Yearly $93,710 $118,460 $144,680 $178,780 $195,190
          Connecticut Hourly $35.93 $42.52 $48.75 $62.18 $79.84
          Yearly $74,740 $88,440 $101,400 $129,340 $166,060
          Minnesota Hourly $28.07 $30.76 $50.54 $68.49 $95.13
          Yearly $58,380 $63,980 $105,120 $142,460 $197,870
          District of Columbia Hourly $47.29 $55.73 $80.57 $107.73 $143.81
          Yearly $98,350 $115,910 $167,590 $224,080 $299,110
          Missouri Hourly $35.22 $43.30 $56.26 $83.12 $110.34
          Yearly $73,260 $90,060 $117,010 $172,880 $229,510
          Iowa Hourly $28.84 $30.87 $46.30 $64.41 $69.59
          Yearly $59,980 $64,210 $96,310 $133,970 $144,750
          New Jersey Hourly $40.38 $61.03 $80.55 $92.77 $93.84
          Yearly $83,990 $126,940 $167,550 $192,960 $195,190
          Pennsylvania Hourly $31.01 $39.17 $55.29 $66.35 $79.16
          Yearly $64,500 $81,470 $115,000 $138,010 $164,650
          Nebraska Hourly $21.63 $27.09 $36.48 $48.82 $65.05
          Yearly $45,000 $56,350 $75,880 $101,540 $135,300
          Texas Hourly $32.09 $40.34 $58.38 $84.14 $105.36
          Yearly $66,760 $83,900 $121,420 $175,000 $219,140
          Kentucky Hourly $28.76 $30.81 $34.33 $48.50 $59.80
          Yearly $59,810 $64,070 $71,400 $100,880 $124,380
          Puerto Rico Hourly $24.55 $30.92 $34.02 $36.85 $41.17
          Yearly $51,050 $64,320 $70,750 $76,650 $85,630
          Oklahoma Hourly $32.45 $39.15 $43.26 $69.84 $82.53
          Yearly $67,490 $81,420 $89,980 $145,270 $171,650
          Kansas Hourly $32.51 $56.64 $66.72 $98.94 $114.90
          Yearly $67,610 $117,810 $138,790 $205,780 $238,990
          Massachusetts Hourly $35.62 $44.08 $51.14 $74.58 $107.03
          Yearly $74,080 $91,690 $106,380 $155,130 $222,610
          Idaho Hourly $26.53 $41.81 $63.11 $68.08 $83.44
          Yearly $55,180 $86,960 $131,270 $141,600 $173,560
          Washington Hourly $38.61 $43.78 $52.55 $65.07 $80.75
          Yearly $80,320 $91,060 $109,300 $135,350 $167,960
          Oregon Hourly $39.24 $47.20 $58.71 $61.58 $70.96
          Yearly $81,620 $98,170 $122,120 $128,080 $147,600
          Colorado Hourly $35.31 $39.63 $58.37 $75.65 $93.02
          Yearly $73,450 $82,430 $121,410 $157,350 $193,480
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