Visa Wage Index

Economists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 172 applications covering 209 positions for this role here, at a median of $180,000 a year. 125 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$92,082
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$136,989
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$181,875
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$226,782

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Analysis Group, Inc. Level I 1111 $180,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc. Level II 914 $240,000
National Economic Research Associates, Inc. Level I 88 $118,500
Amazon.com Services LLC Level II 725 $171,800
The Brattle Group Level I 66 $122,133
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC Level II 44 $165,500
National Economic Research Associates, Inc. Level II 44 $232,500
Amazon.com Services LLC Level III 312 $190,000
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC Level I 33 $125,000
Heidi Health Corp. Level I 33 $92,082
Heidi Health Corp. Level III 33 $181,880
BDT Capital Partners, LLC Level I 22 $130,000
Bloomberg L.P. Level I 22 $92,082
BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC. Level I 22 $145,000
BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC Level II 22 $225,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc. Level III 22 $242,500
Corridor Macro Research Inc. Level IV 22 $240,000
Duolingo, Inc. Level II 22 $161,850
Duquesne Family Office, LLC Level IV 22 $525,000
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Level IV 22 $236,300
Getty Laboratory IV Services LLC Level IV 22 $360,000
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC Level III 22 $259,000
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation Level I 22 $89,643
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Level III 22 $190,532
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Level IV 22 $292,500
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level II 22 $173,200
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC Level I 22 $200,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Level I 22 $82,077
SESCO PJM Strategy, LLC Level I 22 $150,000
SPX Capital Management LLC Level II 22 $136,989
TPG RE, LLC Level II 22 $145,000
Altas Partners LLC Level II 11 $250,000
Amazon.com Services LLC Level I 11 $160,000
American Century Investment Management Inc. Level I 11 $122,900
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. Level II 11 $148,532
Analysis Group, Inc. Level III 11 $181,875
Barclays Capital Inc. Level III 11 $208,000
BDT Capital Partners, LLC Level II 11 $200,000
Bloomberg L.P. Level II 11 $136,989
Bloomberg L.P. Level III 11 $181,875
BlueMatrix I, LLC Level II 11 $180,000
The Brattle Group Level II 11 $221,970
Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP Level I 11 $150,000
BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, LP Level III 11 $194,000
Code for Science and Society, Inc. Level II 11 $208,000
Coller Capital, Inc. Level II 11 $136,989
Compass Lexecon LLC Level I 11 $145,000
Compass Lexecon LLC Level II 11 $195,000
Compass Lexecon LLC Level III 11 $195,000
Compass Lexecon LLC Level IV 11 $315,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc. Level I 16 $92,082
CRA International, Inc. Level II 11 $143,000
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Level I 11 $200,000
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Level I 11 $200,000
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Level II 11 $227,400
Fireblocks, Inc. Level IV 11 $270,000
FUTUREFIT AI (US) INC. Level II 11 $180,000
GIC Real Estate Inc. Level II 11 $140,000
GIC Real Estate, Inc. Level IV 11 $250,000
Global Private Capital Association Level I 11 $92,082
GRAMERCY SMART INC. Level II 11 $136,989
Hanwha Futureproof LLC Level IV 11 $226,782
Harvest Partners, LP Level II 11 $200,000
Heidi Health Corp. Level II 11 $181,880
Hudson River Trading LLC Level II 11 $185,000
Hunter Point Capital LP Level IV 11 $230,000
International Policy Network US Inc. Level II 11 $136,989
JANA PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LP Level III 11 $230,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Level I 11 $130,000
Keystone Strategy LLC Level III 11 $181,875
LSV Advisors LLC Level III 11 $225,000
Memoir, Inc. Level III 11 $210,000
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC Level II 11 $240,000
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC Level III 11 $240,000
NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCHASSOCIATES, INC. Level I 11 $108,000
Neuberger Berman Group LLC Level II 11 $150,000
Nia Impact Advisors LLC Level II 11 $136,989
Noveld LLC Level II 11 $136,989
Noveld LLC Level IV 11 $226,782
Ondo Finance Inc. Level III 11 $225,000
Oxford Economics USA, Inc. Level I 11 $92,082
Oxford Economics USA, Inc. Level II 11 $136,989
Ramp Business Corporation Level II 11 $136,989
Rhodium Group, LLC Level I 11 $102,803
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION Level I 11 $92,082
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Level IV 11 $157,500
VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC. Level II 11 $137,000
Warp Drive, Inc. Level IV 11 $240,000
Weill Cornell Medical College Level II 11 $120,200
World Economic Forum LLC Level IV 11 $228,900
National Economic Research Associates, Inc. Level I 22 $105,000
Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC Level II 11 $127,026
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Level III 11 $200,000
National Economic Research Associates, Inc. Level I 22 $91,000
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Level I 11 $200,000
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. not stated 11 $166,134
Barclays Capital Inc. not stated 11 $220,000
Columbia University not stated 11 $82,428
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey not stated 11 $90,000
UBS Financial Services Inc. not stated 11 $90,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.