Employers filed 75 applications covering 84 positions
for this role here, at a median of $152,000 a year.
43 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.
What the government requires here
The prevailing wage for Economists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, wage year 2025-26 — the four
levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.
Level
Who it is for
A year
Level I
Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision
One email when the prevailing wage for Economists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH changes — the
library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.
Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain).
Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.